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Vanta Delivers: New AI-powered Capabilities to Help Security Teams Move Beyond Reactive Risk

AI-powered workflows and Vanta AI Agent extend to policy management, enterprise risk oversight, vendor monitoring, and Slack collaboration. Product announcements and demos debut at Vanta Delivers: AI-Powered Risk Management virtual event September 10.

Link11 Reports 225% more DDoS attacks in H1 2025 with new tactics against infrastructure

The threat landscape surrounding distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks intensified significantly in the first half of 2025, according to the latest Link11 European Cyber Report. Documented attacks targeting the Link11 network increased by 225% compared to the same period in 2024. The report highlights not only a marked rise in attack frequency but also a substantial escalation in their duration, intensity, and technical sophistication.

Xalient appoints Andrew Critchley to accelerate Identity Strategy and Global Identity Managed Services

Xalient announces the appointment of Andrew Critchley as Head of UK Identity Practice and Global Identity Managed Services. Andrew is a recognized IAM Subject Matter Expert with a strong track record in developing and scaling identity services across global enterprises.

Fortune Media and Great Place To Work Name Forward Networks to 2025 Best Medium Workplaces List, Ranking No. 77

Great Place To Work® and Fortune magazine have selected Forward Networks for the 2025 Fortune Best Medium Workplaces™ List, ranking in at No. 77. This is Forward's first time on the National Best Medium Workplaces List, after previously being named to the Best Small Workplaces List (No. 20) in 2022, along with the Best Workplaces in the Bay Area List in 2022 (No. 60), 2024 (No. 16), and 2025 (No. 16).

Breaking the Passkey Promise: SquareX Discloses Major Passkey Vulnerability at DEF CON 33

It is no secret that passwords are highly susceptible to phishing and brute force attacks. This led to the mass adoption of passkeys, a passwordless authentication method leveraging cryptographic key pairs that allows users to log in with biometrics or a hardware key. According to FIDO, over 15 billion accounts have been passkey-enabled, with 69% of users globally enabling passkeys in at least one account. The passkey promise is simple - eliminate passwords, eliminate vulnerabilities.