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The Ultimate Guide to Breach Prevention

A curated Irish edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Breach Prevention.

What to know about Breach Prevention

Breach Prevention is a critical area of focus for organisations aiming to safeguard their sensitive data, infrastructure, and systems from an increasing array of cyber threats. This category encompasses strategies, technologies, and best practices for identifying, mitigating, and responding to potential security breaches before they can cause damage.

The recent stories tagged with Breach Prevention reveal how complex and evolving this landscape is. They cover lessons learned from real-world breach incidents, advancements in threat protection technologies, and the importance of a proactive and collaborative approach to security. Readers will find insights into how organisations can enhance their cybersecurity frameworks by adopting layered defenses, advanced threat detection, behaviour analytics, and seamless integration of security tools.

By exploring this tag, readers can deepen their understanding of the challenges posed by ransomware, insider threats, data theft, and sophisticated attack vectors such as phishing and supply chain compromises. The content also highlights the role of AI and automation in strengthening breach prevention measures, enabling faster detection, analysis, and response to emerging threats. Whether you are an IT professional, business leader, or cybersecurity enthusiast, this collection offers valuable knowledge to help reduce risks and protect your digital assets effectively.

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Recent Breach Prevention News

Qualys warns cloud risk now stems from identity design
Data breach

Qualys warns cloud risk now stems from identity design

Qualys report says cloud breaches are increasingly driven by identity design, delegated trust and slow remediation as AI widens exposure.

Today

Industrial manufacturing tops Digitain cyber risk ranking
Ransomware

Industrial manufacturing tops Digitain cyber risk ranking

Industrial manufacturing heads Digitain's cyber risk index, with healthcare and information technology close behind as attacks, breaches and ransomware mount.

Yesterday

DevOps incidents jump 21% as downtime hits 9,255 hours
Cloud Services

DevOps incidents jump 21% as downtime hits 9,255 hours

GitProtect says outages on major DevOps platforms jumped 21% in 2025, with longer disruptions hitting GitLab, Jira and GitHub hardest.

Yesterday

Ping Identity warns of AI agent authorisation risks
Data breach

Ping Identity warns of AI agent authorisation risks

Ping Identity-backed research says enterprises need stronger runtime controls as autonomous AI agents expose gaps in authorisation and oversight.

Yesterday

API attacks surge as AI exposure raises cyber risk
Data Protection

API attacks surge as AI exposure raises cyber risk

Akamai survey finds APIs are now cybercriminals' main target, with AI-linked interfaces under attack and incidents costing organisations more than USD $700,000.

2 days ago

UK workers rank cyberattacks top threat to continuity
Productivity

UK workers rank cyberattacks top threat to continuity

UK workers now see cyberattacks and data breaches as the biggest threat to business continuity, with only 30% aware of a crisis plan.

2 days ago

Norton warns of hotel booking Reservation Hijack scams
Data Protection

Norton warns of hotel booking Reservation Hijack scams

Norton warns travellers that scammers are using real hotel reservation data to send convincing payment demands through trusted apps and emails.

3 days ago

Fortinet boosts AI security & sustainability efforts
Education, Learning & Training

Fortinet boosts AI security & sustainability efforts

Fortinet backs AI governance and quantum-safe upgrades as sustainability report highlights lower product energy use and training progress.

3 days ago

AI tools widen cyber attack threat, Flashpoint warns
Digital Transformation

AI tools widen cyber attack threat, Flashpoint warns

AI tools are speeding up vulnerability hunting and could help lower-skilled hackers exploit flaws far sooner, Flashpoint has warned.

Last week

Avatier launches offline card after Stryker cyberattack
Disaster Recovery

Avatier launches offline card after Stryker cyberattack

Avatier unveils offline Identity Challenge Card as firms seek fallback access after Stryker hack exposes MFA weaknesses.

Last week

Barracuda spots 7 million device code phishing attacks
Enterprise security

Barracuda spots 7 million device code phishing attacks

Barracuda links surge in device code phishing attacks to EvilTokens kit as criminals exploit Microsoft 365 logins and bypass multifactor checks.

Last week

IP Fabric launches MCP server for network operations
Network Infrastructure

IP Fabric launches MCP server for network operations

IP Fabric unveils a governed MCP server for network operations, aiming to let enterprises use AI safely for troubleshooting, compliance and change planning.

Last week

Thales launches Imperva for Google Cloud in controlled availability
Firewalls

Thales launches Imperva for Google Cloud in controlled availability

Thales brings Imperva into Google Cloud as controlled launch targets app and API protection with lower latency and simpler operations.

Last week

Cyber attacks on universities rise 63% around the world
Malware

Cyber attacks on universities rise 63% around the world

Universities face a more varied cyber onslaught, with data breaches, hacktivism and ransomware surging as researchers draw nation-state attention.

Last week

Tech Mahindra posts higher FY26 revenue & record dividend
Cloud Services

Tech Mahindra posts higher FY26 revenue & record dividend

Tech Mahindra lifts FY26 revenue and EBIT, while record dividend, strong deal wins and 10th straight quarter of margin expansion signal turnaround gains.

Last week

SITA launches managed airport network service with HPE
Network Infrastructure

SITA launches managed airport network service with HPE

SITA rolls out managed campus network for airports with HPE, using cloud controls and AI to cut downtime, simplify operations and scale across sites.

Last week

Check Point teams with Google Cloud on AI agent security
Data Protection

Check Point teams with Google Cloud on AI agent security

Check Point and Google Cloud add governance and live monitoring to enterprise AI agents as firms race to secure autonomous workflows.

Last week

Gigamon launches AI tools as observability market grows
Cloud Services

Gigamon launches AI tools as observability market grows

Gigamon rolls out AI traffic intelligence and agentic observability software as IDC sees the network monitoring market reaching USD $4.39 billion by 2029.

Last week

Google Cloud unveils agentic enterprise infrastructure tools
Cloud Services

Google Cloud unveils agentic enterprise infrastructure tools

Google Cloud adds agentic AI infrastructure across compute, networking, data and sovereign deployment as it courts enterprise workloads.

Last week

Google Cloud unveils AI security tools & fraud defence
Data Protection

Google Cloud unveils AI security tools & fraud defence

Google Cloud expands AI security with new agents, Wiz integrations and fraud defences as it targets faster, more automated cyber attacks.

Last week