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News alert: Knocknoc raises seed funding to scale its just-in-time network access control technology

The Last Watchdog

19, 2025, CyberNewswire — Sydney-based cybersecurity software company Knocknoc has raised a seed round from US-based venture capital firm Decibel Partners with support from CoAct and SomethingReal. Sydney, Australia, Mar. The funding will support go-to-market, new staff, customer onboarding and product development.

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The Biggest Cybersecurity Risk We're Ignoring—And No, It's Not AI

SecureWorld News

But amidst all these flashy, futuristic threats, the biggest cybersecurity risk remains the same as it's always beenhumans. Cybersecurity Through Human Behaviour just confirmed what most of us in the field already know: Cybersecurity isn't just a tech problemit's a behavior problem. Zero incentives to care. The solution?

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American Water Shuts Down Services After Cybersecurity Breach

eSecurity Planet

The American Water cyber breach has sparked conversations about the importance of cybersecurity in safeguarding essential services and the growing frequency of cyber threats targeting public utilities. 7 How To Avoid Such Cyberattacks Utility companies, like American Water, face increasing risks from cybercriminals.

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News alert: INE Security shares cyber hygiene guidance for small- and medium-sized businesses

The Last Watchdog

As small businesses increasingly depend on digital technologies to operate and grow, the risks associated with cyber threats also escalate. Warn “Small businesses face a unique set of cybersecurity challenges and threats and must be especially proactive with cybersecurity training,” said Dara Warn, CEO of INE Security. “At

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Top 9 Trends In Cybersecurity Careers for 2025

eSecurity Planet

Technologies that were figments of the imagination a dozen years ago, if they were conceived of at all, quickly become mainstream — think generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) or blockchain. As they do, they create more security vulnerabilities and inherent business, changing the nature of cybersecurity careers. million workers.

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When Prevention Fails: How Hackers and AI Are Forcing a Cybersecurity Rethink

Jane Frankland

Cybersecurity has entered a new era. What was once a contest of firewalls and intrusion detection, is now a high-stakes game driven by AI. On the other, hackers are harnessing the same technology to outpace defences, sharing AI-enhanced strategies that make them faster, smarter, cheaper and more adaptable.

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OT Cybersecurity and the Evolving Role of Controls Engineers

SecureWorld News

Industrial automation and operational technology (OT) are at a critical intersection where cybersecurity is not a "nice to have" but an essential component of system design and implementation. These developments reflect the growing maturity of the OT cybersecurity field. However, the landscape has changed.