Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports fell for a third consecutive month in May, reaching the lowest level recorded in more than two decades as conflict-driven shipping disruption across the Gulf constrained the kingdom’s ability to move supplies to overseas buyers. Exports dropped to 3.434 million barrels per day from 3.986 million bpd in April, data submitted to the Joint Organisations Data Initiative showed. […]
A Russian-speaking cybercriminal has transformed techniques for bypassing Claude’s safety controls into a commercial artificial intelligence platform marketed for offensive penetration testing. The operator, using the online name Trim, moved from publishing a detailed jailbreak tutorial on a Russian-language cybercrime forum on 31 March to advertising a working product called AI Pentest Checker on 21 June. The three-month progression illustrates how quickly instructions for manipulating mainstream AI […]
Google has launched three lower-cost Gemini artificial intelligence models, including a cybersecurity system designed to detect and repair software vulnerabilities, as the technology group seeks to improve efficiency while its next flagship model remains under development. The lineup comprises Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber. Google is positioning the releases for organisations that need faster responses, predictable operating costs and the capacity […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Embraer and Mubadala Investment Company have signed an agreement aimed at expanding aerospace manufacturing, services and technological capabilities in the UAE, strengthening the country’s role in the aircraft maker’s global supply and support network. The agreement establishes a framework for the two companies to assess industrial projects that could increase the amount of Embraer-related work carried out in the UAE and across the […]
Project CAV3RN has adopted a new communication module that hides command-and-control traffic inside Outlook calendar events, marking a significant upgrade to the cyberespionage framework’s efforts to evade conventional network monitoring. The module, named AzureCommunication. dll, appears designed to replace an earlier component that exchanged instructions and stolen data through HTTP and WebSocket connections. It instead uses Microsoft Graph to access a compromised Microsoft 365 mailbox, turning calendar […]
Craneware has disclosed a cyberattack that allowed an unauthorised party to extract employee information and records linked to customers and business partners, raising fresh concerns about technology supply-chain risks across the US healthcare sector. The Edinburgh-based healthcare software provider said attackers gained access to a limited section of its data environment. A significant volume of file names was viewed and removed, while an unspecified proportion of employee […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Yemen’s Houthi movement has declared a maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia, adding another unofficial customs authority to one of the world’s busiest and most heavily armed stretches of water. Military spokesperson Yahya Saree announced on Monday that the measure would take effect immediately, apparently concluding that international shipping had enjoyed far too much clarity about which sea lane might be attacked next. The […]
Markets rarely break for one reason. Right now there are four forces pulling at global equities simultaneously, and none of them has fully played out yet. Investors heading into next week need to understand all four, because treating any single one in isolation misses the bigger picture. Start with the rotation nobody predicted a month ago. Tech has stalled while old-economy value has caught a bid. The […]
WordPress has issued emergency security updates to block a critical vulnerability that allowed unauthenticated attackers to execute code on websites running standard installations without plugins. The flaw, dubbed “wp2shell” and tracked as CVE-2026-63030, affected WordPress 6.9.0 through 6.9.4 and versions 7.0.0 and 7.0.1. WordPress released versions 6.9.5 and 7.0.2 on July 17, urging administrators to install the patches immediately. The vulnerability carried exceptional risk because an attacker […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Iran has claimed that ballistic missiles and drones destroyed several US military aircraft stationed in Jordan, widening a fast-escalating exchange of attacks across the Middle East. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the operation targeted US fighter jets and aerial refuelling aircraft at military facilities in Jordan. It claimed several aircraft were destroyed and others seriously damaged, but offered no independently verifiable evidence. […]
India has barred shipping companies from assigning the country’s seafarers to vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, tightening safety measures after deadly attacks on merchant ships in the Gulf. The Directorate General of Maritime Administration issued the instruction through Circular No. 36 of 2026, dated July 15, directing shipowners, ship managers and recruitment and placement service companies to stop fresh deployments on voyages involving the strategic […]
Dubai authorities have dismissed as false a report claiming explosions were heard in the Downtown district, urging the public to rely on verified official information during heightened regional tensions. The Government of Dubai Media Office issued the clarification on Thursday evening after Reuters published a brief report citing witnesses who said they had heard loud booms in central Dubai. The official response said the information was inaccurate […]
Dana Gas has temporarily shut the main production facilities at Iraq’s Khor Mor gas field after receiving what it described as credible security threats amid escalating regional tensions. The company said the precautionary suspension was intended to protect employees and infrastructure at the field in Sulaimani province. It was monitoring security conditions and coordinating with the Kurdistan Regional Government, provincial authorities and the federal government before deciding […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Iran launched missile and drone attacks on US military facilities across the Gulf on Friday after American forces completed a sixth consecutive night of strikes on Iranian military infrastructure, deepening a cycle of retaliation that has disrupted regional shipping and unsettled energy markets. Tehran said its forces targeted US facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait during the early hours of Friday. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards […]
Uganda has begun a 42-day countdown towards declaring its Ebola outbreak over after the final confirmed patient tested negative twice and was discharged from hospital on Thursday. The patient, a national of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, had been receiving treatment at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala. Health authorities said the country could be declared free of the outbreak if no additional infections are detected […]
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 July 2026 – TrendAI™, the enterprise AI security leader from Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), is celebrating its fourth consecutive year as a Champion in the Omdia Global Cybersecurity Leadership Matrix 2026. The report evaluated 24 security vendors across both Momentum and Leadership dimensions, recognizing TrendAI™ in the top three for continuous commitment to building one of the industry’s most capable and rewarding partner ecosystems.
According to Omdia, Champion status reflects strong channel management, robust market performance, and a proactive approach to advancing the cybersecurity partner ecosystem.
Matthew Ball, Chief Analyst at Omdia: “TrendAI™ reaffirmed its position as a Champion by focusing its portfolio on the unified TrendAI Vision One™ platform and establishing the Global Partner Office. A flexible consumption model increased recurring revenue and improved margin predictability, while the refreshed Partner Portal, expanded enablement, and AI-driven tools supported significant Partner Program adoption, partner-led renewals, and services-led growth globally.”
Sanjay Mehta, Senior Vice President, Global Partner Office at TrendAI™: “Omdia’s findings reflect the progress we are seeing across our global partner ecosystem as we continue to make the TrendAI™ Partner Program more impactful, profitable, and services-led. In the first half of 2026, partner-driven deal registration value grew 2.3x YoY, reaching $1.47 billion. This momentum reflects the trust partners are placing in TrendAI™, the strength of our platform-first strategy, and the growing opportunity for partners to deliver AI-powered security outcomes through TrendAI Vision One™.”
Omdia cited several partner-focused drivers behind this Champion designation:
The TrendAI™ partner-first approach is also reflected in the experiences of partners globally.
Rob Swainson, Director at Blue Cube Security: “It’s not just about great technology—it’s about having a partner that genuinely cares about helping us deliver the best outcomes for our customers, based on what’s right for each customer. That shared commitment to customer outcomes is what makes this partnership so valuable.”
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The US military has disabled an oil tanker sailing towards Iran’s main crude export terminal, marking the first publicly disclosed attack on a commercial vessel since Washington renewed its blockade of Iranian ports. A US aircraft fired Hellfire missiles into the smokestack of the empty, Curaçao-flagged M/T Belma after the vessel ignored repeated warnings while crossing international waters towards Kharg Island. The strike left the tanker unable […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Iran has threatened to disrupt energy exports across the Middle East as renewed US military action and a naval blockade deepen the struggle for control of the Strait of Hormuz. The warning raised the prospect of attacks extending towards the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the southern entrance to the Red Sea and a vital route for oil, liquefied natural gas and container traffic. Iran’s […]
Dr. Benson Wu, CEO and Co-Founder of CyCraft, stated: “We believe, being listed as a Sample Providerin the Gartner report demonstrates that the global market now views AI security as the next battlefield for AI commercialization. From day one, CyCraft has developed proprietary models, simultaneously deploying AI reasoning capabilities across three core pillars: cybersecurity defense, AI governance, and unmanned vehicle reconnaissance. Technical leadership is our starting point, not the destination. Our goal is to translate this leadership into rapid growth driven by strategic deployment and disciplined execution. Launched this year, our AI Red Teaming and AI Guardrail solutions have already been productized and commercially shipped, seeing active deployment in sectors like semiconductors and sovereign AI.”
AI Reasoning Models Drive Up Operating Costs, Restructuring Profit Logic
As AI transitions from “training models” to “reasoning models,” the industry officially moves from the research and development phase into commercial application. Reasoning models possess logical deduction, self-reflection, and complex problem-solving capabilities. However, these advanced capabilities have caused AI operational costs to skyrocket, forcing the tech industry to redefine its expectations of AI as a tool for massive cost reduction and profit maximization.
CyCraft’s XCockpit Threat Exposure Management Platform features built-in AI reasoning models that triage thousands of alerts in real time, automatically providing mitigation recommendations and effectively eliminating alert fatigue. From overall security posture scoring to specific actionable tickets for individual alerts, XCockpit transforms defensive benefits—which were historically difficult to define—into concrete, quantifiable technical metrics. This embodies CyCraft’s pragmatic philosophy: the value of defense must be visible, and it must be measurable.
Standing at the Frontier of AI Security, CyCraft Advances Commercial Implementation with Profound R&D Momentum
Deeply integrating AI with cybersecurity, CyCraft has launched XecGuard and XecART—two major AI security products deployable across both cloud and on-premises environments, both featured on the OWASP AI Security Map. These solutions directly address the core pain points of Agentic AI, LLM, and GenAI applications. XecART utilizes Agentic Red Teaming to run multi-round stress tests on models, identifying risks and generating compliance reports that adhere to international standards. Meanwhile, XecGuard acts as a real-time Guardrail for LLMs and AI Agents, intercepting anomalous inputs and outputs. One solves “how to stress-test AI,” while the other solves “how to protect AI,” providing the fundamental AI governance for enterprises.
CyCraft’s research achievements are equally outstanding. The CyCraft research team recently presented at the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), one of the world’s top three prestigious academic conferences for AI and machine learning. The research focused on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Data Poisoning. Utilizing their self-developed “Eyes-on-Me” attack framework, the team proved that attacks can simultaneously breach both the retrieval and generation phases. The end-to-end average attack success rate surged from 21.9% to 57.8%. This breakthrough exposed a long-neglected vulnerable attack surface existing between “attention focus” and “model output.”
In 2025, the CyCraft research team was also selected for NeurIPS, one of the most iconic academic sanctuaries in the AI field. The team proposed an innovative “unified supervision framework” that embeds verifiable checkers into synthesized instruction-conflict instances, enabling self-supervised learning without requiring oracle labels or reasoning traces. This framework not only applies to different models but also significantly enhances both safety robustness and instruction adherence.
CyCraft believes that as AI moves from R&D to commercial deployment, the barrier for enterprises is no longer “whether they can use AI,” but “whether they can use AI responsibly.” Once Agentic AI enters financial transactions, government services, or critical infrastructure, every autonomous decision must leave a traceable path, accept auditing, and allow for real-time human intervention when necessary. This is true AI governance. It is not a compliance document, but a complete control chain stretching from pre-launch to runtime, and onto post-incident traceability.
CyCraft deconstructs this control chain into three actionable phases: XecART stress-tests model risks before deployment; XecGuard safeguards inputs and outputs during runtime; XCockpit quantifies the overall risk posture into traceable metrics. Interlocking these three components ensures that every step AI takes is visible, manageable, and auditable. CyCraft’s objective is clear: make AI behavior measurable before its value can be priced. Ultimate technical leadership must be converted into commercial resilience that is governable, auditable, and open to investor scrutiny.
The technological revolution of AI Reasoning Models and Agentic AI is an undeniable reality. The ultimate challenge lies in whether enterprises can implement “controllable, auditable, and highly transparent” AI governance within real-world commercial environments. From being recognized in international research reports to taking the stage at top-tier academic conferences, CyCraft continues to prove that from visionary R&D to product commercialization, Taiwan’s AI cybersecurity prowess helps herald the future of a secure, trusted, and prosperous AI era.
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Gartner, Emerging Tech: AI Vendor Race: Reasoning Models Reshape Providers’ Approaches to AI Pricing, 5 June 2026.
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