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The growing impact of nation-state cyber-attacks on businesses 

Nation-state cyber threats no longer stop at government and defense. Here's what makes these attackers different, and what it actually…
Jayson E Street and Thomas Cox community spotlight interview

Swarm spotlight on the community: Thomas Cox on hacking, humanity, and the future of cybersecurity.

In this episode of Swarm Spotlight, Jayson E. Street sits down with national security and cybersecurity veteran Thomas Cox for…
Luis Tangui Arias at UAPA presentation

The pod was never truly isolated.

"Just a container" is a comforting idea, but it’s usually wrong. Once someone gains execution inside a pod, the real…
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You can’t keep up, so prioritize better.

Attackers don't need to find every route in. They just need one. COO Luke Potter argues the fix isn't more…
Graham Haythornthwaite joins CovertSwarm as Technical Director

CovertSwarm appoints Graham Haythornthwaite to accelerate its challenge to the offensive security industry

CovertSwarm has appointed Graham Haythornthwaite as Technical Director, effective September 1, 2026. A former CovertSwarm client turned technical leader, Graham…
A single lit office window glows in an otherwise dark building at night, a monitor visible and unattended inside.

Patching isn’t the question anymore.

"Have we patched it?" isn't the question your CISO is being asked anymore. AI is finding vulnerabilities faster than anyone…
DEF CON 2026 Swarm

What the Swarm brought home from DEF CON 34 and Black Hat USA 2026

Over half of the Swarm travelled to Las Vegas for DEF CON 34. They came home with a first-place trophy,…
Stencilled figures scatter down a concrete stairwell, several breaking away from formation, symbolising AI agents moving outside their intended scope.

The OpenAI agents didn’t go rogue. They went out of scope, together.

OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and the UK AI Security Institute have each now disclosed agents reaching systems they were never authorised…
Stencil silhouette of a child walking along a concrete wall beside a gap in a chain-link fence, symbolizing a gap in AI agent governance and containment boundaries

You can’t secure what you can’t see.

OpenAI's own agent breached Hugging Face's infrastructure without ever going rogue. It just stayed on-task and found the gaps in…