This Week's Top Five Stories in Cyber

Middle East Conflict: The Cybersecurity Impact

Geopolitical conflict has a habit of spilling over into cyberspace.

The US and Israel's 'Operation Epic Fury', which struck Iran and ultimately killed its Supreme Leader, sank the country into a major internet outage. With data showing activity corresponding to only 4% of the country’s usual internet traffic, official sites and major media platforms all appeared to be offline as Tehran, Isfahan and other major regions faced near-total blackout. 

Analysts suggest that the disruptions are likely a combination of state-imposed shutdowns and targeted cyber operations, reflecting a broader trend of digital infrastructure being caught in geopolitical conflict.

Several Iranian websites and apps experienced unauthorised intrusions in the early days of March 2026.  Most notable among these, was the hacking of the widely-used BadeSaba religious calendar app, which displayed the messages: “give up weapons and join the people” and “it’s time for reckoning". 

Why Darktrace Chose Navan to Help Hyper-Personalise Travel

As global cybersecurity firms scale rapidly, operational efficiency is becoming as critical as technical capability.

For AI cybersecurity leader Darktrace, modernising its global travel programme has become part of that transformation. 

The company has selected Navan, the AI-powered business travel and expense platform, to consolidate travel operations, improve adoption and strengthen financial oversight.

This week, Navan also announced the rollout of Navan Edge, a hyper-personalised AI travel assistant built on large language models and a decade of enterprise travel data.

OneAdvanced: Where AI, Security and Compliance Meets

Enterprise AI integration introduces new attack vectors, making responsible and compliant adoption a necessity for keeping security risks at bay. 

For organisations operating in critical and regulated sectors, the convergence of cybersecurity, AI and enterprise risk demands sustained board-level oversight, cultural alignment and operational discipline.

OneAdvanced is a leading provider of sector-focused software solutions that power the world of work. 

Following a defining cyberattack in 2022, OneAdvanced undertook a structural and cultural reset, strengthening accountability, transparency and resilience across the organisation. The subsequent pursuit of ISO 42001 reflects not simply compliance, but a deliberate commitment to responsible AI governance at scale.

How CrowdStrike's Falcon Platform Led to Record Revenue

Right now, CrowdStrike's automated cybersecurity platform Falcon is soaring above Wall Street's expectations.

With a 24% hike in annual recurring revenue (ARR), CrowdStrike raked in US$5.25bn, making it the “fastest and only pure-play cybersecurity software company to achieve this milestone” .

The company’s stellar Q4 results brought in a record US$1.31bn, a solid 23% rise from 2025. 

“FY26 will go down in our history books as CrowdStrike's best year yet,” says George Kurtz, CrowdStrike's Founder and CEO. 

“We also delivered record operating and free cash flow for both the quarter and year. Our record results showcase the durability of our growth and cash flow generation.

“As enterprises rapidly adopt AI, CrowdStrike is mission-critical infrastructure - securing AI across every layer from GPU to agent to prompt.”

Palo Alto Networks: Securing AI Data Centres by Design

AI data centres are the bricks and mortar of the digital economy. But their status as pieces of critical infrastructure makes them an attractive target cyberattacks.

In an effort to combat this, Palo Alto Networks has unveiled a comprehensive security ecosystem aimed at protecting AI infrastructure from the data centre to the distributed edge, marking a strategic response to the evolving threat landscape surrounding AI deployments.

Announced at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, the initiative addresses the kinds of cybersecurity challenges that emerge as organisations build out AI capabilities across hyperscale facilities, telecommunications networks and edge computing environments.

The ecosystem brings together partnerships with Nokia, U Mobile, Aeris and Celerway to deliver integrated protection across the AI technology stack.