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Work phones fuel illegal streaming cyber risk study
Malware

Work phones fuel illegal streaming cyber risk study

Malware and phishing risks are rising for UK employers as many staff use company smartphones to access illegal streams, a survey finds.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Connected building systems pose growing cyber risk
Smart Cities

Connected building systems pose growing cyber risk

Businesses risk building outages and wider network breaches unless they secure internet-connected systems, Restore Information Management has warned.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago

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ESET unveils AI security tools for business agents
Malware

ESET unveils AI security tools for business agents

Businesses using AI agents face new risks of data leakage and malicious actions as ESET folds detection into its PROTECT platform.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Today
Keepit names Thomas McCrory as Americas Sales Chief
Software-as-a-Service

Keepit names Thomas McCrory as Americas Sales Chief

AI-driven demand for recoverable cloud data is pushing the backup vendor to deepen its US sales push as business spending rises.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today
AvePoint launches AI data classification & recovery
Data Protection

AvePoint launches AI data classification & recovery

Pressure is mounting on businesses to secure AI data and recover faster after cyber incidents, as static labels and ad hoc restoration prove too slow.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today
Object First bookings jump 148% on ransomware demand
Data Protection

Object First bookings jump 148% on ransomware demand

Rising ransomware fears are driving organisations to spend more on immutable backup storage as Object First lifted second-quarter bookings 148% year on year.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
Sysdig launches Secure AI for cloud security teams
Data Protection

Sysdig launches Secure AI for cloud security teams

Cloud security teams are under pressure to act faster as vulnerabilities are being exploited within hours of disclosure, Sysdig said.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Yesterday
HDI flags four risks for Asia-Pacific data centres
Data centers

HDI flags four risks for Asia-Pacific data centres

Rising heat, flood and quake exposure is forcing operators to rethink resilience as Asia-Pacific data centre demand accelerates.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Arctic Wolf expands cyber resilience and AI security tools
Endpoint Protection

Arctic Wolf expands cyber resilience and AI security tools

Arctic Wolf has expanded its security portfolio with cyber resilience services, an AI-led SOC and a partner programme for exposure management.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Yesterday
Cloud Security Alliance launches AI resilience centre
Robotics

Cloud Security Alliance launches AI resilience centre

Government and enterprise users will get guidance on recovering faster from AI failures as the Cloud Security Alliance builds a vendor-neutral resilience hub.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Commvault adds Google threat intelligence to recovery
Malware

Commvault adds Google threat intelligence to recovery

The integration should help backup teams avoid restoring infected data after ransomware attacks, cutting recovery uncertainty for customers.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 2 days ago
Only 14% of business leaders have full OT visibility - why it's time to take a more honest view of risk
Digital Transformation

Only 14% of business leaders have full OT visibility - why it's time to take a more honest view of risk

Fewer firms are overestimating OT security maturity, as only 14% can see their environments fully and gaps are coming into focus.

By Joshua Alcock • 5 min read • 2 days ago
EU AI Act deadline exposes growing agentic security risks
Data Protection

EU AI Act deadline exposes growing agentic security risks

Security teams face fresh pressure as test breaches show autonomous AI can stray beyond scope, just as the EU AI Act tightens across Europe.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • 3 days ago
UK & US firms shift cloud traffic to private links
Data Protection

UK & US firms shift cloud traffic to private links

Security and resilience are driving more enterprises to route sensitive cloud traffic over private links as cyber risks and DDoS attacks rise.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • 3 days ago

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Cello buys GKC Consulting to boost digital resilience
Data Analytics

Cello buys GKC Consulting to boost digital resilience

Customers will get fewer handovers during outages as Cello folds GKC Consulting's observability expertise into its network operations business.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago
We moved off ChatGPT, and 5 risks that we didn't account for as a cybersecurity company bubbled up
Software-as-a-Service

We moved off ChatGPT, and 5 risks that we didn't account for as a cybersecurity company bubbled up

Switching from ChatGPT to Copilot exposed data-loss, support and trust risks, as prompts and tools built by staff proved hard to move or manage.

By Adri Leite • 6 min read • 2 days ago
Ricoh Australia appoints Tina Economou as Managing Director
Document Management

Ricoh Australia appoints Tina Economou as Managing Director

The move signals continuity as Ricoh Australia deepens its shift into workplace technology and managed services amid changing office spending.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago