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CISOs brief boards often but lack strategic influence
Data Protection

CISOs brief boards often but lack strategic influence

Boards hear from CISOs more than ever, yet most security chiefs still lack clout over strategy, spending and fast-rising AI-driven risks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Cyber attacks stay near record high as GenAI risks grow
EduTech

Cyber attacks stay near record high as GenAI risks grow

Global cyber attacks hover near record highs as unchecked workplace GenAI use exposes sensitive data in one in 31 corporate prompts.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
IVECO launches AI theft recovery for connected fleets
Cartech

IVECO launches AI theft recovery for connected fleets

IVECO adds AI theft recovery to its connected services, offering 24/7 managed stolen vehicle assistance to boost commercial fleet security.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Ransomware dominates UK cyber incidents, data loss surges
Data Protection

Ransomware dominates UK cyber incidents, data loss surges

Ransomware drives over half of UK cyber incidents as data loss surges, with healthcare, retail and complex supply chains hardest hit.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
Warehouse automation shifts from cost saver to necessity
Robotics

Warehouse automation shifts from cost saver to necessity

Warehouse automation shifts from a discretionary cost play to a strategic necessity as labour shortages and weak productivity squeeze ANZ firms.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
ShinyHunters claims Woflow breach in supply chain hack
Data Protection

ShinyHunters claims Woflow breach in supply chain hack

ShinyHunters claims it hacked merchant data firm Woflow, raising supply chain fears for major brands despite no confirmed breach yet.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
A resilient security culture is built in the flow of work, not the classroom
Data Protection

A resilient security culture is built in the flow of work, not the classroom

Rising UK cyber attacks show training alone is failing; firms must embed behavioural security cues into daily work to cut human risk.

By Andy Fielder • 4 min read • Last month
Manufacturing downtime driven by failures, not cyber
Data Protection

Manufacturing downtime driven by failures, not cyber

Manufacturers lose up to USD $100,000 an hour to downtime, with botched maintenance and network failures eclipsing cyberattacks as causes.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Ransomware attacks surge 50% as industrial firms hit hardest
Malware

Ransomware attacks surge 50% as industrial firms hit hardest

Global ransomware attacks jump 50% to 7,874 in 2025, with industrial firms bearing the brunt as criminal groups reshuffle their tactics.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month
Conifers hires AI leaders to scale CognitiveSOC growth
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Conifers hires AI leaders to scale CognitiveSOC growth

Conifers adds senior AI leaders Doron Bachar and Elad Hoffer to accelerate CognitiveSOC development and scale its agentic AI SOC platform.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month
MSPs warned as cyber criminals weaponise trusted access
Firewalls

MSPs warned as cyber criminals weaponise trusted access

Cyber criminals are hijacking MSP trust relationships, abusing valid credentials and VPNs as AI turbocharges phishing and ransomware.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month
The autonomous future of Australian and New Zealand enterprises
Firewalls

The autonomous future of Australian and New Zealand enterprises

Australian and New Zealand enterprises race towards autonomy, but experts warn observability and security must be architected in now.

By Mina Mousa • 5 min read • Last month
Slow patching leaves SMB endpoints exposed for weeks
IT Automation

Slow patching leaves SMB endpoints exposed for weeks

Acronis finds SMBs patch Microsoft flaws in about eight days, but the slowest endpoints stay exposed to known bugs for over five weeks.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
APJ enterprises face infrastructure gap for AI adoption
Storage

APJ enterprises face infrastructure gap for AI adoption

APJ enterprises race to adopt AI but outdated infrastructure, data rules and edge demands threaten to stall ambitions at scale.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

'Shadow AI' misuse emerges as key cyber threat in NZ
Data Protection

'Shadow AI' misuse emerges as key cyber threat in NZ

'Shadow AI' misuse by staff has surged as a top cyber threat for New Zealand firms, fuelling rising losses and extortion pressures.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Pharmacies urged to modernise retail tech for margins
Network Infrastructure

Pharmacies urged to modernise retail tech for margins

Canary IT warns pharmacies to modernise integrated retail tech and loyalty tools or risk eroding margins amid rising costs and competition.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Advancing resilience and representation: Women leading the next era of technology
Disaster Recovery

Advancing resilience and representation: Women leading the next era of technology

Women leaders are reshaping resilience in tech, turning complex risk into clear strategy while pushing for inclusion and real influence.

By Melanie Lucht • 5 min read • Last month