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AI: The future belongs to those who put the humans in the machine first
Generative AI

AI: The future belongs to those who put the humans in the machine first

AI in law is evolving to amplify human judgment, using curated data and reasoning to enhance legal advice, not just recall case law.

By Jamie Ng • 9 min read • Tue, 17th Jun 2025
Salesforce industry cloud flaws put sensitive data at global risk
Data Protection

Salesforce industry cloud flaws put sensitive data at global risk

Security flaws in Salesforce industry clouds risk exposing sensitive data worldwide, with over 20 issues found affecting thousands of organisations' information.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Jun 2025
SMBs overestimate cyber readiness as tools & AI uptake lag
Privileged Access Management

SMBs overestimate cyber readiness as tools & AI uptake lag

A global survey reveals 71% of SMBs feel cyber ready, yet only 22% use advanced defences, exposing a risky gap in actual security measures worldwide.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Jun 2025
NTT DATA named advisory partner for Plug & Play AI hubs
Digital Transformation

NTT DATA named advisory partner for Plug & Play AI hubs

NTT DATA is the exclusive advisory partner for Plug and Play's AI Centres of Excellence across North America, supporting startups and corporates with AI innovation.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Jun 2025
Evergreen acquires REDD, celebrates $1 billion revenue milestone
Mergers and Acquisitions

Evergreen acquires REDD, celebrates $1 billion revenue milestone

Evergreen marks its 100th managed IT services acquisition with Australia's REDD, surpassing $1 billion revenue, while expanding globally.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Jun 2025
Email still vital for business despite messaging app surge
Email Security

Email still vital for business despite messaging app surge

Despite instant messaging growth, 48% of IT leaders say email remains the top channel for vital business communications worldwide.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Jun 2025
World's first LLM creativity benchmark launches for advertising
Large Language Models

World's first LLM creativity benchmark launches for advertising

The world's first benchmark to assess large language models for creativity in advertising has launched, backed by leading industry groups.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Jun 2025
GenAI surge boosts productivity but raises security concerns
Malware

GenAI surge boosts productivity but raises security concerns

Generative AI use in businesses surged 890% in 2024, boosting productivity but doubling security incidents and raising serious data risks.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Wed, 11th Jun 2025
Pax8 launches AI initiatives & rewards to boost MSP growth
Data Analytics

Pax8 launches AI initiatives & rewards to boost MSP growth

Pax8 launches new AI initiatives, including a research report, learning programme, marketplace upgrades, and rewards to accelerate MSP growth in SMB transformation.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Wed, 11th Jun 2025
Basic security controls could prevent most major data breaches
Malware

Basic security controls could prevent most major data breaches

Basic cyber security controls could prevent the majority of major data breaches, says analysis of UK and Australian data affecting tens of millions annually.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sun, 8th Jun 2025
Cloudera joins AI-RAN Alliance to boost AI in telecoms sector
Firewalls

Cloudera joins AI-RAN Alliance to boost AI in telecoms sector

Cloudera has joined the AI-RAN Alliance to help telecom providers in Australia and New Zealand advance AI integration across networks for improved efficiency and innovation.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Jun 2025
Cloudera joins AI-RAN Alliance to boost telecom AI networks
Virtualisation

Cloudera joins AI-RAN Alliance to boost telecom AI networks

Cloudera has joined the AI-RAN Alliance to advance AI integration in telecom networks, enhancing real-time data and edge AI capabilities across next-gen infrastructure.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Jun 2025
Rapid7 Q1 2025 incident response findings
Malware

Rapid7 Q1 2025 incident response findings

Rapid7's Q1 2025 report reveals stolen credentials without MFA cause 56% of breaches, while manufacturing faces the highest threat from ransomware attacks.

By Christopher Boyd • 8 min read • Thu, 5th Jun 2025
Rob Tomlin promoted to lead Northern Europe at Exclusive Networks
Firewalls

Rob Tomlin promoted to lead Northern Europe at Exclusive Networks

Rob Tomlin has been promoted to Regional Vice President for Northern Europe at Exclusive Networks, expanding his leadership across the Nordics, Benelux, and Baltics.

By Melvin Hipolito • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Jun 2025
Siemens unveils SysML v2 modeler to boost systems engineering
Unified Communications

Siemens unveils SysML v2 modeler to boost systems engineering

Siemens launches Systems Modeler for SysML v2, a web-based tool boosting collaborative engineering across mechanical, electrical, and software domains.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Jun 2025

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Wild Tech launches AI governance toolkit to curb agent risks
Digital Transformation

Wild Tech launches AI governance toolkit to curb agent risks

Wild Tech unveils 'Agentic Governance in a Box', a Microsoft-aligned toolkit to help firms manage AI agents and enhance data governance in enterprises.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Jun 2025
AI for good: Balancing ethics and efficiency in the age of intelligent automation
Data Analytics

AI for good: Balancing ethics and efficiency in the age of intelligent automation

Businesses must balance ethics and efficiency as AI transforms industries, with a growing push for transparent, secure, and inclusive AI tools.

By William Zhang • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Jun 2025