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Music tech predictions for 2026: Insights from Tuned Global

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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Music tech boss Con Raso predicts AI, anti-fraud tools and fan-powered models will reshape streaming, gaming and DSP catalogues by 2026.
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HP predicts surge in AI-driven cyber threats & cookie theft by 2026

Sat, 6th Dec 2025
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HP warns of rising AI-driven cyber threats by 2026, including increased cookie theft and attacks on device and identity security in organisations.
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Agentic AI, quantum risks & evolving threats to define 2026

Wed, 3rd Dec 2025
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KnowBe4 predicts agentic AI, quantum computing, and cybercrime evolution will reshape global cybersecurity and workforce practices in 2026.
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Criminologist urges tougher rules on scams after NZD $1.6bn losses

Tue, 4th Nov 2025
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New Zealand faces NZD $1.6bn in scam losses; criminologist urges tougher regulation on social media and telco firms to curb cybercrime syndicates.
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Global scam attempts jump 65% as banks tackle new fraud risks

Thu, 16th Oct 2025
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Global scam attempts have surged 65% over the past year, with smishing rising tenfold as banks worldwide battle increasing fraud risks.
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Cloudflare blocks 108.9 billion cyberattacks targeting civil groups

Fri, 13th Jun 2025
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Cloudflare blocked 108.9 billion cyberattacks in a year, a 241% rise, targeting journalists and human rights groups via Project Galileo's global defence initiative.
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BioCatch & The Knoble launch toolkit to bolster scam defences

Fri, 16th May 2025
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BioCatch and The Knoble have launched a toolkit to help banks quantify losses and build a business case for stronger authorised push payment scam prevention.
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US infrastructure crisis: a third illegally pay ransoms

Wed, 22nd May 2024
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Over a third of US critical infrastructure entities have illegally paid ransoms, facing grave legal and financial fallout, Bridewell study finds.
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DataStax's 2024 predictions forecast AI dominance in organisations

Fri, 5th Jan 2024
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DataStax unveils 2024 AI predictions highlighting an imminent dominance of generative AI, increased regulation, risks of dark AI, resilience of AI companies proficient in governance, and transformative impacts on the SMB sector.
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AppOmni experts warn of AI risks & mega breaches in 2024

Thu, 28th Dec 2023
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AppOmni experts predict perilous 2024: AI misuse, chronic mega breaches, and new cyber weaponry loom large.
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Rising cybersecurity threats push shift from passwords to passkeys

Tue, 28th Nov 2023
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As cyber threats intensify, passkeys are replacing passwords as the prime defence against phishing attacks, says Yubico.
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Cybercrime now affecting more people than any other crime

Wed, 16th May 2018
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The UK's National Crime Agency has reported organised criminals have exploited technology to make it the number one security threat.
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Wynyard signs $2.8m deal with unnamed policing agency

Thu, 11th Feb 2016
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Wynyard signs massive contract with mystery partner to provide crime analytics software to undisclosed State policing agency.
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US identity theft ring investigation to use Wynyard software

Tue, 20th Jan 2015
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Wynyard Group's advanced crime analytics software will be used to help 92 US law enforcement agencies tackle a nationwide identity theft ring that'.
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Crime pays as Wynyard prepares to double Aus team

Tue, 22nd Jul 2014
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Wynyard Group opens Asia Pacific Operation Centre in Sydney, supporting growth and new contracts in the region.