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Monash University Malaysia and Emerging Payments Association Asia launch a three-year research pact on quantum-safe cryptography, stablecoins and fraud.

CrowdStrike broadens its consumption-based model into services, offering partners and new customers flexible access to incident response and advisory support.

Workers' AI skills are racing ahead, but Litmos says promotions and pay are lagging, creating a new “AI ceiling” in career progression.

Expel unveils managed SIEM for Microsoft Sentinel and Splunk, embedding its engineers to tune detections and cut operational overheads.

LevelBlue deepens ties with SentinelOne in a global pact to deliver unified AI-driven MDR, SIEM and incident response services.

Equinix is rolling out its Pathways to Tech scheme in Australia as part of a global drive to tackle data centre skills shortages.

World Backup Day prompts warnings that untested restores and AI-era data demands are leaving mid-sized firms dangerously exposed.

Broadcom unveils Symantec CBX, a unified cloud XDR platform blending Symantec and Carbon Black tech to simplify advanced threat defence.

UK legal professionals emerge as global AI leaders, with 62% regular users and strong training seen as key to boosting profitability.

Datadog rolls out Bits AI Security Analyst in Cloud SIEM, promising to slash alert investigations from hours to around 30 seconds.

monday.com unveils Agentalent.ai, a marketplace to recruit, vet and onboard AI agents into defined business roles alongside human staff.

Datadog rolls out Bits AI Security Analyst for Cloud SIEM, promising to slash alert investigation times by up to 98% for security teams.

UiPath is pushing AI deeper into software testing, promising autonomous agents that transform quality assurance and developers' roles.

Energy and chemicals groups target 80% autonomous operations by 2030 as AI-led automation accelerates amid costs, labour gaps and demand.

Oracle opens a Sydney AI hub to train, test and fast‑track cloud and AI projects for customers across Australia and Oceania.

Arctic Wolf and Wiz team up to plug the cloud response gap, tying 24/7 SOC workflows to real-time risk insights across global platforms.

CFOs rank AI skills and market shocks as top threats, as talent shortages, rising costs and geopolitical turmoil squeeze finance teams.

IBM will triple US entry-level hiring in 2026, redesigning junior roles around AI oversight and human judgement despite automation pressures.

Firms are freezing hiring on the promise of AI gains, despite scant proof of returns and patchy training in how to use the technology.

NIIT MTS secures a sixteenth straight spot on Training Industry's Top 20 custom content developers list for 2026, citing AI-led design.