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Keeper launches Freshservice workflow for access requests
Privileged Access Management

Keeper launches Freshservice workflow for access requests

It aims to cut delays and keep access approvals inside audited tickets, instead of forcing IT teams to move between separate systems.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Today
Brendan Evers named Chief Executive Officer at Spur
Virtual Private Networks

Brendan Evers named Chief Executive Officer at Spur

The reshuffle is aimed at helping Spur expand with security and fraud teams as anonymised internet traffic makes traditional signals less reliable.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today
Acronis names Prakash Panjwani as Chief Executive Officer
Data Protection

Acronis names Prakash Panjwani as Chief Executive Officer

The change puts Acronis's MSP strategy at the centre of its next growth phase, as more than 21,000 service providers use its products worldwide.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today
FourNet acquires SVL Business Solutions in fifth deal
Data Analytics

FourNet acquires SVL Business Solutions in fifth deal

The enlarged group will serve more than 450 customers and bolster its push into financial services and AI-led customer experience projects.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today
InfrOS launches tool to tune cloud AI infrastructure
Hybrid Cloud

InfrOS launches tool to tune cloud AI infrastructure

Businesses are being pushed to rework cloud estates faster, as InfrOS says AI-optimised infrastructure spending will climb 96% to USD $42 billion in 2026.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Yesterday
Passkey use lags at major platforms, Dashlane says
Data Protection

Passkey use lags at major platforms, Dashlane says

Even at Google, only 28% of measured logins used passkeys, underscoring the gap between offering passwordless sign-in and getting users to adopt it.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today
Gallagher wins NPSA approval for High Sec T30 keypad
Physical Security

Gallagher wins NPSA approval for High Sec T30 keypad

The approval widens Gallagher Security's access-control options for government, defence and utilities customers needing NPSA-recognised hardware.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Ledger launches Atom security device for AI & crypto
Crypto

Ledger launches Atom security device for AI & crypto

It is aimed at people approving payments, identities and AI tasks on mobiles, with hardware controls designed to block spyware and mistakes.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Today
Commvault adds Microsoft 365 tools to spot safe backups
Malware

Commvault adds Microsoft 365 tools to spot safe backups

The new add-ons aim to help businesses avoid restoring infected files after cyberattacks, as Microsoft 365 remains a prime target for ransomware.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Yesterday
Proofpoint to buy Varonis in USD $6.3 billion deal
Data Protection

Proofpoint to buy Varonis in USD $6.3 billion deal

Varonis shareholders will receive USD $49.75 a share in cash, valuing the data security group at a 52% premium and taking it private.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today
SEON & Yuno team up to boost global fraud controls
Risk & Compliance

SEON & Yuno team up to boost global fraud controls

Merchants expanding into new markets can now add fraud checks through Yuno's existing payments infrastructure, avoiding a separate integration.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Today
Fortinet: The AI challenge is visibility and control, not permission
Network Security

Fortinet: The AI challenge is visibility and control, not permission

Shadow AI is driving higher breach and compliance risks, with exposed firms incurring around $670,000 more in data-breach costs.

By Donovan Jackson • 5 min read • Yesterday
Tanium joins Microsoft AI security preview for MDASH
Application Security

Tanium joins Microsoft AI security preview for MDASH

The limited preview could help uncover more complex vulnerabilities in Tanium's code, as Microsoft tests MDASH with a small group of partners.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today
CERN expands OpenSearch across 139 clusters for data
Data centers

CERN expands OpenSearch across 139 clusters for data

The platform now underpins observability, security and research services at CERN, handling 1.4 petabytes of data across 139 clusters.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 6 min read • Today
Fastly named Leader in IDC MarketScape WAAP assessment
Cloud Security

Fastly named Leader in IDC MarketScape WAAP assessment

The recognition may help Fastly win business as firms seek to curb bot traffic, API abuse and fragmented defences across online services.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Kyndryl completes CLS data centre migration for FX trade
Disaster Recovery

Kyndryl completes CLS data centre migration for FX trade

The first settlement cycle in the new environment processed nearly 2 million FX trades worth more than USD $9 trillion, testing its resilience.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday
Salesforce offers free Slack Enterprise to UK students
Data Protection

Salesforce offers free Slack Enterprise to UK students

Millions of students could gain workplace AI skills as UK colleges and universities get free access to Slack Enterprise under a Salesforce programme.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today
Google pitches Gemini agent to startups for busywork
Data Analytics

Google pitches Gemini agent to startups for busywork

Startups could cut admin and coding time as Google folds Gemini into Workspace and lets teams assign persistent AI coworkers to routine tasks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today
Google updates VPC Service Controls with new policy tools
Private Cloud

Google updates VPC Service Controls with new policy tools

The free upgrade should let cloud administrators tighten access controls and fix blocked traffic faster across larger Google Cloud estates.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday