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AI shifts from hype to resilient business infrastructure
Software-as-a-Service

AI shifts from hype to resilient business infrastructure

Boards are now judging AI on resilience and return on investment as firms embed it in security, tax and finance workflows.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 7 min read • Yesterday
Iron Mountain opens Rugby campus for inclusive learning
Recruitment

Iron Mountain opens Rugby campus for inclusive learning

The Rugby site will give 18- to 25-year-olds with special educational needs and disabilities workplace experience as they study, widening access to jobs.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
Leaseweb & ITQ team up for VMware Cloud Foundation
Data Protection

Leaseweb & ITQ team up for VMware Cloud Foundation

European customers and service providers will gain a locally hosted VMware Cloud Foundation option as Leaseweb and ITQ expand their partnership.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
WhatsApp GhostPairing attack gives intruders access
Multi-factor authentication

WhatsApp GhostPairing attack gives intruders access

Attackers can stay inside WhatsApp accounts after a single fake device approval, exposing messages, calls and contacts without alerts.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
ManageEngine automates TLS certificate post-deployment
Software-as-a-Service

ManageEngine automates TLS certificate post-deployment

Shorter TLS certificate lifespans are set to raise outage risk and admin burden, as teams face far more frequent renewals and installs.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Targeted open source malware attacks on developers soar
Application Security

Targeted open source malware attacks on developers soar

Malicious package advisories jumped from 21 in 2023 to 1,576 in 2025, as attackers increasingly target developers before code reaches production.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
HSBC UK & Visa test AI shopping with live payments
Data Protection

HSBC UK & Visa test AI shopping with live payments

Customers could soon shop and pay through AI assistants, after HSBC UK and Visa completed a live end-to-end card transaction online.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
Fourthline & Veridas merge in identity verification push
Software-as-a-Service

Fourthline & Veridas merge in identity verification push

Demand for digital identity checks is rising as fraud and compliance risks mount, with the merged group spanning more than 50 countries.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday
SnapLogic launches SnapCode for Claude Code integration
Customer Relationship Management

SnapLogic launches SnapCode for Claude Code integration

Enterprises can now let AI coding tools build integrations while keeping deployment, monitoring and security checks inside SnapLogic's platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Eluviant launches Aurora Flow AI for video surveillance
Data Protection

Eluviant launches Aurora Flow AI for video surveillance

The new model is aimed at helping security teams spot complex threats in live CCTV footage, even in isolated networks without internet access.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Small cell deployments forecast to rise 9.1% by 2031
Network Infrastructure

Small cell deployments forecast to rise 9.1% by 2031

Rising demand for enterprise and outdoor networks is set to lift annual small cell shipments to 9.8 million units by 2031.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
AI use surges in global mobility, but governance lags
Data Protection

AI use surges in global mobility, but governance lags

The technology is spreading fast across mobility teams, but only 6% have embedded it into structured workflows and controls remain patchy.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday
Siren & Ocient team up for sovereign investigations
Hybrid Cloud

Siren & Ocient team up for sovereign investigations

Agencies handling petabyte-scale intelligence can now search and analyse data in one sovereign environment, cutting transfers between systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
OpenAI imposes passkey rule for high-risk ChatGPT users
Data Protection

OpenAI imposes passkey rule for high-risk ChatGPT users

Access to ChatGPT and GPT-5.6 is being tightened for some accounts as OpenAI moves to hardware-backed passkeys amid rising phishing risk.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Yesterday
AI day prompts focus on data, fraud & infrastructure
Data Protection

AI day prompts focus on data, fraud & infrastructure

Boards are being urged to fix data quality, fraud controls and infrastructure before AI adoption numbers start to matter.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Standard Chartered & Broadcom deepen private cloud tie
Virtualisation

Standard Chartered & Broadcom deepen private cloud tie

The bank says the overhaul has cut deployment times to a day, as it standardises core systems across 54 markets for tighter control and resilience.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
AI coding models make working code, not secure code
Data Protection

AI coding models make working code, not secure code

Working output from the latest AI coding tools was secure barely a third of the time, exposing a widening risk for software teams.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
Bitdefender flags Windows bind links that blind EDR
Ransomware

Bitdefender flags Windows bind links that blind EDR

Windows fleets could be left blind to malware once attackers gain admin rights, as Bitdefender says bind links can fool endpoint security tools.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday
Macquarie to buy Sydney site for campus & data centre
Data centers

Macquarie to buy Sydney site for campus & data centre

The Sydney project is set to add roughly 200 megawatts of capacity as demand from cloud and AI customers keeps rising.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Yesterday