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Connected building systems pose growing cyber risk
Smart Cities

Connected building systems pose growing cyber risk

Businesses risk building outages and wider network breaches unless they secure internet-connected systems, Restore Information Management has warned.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 2 days ago
New UK Critical Third Party regime: why this is only the beginning for financial institutions
Software-as-a-Service

New UK Critical Third Party regime: why this is only the beginning for financial institutions

Financial institutions still face hidden fourth-party risks even after Microsoft, Google Cloud, AWS and Oracle were designated as critical providers.

By Wayne Scott • 5 min read • Last week
Enterprises lose 11.5 hours a week to cloud issues
Private Cloud

Enterprises lose 11.5 hours a week to cloud issues

IT teams are losing more than a day a week to cloud troubleshooting, as AI and multi-cloud plans expose network bottlenecks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Gruppo AB standardises backup across 2,000 systems
Disaster Recovery

Gruppo AB standardises backup across 2,000 systems

The move cuts outage risk for industrial sites that need fast recovery in offline environments supporting critical services worldwide.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Business Continuity stories

Cloud Security Alliance launches AI resilience centre
Robotics

Cloud Security Alliance launches AI resilience centre

Government and enterprise users will get guidance on recovering faster from AI failures as the Cloud Security Alliance builds a vendor-neutral resilience hub.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today
Commvault adds Google threat intelligence to recovery
Malware

Commvault adds Google threat intelligence to recovery

The integration should help backup teams avoid restoring infected data after ransomware attacks, cutting recovery uncertainty for customers.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Yesterday
Only 14% of business leaders have full OT visibility - why it's time to take a more honest view of risk
Digital Transformation

Only 14% of business leaders have full OT visibility - why it's time to take a more honest view of risk

Fewer firms are overestimating OT security maturity, as only 14% can see their environments fully and gaps are coming into focus.

By Joshua Alcock • 5 min read • Yesterday
EU AI Act deadline exposes growing agentic security risks
Data Protection

EU AI Act deadline exposes growing agentic security risks

Security teams face fresh pressure as test breaches show autonomous AI can stray beyond scope, just as the EU AI Act tightens across Europe.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • Yesterday
UK & US firms shift cloud traffic to private links
Data Protection

UK & US firms shift cloud traffic to private links

Security and resilience are driving more enterprises to route sensitive cloud traffic over private links as cyber risks and DDoS attacks rise.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Yesterday
Workplace safety market set to hit USD $42.96 billion
Robotics

Workplace safety market set to hit USD $42.96 billion

Employers are boosting spending on digital tools and training as safety moves from compliance to a driver of productivity and retention.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Fintech leaders warn innovation outpaces cyber resilience
Ransomware

Fintech leaders warn innovation outpaces cyber resilience

Faster digital payments are leaving fintech firms exposed as regulators and attackers pressure weak controls and resilience across the sector.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Google Cloud urges boards to prioritise AI threat defence
Digital Transformation

Google Cloud urges boards to prioritise AI threat defence

Boards need to rethink cyber oversight as AI speeds up attacks and raises the risk of business disruption, Google Cloud says.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week
Sysadmins face rising stress as cyber threats mount
Data Protection

Sysadmins face rising stress as cyber threats mount

Growing cyber threats and complex IT stacks are leaving system administrators under strain, with 84% reporting uncomfortable stress levels.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Business Continuity stories

We moved off ChatGPT, and 5 risks that we didn't account for as a cybersecurity company bubbled up
Software-as-a-Service

We moved off ChatGPT, and 5 risks that we didn't account for as a cybersecurity company bubbled up

Switching from ChatGPT to Copilot exposed data-loss, support and trust risks, as prompts and tools built by staff proved hard to move or manage.

By Adri Leite • 6 min read • Yesterday
Ricoh Australia appoints Tina Economou as Managing Director
Document Management

Ricoh Australia appoints Tina Economou as Managing Director

The move signals continuity as Ricoh Australia deepens its shift into workplace technology and managed services amid changing office spending.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago
MY CYBER GUARD launches free cyber health check for SMEs
Data Protection

MY CYBER GUARD launches free cyber health check for SMEs

Small firms may miss basic cyber gaps as a free self-check from MY CYBER GUARD flags weak passwords, patching and backup risks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Datacom finds NZ firms untested on outage recovery
Disaster Recovery

Datacom finds NZ firms untested on outage recovery

Many New Zealand firms say they could ride out an outage, but fewer than four in ten have tested recovery of critical systems recently.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 2 days ago