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Cyber crime surges faster than police staffing in England
Ransomware

Cyber crime surges faster than police staffing in England

Cyber fraud and computer misuse offences in England and Wales have climbed 88% in five years, while specialist police staffing rose just 31%.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month

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Firms warned on ransomware amid backup & AI sprawl
Software-as-a-Service

Firms warned on ransomware amid backup & AI sprawl

Experts warn firms must improve visibility and backup resilience as automated ransomware campaigns and hidden SaaS and AI assets widen exposure.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month
Forrester warns Middle East conflict will squeeze IT budgets
Digital Transformation

Forrester warns Middle East conflict will squeeze IT budgets

Forrester says Middle East tensions will push up infrastructure costs, sharpen cloud and AI spending scrutiny, and heighten cyber risk.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
eScan wins AV-TEST award for enterprise protection
Firewalls

eScan wins AV-TEST award for enterprise protection

eScan bags AV-TEST honour as Enterprise EDR is named among the few products to win Best Advanced Protection for corporate users.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Geneva Association urges firms to use cyber insurance
Disaster Recovery

Geneva Association urges firms to use cyber insurance

Geneva Association says cyber insurance can help firms tackle rising threats, but warns take-up remains low and SMEs are underusing cover's prevention services.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
OpenText & Proofpoint urge backup tests on World Backup Day
Data Protection

OpenText & Proofpoint urge backup tests on World Backup Day

OpenText and Proofpoint say organisations must test backups and tighten human-focused cyber defences as World Backup Day spotlights resilience gaps.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
Yubico appoints chief marketing officer as phishing grows
Digital Transformation

Yubico appoints chief marketing officer as phishing grows

Yubico names Poupak Modirassari Enbom as Chief Marketing Officer to help drive demand for phishing-resistant authentication amid rising AI-driven threats.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
Kordia appoints Aroha Fleming as communications head
Firewalls

Kordia appoints Aroha Fleming as communications head

Kordia names Aroha Fleming Head of Communications as the New Zealand technology and infrastructure firm sharpens its cyber resilience message.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
Web attacks in EMEA hit two-year high, Akamai warns
Firewalls

Web attacks in EMEA hit two-year high, Akamai warns

Akamai says attack volumes in Europe, the Middle East and Africa climbed 36% year on year as APIs and automated DDoS campaigns fuel a sharp surge.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
World Backup Day warnings over ransomware resilience gaps
Data Protection

World Backup Day warnings over ransomware resilience gaps

Cybersecurity experts say many firms are still relying on fragmented backup tools and untested recovery plans as ransomware attacks and cloud complexity surge.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 8 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
Ignition Technology expands into North America with Exclusive Networks
Virtualisation

Ignition Technology expands into North America with Exclusive Networks

Ignition Technology partners Exclusive Networks to enter North America, targeting faster vendor scale-up as it eyes revenue above €500 million.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
Ledger launches on-premise HSM for institutional keys
Fintech

Ledger launches on-premise HSM for institutional keys

Ledger rolls out on-premise HSM for banks, custodians and stablecoin issuers seeking tighter control of digital asset keys.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
Rockwell Automation brings SecureOT to industrial systems
Manufacturing

Rockwell Automation brings SecureOT to industrial systems

Rockwell Automation launches SecureOT to help Australian industry counter rising cyber attacks on critical operational technology.

By Anthony Caruana • 6 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
Blackwired & ARMIS International forge cyber alliance
IoT Security

Blackwired & ARMIS International forge cyber alliance

Blackwired and ARMIS International team up to offer pre-emptive cyber defence for government, defence and critical infrastructure clients.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
TrendAI flags agentic AI risks in enterprise deployment
Data Protection

TrendAI flags agentic AI risks in enterprise deployment

TrendAI survey finds businesses racing to deploy agentic AI despite weak controls, with sensitive data exposure, audit gaps and kill-switch doubts emerging.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

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Australian firms urged to rethink backup amid cyber risk
Data Protection

Australian firms urged to rethink backup amid cyber risk

Cohesity and Semperis urge Australian firms to move beyond basic backup, warning that fragmented systems and identity compromise can derail cyber recovery.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
Phishing surge targets Gulf after Iran-Israel tensions
Malware

Phishing surge targets Gulf after Iran-Israel tensions

Bitdefender reports a 130% jump in phishing and malware activity across Gulf markets, with fake invoices and banking lures driving attacks.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026