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Platform migration is inevitable, but the right supplier makes it an opportunity
Digital Transformation

Platform migration is inevitable, but the right supplier makes it an opportunity

Smooth migrations can help partners keep customers, protect margins and turn ageing communications platforms into growth opportunities.

By Greg Price • 6 min read • 3 days ago

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AI in AppSec: Why Finding Vulnerabilities Is No Longer Enough
Cloud Security

AI in AppSec: Why Finding Vulnerabilities Is No Longer Enough

As AI speeds code creation, most firms still ship vulnerable apps while attackers can weaponise flaws in days, widening the security gap.

By Nitin Kumar Dang • 3 min read • Today
AI Literacy And Governance: The Workforce Skills Enterprises Need For Responsible AI
Risk & Compliance

AI Literacy And Governance: The Workforce Skills Enterprises Need For Responsible AI

Staff need more than chatbot training if firms are to use AI safely, as poor judgement and weak oversight can create privacy and trust risks.

By Punit Bhatia • 5 min read • Yesterday
How businesses can verify suspicious email requests
Phishing

How businesses can verify suspicious email requests

Businesses can cut the risk of invoice fraud if staff have a clear, trusted route to verify new payment details before money leaves the company.

By Dave Wreski • 4 min read • Yesterday
Data quality and governance lead AI investment priorities in ANZ
Data Protection

Data quality and governance lead AI investment priorities in ANZ

The vast majority of ANZ firms are still struggling to prove AI pays off, with many lacking budgets, governance and reliable data foundations.

By Edmund Ng • 6 min read • Today
Britain's data centres are becoming strategic national assets. But are we doing enough to protect them?
Data centers

Britain's data centres are becoming strategic national assets. But are we doing enough to protect them?

A major outage at one strategic site could trigger £352 million in direct losses, underlining the need for tighter physical protection.

By Andy Fairbanks • 8 min read • Today
How tax authorities use AI to audit transfer pricing, and why your paperwork is now the risk
Risk & Compliance

How tax authorities use AI to audit transfer pricing, and why your paperwork is now the risk

AI is exposing transfer pricing gaps in minutes, making inconsistent paperwork and outdated agreements the fastest route to an audit.

By Arnas Laurynas • 7 min read • 2 days ago
Shifting Enterprise Security from Reactive Defence to Proactive Resilience
Hybrid Cloud

Shifting Enterprise Security from Reactive Defence to Proactive Resilience

Singapore firms are facing mounting losses from security gaps, with 71% hit by a major incident in the past year, the report says.

By Hiroshi Yokota • 5 min read • Yesterday
Six questions to ask your MDR provider
Cloud Security

Six questions to ask your MDR provider

As cloud, AI and machine identities proliferate, many firms may not know whether their MDR provider can spot risks across the whole environment.

By Grant Hutchons • 4 min read • Today
Your next enterprise customer will ask an AI for a shortlist of IT partners. Here's what it reads
Manufacturing

Your next enterprise customer will ask an AI for a shortlist of IT partners. Here's what it reads

AI assistants are already shaping vendor shortlists for IT buyers, making third-party lists, specific service pages and reviews more decisive than search rankings.

By Joseph Tannous • 5 min read • 2 days ago
The AI Era Is Transforming Cyberattacks - Australian Businesses Need a New Defence
Artificial Intelligence

The AI Era Is Transforming Cyberattacks - Australian Businesses Need a New Defence

Australian firms now face attacks that can move in hours, forcing security teams to validate exposure and deploy virtual defences faster.

By Pouya Ghotbi • 5 min read • Yesterday
Tool sprawl is quietly taxing the recruitment desk. A more unified model is changing the economics
Customer Relationship Management

Tool sprawl is quietly taxing the recruitment desk. A more unified model is changing the economics

Agencies could gain margin and speed by replacing disconnected software with one system that gives consultants live client, candidate and revenue data.

By Simone Titus • 5 min read • Yesterday
Beyond mail delivery: Why address data matters for government security
Cloud Security

Beyond mail delivery: Why address data matters for government security

Outdated records can delay tax notices, benefits and emergency alerts, while also increasing fraud and compliance risks across public services.

By Greg Brown • 4 min read • Today
Enterprises Do Not Have a Problem with Access to Technology, but with Choice
Digital Transformation

Enterprises Do Not Have a Problem with Access to Technology, but with Choice

SMBs now face a more consequential hurdle than access: choosing AI tools that fit their needs, budgets and day-to-day workflows.

By Alexey Navolokin • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Don't buy the equipment for the tax break
Taxation

Don't buy the equipment for the tax break

Small businesses are being urged to judge purchases on cash flow and need, as the instant asset write-off no longer forces June rush buys.

By Nick Lim • 5 min read • 2 days ago

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From online brand to first shopfront: how a world champion got funded with no shop to show
eCommerce

From online brand to first shopfront: how a world champion got funded with no shop to show

For online brands shifting into shopfronts, traditional lenders often need proof of trading before funding fit-outs and rent.

By Nick Lim • 3 min read • Yesterday
The trust factor: why your blockchain infrastructure matters in the AI era
Hyperscale

The trust factor: why your blockchain infrastructure matters in the AI era

As AI decisions become harder to audit, firms are being pushed to prove data provenance and avoid scaling bad inputs across their operations.

By DVS Shiv Kumar • 4 min read • Yesterday