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OT cyber threats shift from spying to disruption in 2025

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ransomware
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advanced persistent threat protection
Cyber attacks on industrial systems in 2025 shifted from quiet spying to coordinated operations aiming to disrupt critical infrastructure.
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ManageEngine boosts Site24x7 with causal, agentic AI

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hybrid cloud
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data analytics
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cx
ManageEngine adds causal intelligence and AI agents to Site24x7, promising faster incident triage and automated remediation for hybrid IT ops.
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Fake Olympics shop ads on Meta target fans’ wallets

Yesterday
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phishing
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martech
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physical security
Fake Olympics shop ads on Meta push fans to cloned sites mimicking Milano Cortina 2026 store to steal card and personal details.
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Shopfully hires Jonny Mackay to lead Victorian agencies

Yesterday
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commerce systems
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pos
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ooh!media
Shopfully names Jonny Mackay to lead Victorian media agency partnerships as retail media and drive-to-store strategies gain momentum.
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Centacare halves Azure storage costs in DR overhaul

Yesterday
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storage
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data protection
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dr
Centacare slashes Azure storage costs by 50% in disaster recovery revamp with 11:11 Systems, boosting resilience against cyber threats.
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Data-only extortion surges as remote access abused

Yesterday
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data protection
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dr
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vpns
Data-only extortion soars 11-fold as attackers ‘log in instead of break in’, abusing remote access tools for faster, stealthier raids.
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Asia-Pacific firms hit tech hurdles scaling agentic AI

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devops
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digital transformation
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cx
Asia-Pacific organisations hit steeper technical hurdles than global peers as they try to scale agentic AI from pilot projects to production.
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McLaren extends Dell tech deal to power F1 data push

Yesterday
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storage
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gaming
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network infrastructure
McLaren extends its long-running Dell tech deal to boost AI-driven data, simulations and race strategy across its factory and F1 trackside ops.
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Cross-border trade fears spur AI push, delay expansion

Yesterday
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digital transformation
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supply chain
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risk & compliance
Rising cross-border trade complexity is pushing firms to delay expansion and lean on AI, as regulatory uncertainty reshapes global growth plans.
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Check Point named GigaOm cloud network security leader

Yesterday
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firewalls
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
Check Point tops GigaOm’s 2025 Radar for cloud network security for a third year, named a Leader and Fast Mover for its unified platform.
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Gallagher & M.C. Dean deepen global security pact

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iot security
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soc
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partner programmes
Gallagher Security and M.C. Dean deepen a long-standing global pact to tackle complex, mission-critical security deployments worldwide.
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Kingspan Insulation taps Expereo for global SD-WAN revamp

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saas
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dr
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digital transformation
Kingspan Insulation picks Expereo to unify connectivity across 90 global sites, replacing MPLS with managed SD-WAN under one platform.
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QSIC boosts global in-store media reliability with Datadog

2 days ago
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devops
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siem
QSIC adopts Datadog to monitor 17,000-store audio network, slashing incident recovery from days to hours and boosting retail media uptime.
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V2 AI bolsters Asia Pacific team amid agentic AI boom

2 days ago
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
V2 AI names new Asia Pacific leaders as it doubles consultants and rides surging enterprise demand for large-scale agentic AI projects.
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Sefiani unveils Surfacd to track brands in AI search

3 days ago
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digital transformation
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martech
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genai
Sefiani launches Surfacd, a tool that lets brands track and optimise how AI search engines present them versus rivals across key queries.
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Avetta & BG Road Safety boost road transport safety

3 days ago
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partner programmes
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supply chain
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risk & compliance
Avetta partners with BG Road Safety to launch a data-led road transport risk module for Australian firms facing rising safety scrutiny.
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Fluent Commerce raises AUD $46m to fuel AI expansion

3 days ago
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cx
Fluent Commerce secures AUD $46m from Bain Capital to accelerate AI product development and global expansion of its order management platform.
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AUD $15 million national digital twin to reshape farming

3 days ago
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agricultural technology
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data analytics
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data science
A AUD $15 million national digital twin aims to fuse farm, satellite and climate data to transform decision-making across Australian agriculture.
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Mastercard tests first AI agent-led payments in NZ

3 days ago
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fintech
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cx
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martech
Mastercard and Westpac have trialled New Zealand’s first fully authenticated AI agent-led payments for cinema tickets and hotel bookings.
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Chainguard adds Fulfilment Dashboard, expands Helm focus

3 days ago
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virtualisation
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devops
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supply chain
Chainguard launches a Fulfilment Dashboard and expands its vetted Helm charts, aiming to streamline and secure Kubernetes deployments.