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Everpure preparing for new era of cyber resiliency
Data Protection

Everpure preparing for new era of cyber resiliency

AI attacks are pushing firms to prioritise cyber resiliency, as Everpure warns downtime can exceed ransom demands by up to 75 times.

By David Shilovsky • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Canvas breach puts global education cyber risk in focus
Ransomware

Canvas breach puts global education cyber risk in focus

Hundreds of millions of student records may be exposed, disrupting exam systems at universities and highlighting the fragility of centralised school software.

By Sean Mitchell • 7 min read • Last week
Rubrik & MEDITECH team up on hospital cyber resilience
Malware

Rubrik & MEDITECH team up on hospital cyber resilience

Hospitals using MEDITECH Expanse could restore records faster after ransomware, as Rubrik adds recovery tools across cloud and on-premises systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Wasabi boosts EMEA channel push with cyber resilience
Data Protection

Wasabi boosts EMEA channel push with cyber resilience

Ransomware fears and soaring AI data volumes are driving demand for Wasabi's new partner tools, aimed at faster recovery across EMEA.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Education bodies boost AI budgets despite poor returns
Data Protection

Education bodies boost AI budgets despite poor returns

Storage and cloud fees are eroding education AI returns, even as 46% of institutions plan bigger budgets this year.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Object First posts 118% bookings growth on backup demand
Data Protection

Object First posts 118% bookings growth on backup demand

Demand for immutable backup storage lifted bookings 118% as European customers sought on-premises control to meet sovereignty and ransomware risks.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Asia Pacific tops financial cyberattack target list
Distributed Denial of Service

Asia Pacific tops financial cyberattack target list

Banks and fintechs face mounting risk as application-layer attacks and bot activity increasingly exploit Asia Pacific's expanding digital finance links.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
Australia & New Zealand supply chains shift to resilience
Manufacturing

Australia & New Zealand supply chains shift to resilience

Rising supplier and freight costs are pushing firms to prioritise agility as 43 per cent say efficiency has long outweighed resilience in supply chains.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Keepit appoints James Dwyer as Chief Revenue Officer
Software-as-a-Service

Keepit appoints James Dwyer as Chief Revenue Officer

Growing SaaS and AI risks are driving demand for backup tools as Keepit expands internationally with a new revenue chief.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

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Kinetic IT report flags AI & sovereign execution gap
Hybrid Cloud

Kinetic IT report flags AI & sovereign execution gap

Funding and skills shortages are leaving Australian agencies unable to safely deploy AI while keeping ageing systems resilient and under control.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Yesterday
BlackBerry AtHoc wins FedRAMP High re-certification
Data Protection

BlackBerry AtHoc wins FedRAMP High re-certification

The approval helps preserve access for US agencies relying on secure emergency alerts, crisis coordination and incident response tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Yesterday
NHS IT outages disrupt 274,620 patient interactions
Ransomware

NHS IT outages disrupt 274,620 patient interactions

Routine appointments bore the brunt as IT failures disrupted 274,620 patient interactions across NHS England and five major hospital trusts in 2025.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 2 days ago
The silent vulnerability of the 'Heart of Europe': Why Belgian SMEs are falling behind in software security
Digital Transformation

The silent vulnerability of the 'Heart of Europe': Why Belgian SMEs are falling behind in software security

Belgian software SMEs risk losing B2B contracts as new EU rules expose weak threat modelling and scant security training, a PXL study says.

By Dag Flachet • 6 min read • 3 days ago
The new UK cyber survey is out, but here's what the numbers aren't telling you
Data Protection

The new UK cyber survey is out, but here's what the numbers aren't telling you

UK firms are still treating cyber security as an IT issue, leaving board oversight, supplier checks and proof of resilience dangerously thin.

By Mark Edgeworth • 6 min read • 3 days ago
BT launches AI cyber tools for UK SMEs as attacks soar
Data Protection

BT launches AI cyber tools for UK SMEs as attacks soar

With one in three firms still lacking basic protection, smaller UK businesses are facing a sharper threat and higher breach costs as attacks rise.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Why Australian SMEs can't afford to treat cybersecurity as an afterthought
Disaster Recovery

Why Australian SMEs can't afford to treat cybersecurity as an afterthought

Rising attack volumes are exposing under-resourced SMEs to downtime, lost contracts and regulatory risk unless security is built in now.

By Corp IT • 5 min read • Last week
Indian firms shift supply chains towards resilience
Digital Transformation

Indian firms shift supply chains towards resilience

Rising transport and supplier costs are pushing Indian businesses to prioritise agility, as 47 per cent seek tighter systems integration.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Canadian firms flag AI-linked cyber risks from suppliers
Data Protection

Canadian firms flag AI-linked cyber risks from suppliers

Supplier oversight is becoming a bigger cyber priority as one in three Canadian businesses reported an AI-linked incident in the past year.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week