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Tradeshift appoints Iain Balchin as new CFO

Fri, 16th Feb 2024
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Tradeshift, the B2B eCommerce and fintech platform, hires veteran financial executive Iain Balchin as its new CFO, focusing on expanding network and monetising services.
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Mendix welcomes new CEO, industry veteran Raymond Kok

Thu, 15th Feb 2024
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Raymond Kok takes over as CEO of low-code leader, Mendix, succeeding Tim Srock and signals intent to boost productivity and innovation through closer Siemens synergies.
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Medallia launches Agile Research for advanced market insights

Tue, 13th Feb 2024
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Medallia, Inc. unveils Medallia Agile Research, an advanced self-service market research tool integrated into its Experience Cloud, aimed at enabling fast, comprehensive surveys and data collection while preserving the integrity of an organisation's data history.
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Trend Micro boosts ANZ team with new Managing Director

Thu, 8th Feb 2024
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Trend Micro bolsters ANZ leadership team with appointment of Srujan Talakokkula as Managing Director for Commercial business, as it commits to growing local customer base.
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Progress enhances OpenEdge platform for quicker application modernisation

Wed, 7th Feb 2024
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Progress enhances OpenEdge platform with features to accelerate application modernisation, optimise development processes and boost security for over 100,000 global customers.
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Akamai launches Content Protector to thwart scraping attacks in Asia-Pacific

Wed, 7th Feb 2024
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In response to growing malicious bot activity in Asia Pacific and Japan, tech giant Akamai Technologies unveils Content Protector, a new tool designed to mitigate scraping attacks while preserving beneficial traffic.
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Giesecke+Devrient expands stake in Netcetera to 95%

Wed, 7th Feb 2024
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Munich's Giesecke+Devrient boosts stake in software corporation Netcetera to 95%, enhancing its financial platforms and reinforcing future growth in digital banking and payments.
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Cevo & AWS launch strategic collaboration for innovation

Thu, 1st Feb 2024
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Cevo has entered into a three-year strategic collaboration agreement with AWS, aiming to expedite innovation and meet industry demands.
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Jscrambler grows executive team in global expansion drive

Thu, 1st Feb 2024
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Portugal-based cybersecurity giant, Jscrambler, advances global expansion plans with the appointment of new Chief Operations Officer, Mukesh Sharma, and Tyson Whitten as the Vice President of Global Marketing.
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Zally appoints tech veteran David Webb as Chairman ahead of launch

Wed, 31st Jan 2024
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In a crucial pre-launch move, cybersecurity firm Zally has appointed David Webb, a respected industry veteran, as Chairman to bolster its market presence and hasten growth.
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Justin Mowday named Accenture's New Zealand Managing Director

Tue, 30th Jan 2024
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Justin Mowday takes the reins as Accenture's Country Managing Director for New Zealand from March 1, 2024, bolstering the firm's executive committee.
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BillingPlatform nabs $90m growth equity investment from FTV Capital

Mon, 29th Jan 2024
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BillingPlatform secures a massive $90m growth equity investment from FTV Capital, boosting its ongoing expansion in a growing $10bn market.
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Report highlights vulnerability trends, surge in crowdsourced security

Thu, 25th Jan 2024
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Bugcrowd's latest annual Vulnerability Trends Report highlights the rising acceptance of public crowdsourced security.
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Unprecedented surge in critical infrastructure cyberattacks

Thu, 25th Jan 2024
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A shocking 30% increase in attacks on critical infrastructures was recorded in 2023, resulting in over 420 million incidents.
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Equinix offers managed private cloud service for NVIDIA AI supercomputing

Thu, 25th Jan 2024
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Equinix introduces a fully managed private cloud service, providing enterprises efficient access to NVIDIA DGX AI supercomputing for building and operating bespoke generative AI models.
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Dr Kevin Tham appointed first CISO at Australian fintech Rich Data Co

Wed, 24th Jan 2024
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Dr Kevin Tham, a veteran in information security, becomes the first Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Australian fintech Rich Data Co to improve cyber security risk and resilience.
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Cybersecurity outsourcing underperformance alarms UK financial sector

Tue, 23rd Jan 2024
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Alarming underperformance in outsourced cybersecurity suppliers has increases breach risk to the UK's financial sector.
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Cyber attacks on financial services sector surge in 2023

Thu, 18th Jan 2024
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Cyber attacks on financial services surge in 2023 with a 137% rise in vendor email compromise attacks, posing serious financial risks.
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Document automation strategies for Asia Pacific financial services in 2024

Wed, 17th Jan 2024
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In 2024, Asia Pacific financial firms are leaning into document automation strategies to enhance productivity, in a climate of rapid change boosted by pandemic, inflation, and employee disengagement.
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Jscrambler triumphs again at 2024 BIG Innovation Awards

Thu, 11th Jan 2024
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Jscrambler secures a second consecutive win at the 2024 BIG Innovation Awards for its pioneering client-side protection platform, leading global technology innovation and disruption.