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SquareX warns browser flaws now key threat to firms
Malware

SquareX warns browser flaws now key threat to firms

SquareX research finds fundamental flaws in browsers and AI tools, warning they have become attackers' main route into corporate networks.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025
AI data leaks fuel surge in global cyber attacks
Firewalls

AI data leaks fuel surge in global cyber attacks

AI data leaks are helping drive a global cyber attack surge, with firms now hit by over 2,000 assaults a week and ransomware on the rise.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025
Real people, real numbers: Why phone verification is your new trust filter
Digital Transformation

Real people, real numbers: Why phone verification is your new trust filter

Phone numbers are becoming the new trust filter, helping businesses block fraud, cut wasted messages and secure real, reachable customers.

By Edmund Ng • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
Cohesity honours global & APAC partners for cyber resilience
Firewalls

Cohesity honours global & APAC partners for cyber resilience

Cohesity has honoured global and APAC partners including NVIDIA, AWS and NCS for driving AI-led data security and cyber resilience.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
AI-driven cyber wars to reshape security in 2026
Firewalls

AI-driven cyber wars to reshape security in 2026

AI-powered attackers and defenders will clash in 2026, driving autonomous breaches, VPN failures and stricter rules that reshape cyber security.

By Kaleah Salmon • 11 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
Singulr AI appoints Bask Iyer to steer enterprise AI governance
Software-as-a-Service

Singulr AI appoints Bask Iyer to steer enterprise AI governance

Singulr AI hires veteran tech leader Bask Iyer as Strategic Advisor to guide CIOs on governance amid rapid enterprise adoption of agentic AI.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
AI-led workplaces twice as likely to beat revenue goals
Digital Transformation

AI-led workplaces twice as likely to beat revenue goals

Firms that embed AI in digital workplace tools are twice as likely to beat revenue goals, as gaps widen with slower-moving rivals.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
Neo4j unveils Fleet Manager for unified graph control
DevOps

Neo4j unveils Fleet Manager for unified graph control

Neo4j launches Fleet Manager, a unified control plane giving CIOs a single view to govern dispersed graph databases for GenAI workloads.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
Netskope adds MCP controls to secure enterprise AI use
Firewalls

Netskope adds MCP controls to secure enterprise AI use

Netskope adds Model Context Protocol controls to its One platform, giving security teams new tools to monitor and lock down AI agent traffic.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
Exclusive: Inside Commvault's Cloud Unity launch with APAC leaders
Data Protection

Exclusive: Inside Commvault's Cloud Unity launch with APAC leaders

Commvault launched its Unity platform to simplify and secure data recovery across hybrid environments, offering unified cyber resilience and faster recovery times.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
V2 AI appoints Ian Nguyen as Partner to lead secure AI
Digital Transformation

V2 AI appoints Ian Nguyen as Partner to lead secure AI

V2 AI names cyber specialist Ian Nguyen as Partner to lead secure AI strategy amid rising demand from regulated industries across Asia Pacific.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
Orq.ai raises EUR €5m to scale enterprise AI agents
Data Protection

Orq.ai raises EUR €5m to scale enterprise AI agents

Orq.ai secures EUR €5m seed funding to scale its enterprise AI agent control platform across Europe and North America.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025
Why every business needs an AI strategy (even if AI isn't the strategy)
Digital Transformation

Why every business needs an AI strategy (even if AI isn't the strategy)

Businesses that treat AI as a shiny toy, not a planned tool, risk waste, security gaps and stagnation as competitors move ahead.

By Talent International • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Data Security stories

Stopping the growing threat of synthetic ID fraud
Biometrics

Stopping the growing threat of synthetic ID fraud

AI-fuelled synthetic ID fraud is surging, set to cost firms USD $23 billion by 2025 and USD $58.3 billion by 2030 without stronger checks.

By Barley Laing • 5 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
Australia leads world in costly, rising ransomware toll
Software-as-a-Service

Australia leads world in costly, rising ransomware toll

Australia tops global ransomware charts as attacks surge, nearly all victims pay up and AI-driven identity threats loom ever larger.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
Denmark launches sovereign AI on Gefion to boost public sector
Data Protection

Denmark launches sovereign AI on Gefion to boost public sector

Denmark switches on a sovereign AI platform atop its Gefion supercomputer, aiming to unlock DKK 55 billion in public-sector gains by 2040.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
Canadian CIOs juggle AI gains with shadow AI risks
Private Cloud

Canadian CIOs juggle AI gains with shadow AI risks

Canadian CIOs speed up AI adoption for productivity gains while racing to rein in shadow AI and meet strict data sovereignty demands.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
NCSC warns AI prompt injection could drive huge UK data breaches
DevOps

NCSC warns AI prompt injection could drive huge UK data breaches

UK cyber agency warns that misunderstanding AI prompt injection risks could trigger data breaches surpassing past SQL attacks in scale.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025