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Budget wins praise but business warns of skills gaps
Digital Transformation

Budget wins praise but business warns of skills gaps

Business groups welcomed the Budget's productivity push, but warned small firms and agencies still lack the skills to deliver it.

By Sean Mitchell • 9 min read • Last week
Australian budget boosts AI, but cyber gaps remain
Data Protection

Australian budget boosts AI, but cyber gaps remain

Despite welcome AI funding, tech leaders say small firms still lack the cyber defences needed to adopt new tools safely.

By Mark Tarre • 13 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Public Sector stories

Gigamon appoints Stewart Gregory as Sales Chief for EMEA
Hybrid Cloud

Gigamon appoints Stewart Gregory as Sales Chief for EMEA

Rising demand for visibility tools in hybrid cloud and AI environments sets the stage for the new regional sales push across EMEA.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Fortinet expands NVIDIA tie-up to secure enterprise AI
Virtualisation

Fortinet expands NVIDIA tie-up to secure enterprise AI

The tie-up gives organisations real-time controls against prompt injection and data leakage as enterprise AI moves into live deployment.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Rafay wins NVIDIA AI Cloud-Ready validation for AI clouds
Data centers

Rafay wins NVIDIA AI Cloud-Ready validation for AI clouds

Cloud operators can now sell AI infrastructure with validated software controls, as Rafay joins an early NVIDIA-approved group for production deployments.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
SecurEnvoy appoints Giuseppe Sesta to drive Western Europe
Data Protection

SecurEnvoy appoints Giuseppe Sesta to drive Western Europe

Tighter EU compliance rules are driving demand for access controls as the security supplier expands its regional sales push across Western Europe.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Governments eye agentic AI as security worries persist
Data Protection

Governments eye agentic AI as security worries persist

Governments are weighing agentic AI to ease staffing pressure, but most leaders want stronger security and sovereignty safeguards before scaling up.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Droplet warns legacy Windows Server backups may fail
Virtualisation

Droplet warns legacy Windows Server backups may fail

Older servers may be unprotected for years because some backup providers no longer fully support them, risking recovery failures and audit breaches.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
CyberCX report finds 29% of tests exposed severe flaws
Digital Transformation

CyberCX report finds 29% of tests exposed severe flaws

AI systems and social engineering tests proved especially risky, as CyberCX found severe weaknesses in half and 77% of cases respectively.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Asia Pacific governments boost sovereign AI priorities
Hybrid Cloud

Asia Pacific governments boost sovereign AI priorities

Fewer than 1 in 20 governments have made major investment, even as concerns over resilience and security push sovereign AI up the agenda.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week
PagerDuty appoints John DiLullo as chief executive officer
Software-as-a-Service

PagerDuty appoints John DiLullo as chief executive officer

The handover comes as PagerDuty seeks to build on stabilising retention, accelerating new business and momentum in its AI-first operations cloud.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Fortinet expands NVIDIA tie-up to secure enterprise AI
Virtualisation

Fortinet expands NVIDIA tie-up to secure enterprise AI

The integration aims to curb prompt injection and data leaks as enterprises push AI agents into production across cloud and on-premises systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Public Sector stories

Control, agility, long-term value: The 4 non-negotiables for cloud communications
Unified Communications

Control, agility, long-term value: The 4 non-negotiables for cloud communications

Vendor lock-in can turn cloud voice upgrades into costly transformation programmes, raising service risk and limiting control over future changes.

By Sam Winterbotton • 5 min read • Last week
Ontario auditor finds gov. staff use unsecured AI websites
Data Protection

Ontario auditor finds gov. staff use unsecured AI websites

Data exposure risk has risen after Ontario's auditor found thousands of public servants were using unsecured AI sites on work devices.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last week
NTT DATA & HTX to co-develop AI for Singapore security
Data Analytics

NTT DATA & HTX to co-develop AI for Singapore security

Rising scam losses in Singapore are pushing police tech investment, as the pair plan forensic and AI tools to speed investigations.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Inspira Enterprise names Lt Gen Pant strategic adviser
Data Protection

Inspira Enterprise names Lt Gen Pant strategic adviser

The hire underlines growing demand for cyber advisers with government experience as Inspira expands consulting for corporate and public sector clients.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
AWS highlights AI tools for Canada's wildfire season
Internet of Things

AWS highlights AI tools for Canada's wildfire season

As provinces brace for a severe fire season, AWS is touting AI systems that can speed detection, protect crews and improve evacuation alerts.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week