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Catherine Knowles
News Editor
Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.

Stories by Catherine

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monday.com gives AI agents full user status on platform

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monday.com now lets AI agents sign up and work as full platform users, with direct workspace access, shared governance and unified pricing.
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OpenLegacy unveils AWS hub for safer mainframe shift

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digital transformation
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hyperscale
OpenLegacy debuts an AWS-integrated hub to modernise mainframes incrementally, enabling parallel legacy-cloud operations with less risk.
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Sawmills debuts Mills, an agentic telemetry manager

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Sawmills launches Mills, an agentic telemetry manager that promises to slash observability waste and costs while boosting data quality.
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KX unveils agentic AI blueprints for capital markets

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risk & compliance
KX launches Nvidia-powered agentic AI blueprints to speed capital markets research and trading while tightening audit and governance controls.
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Appdome unveils Threat-Memory to track repeated attacks

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malware
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endpoint protection
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application security
Appdome's new Threat-Memory tool stores on-device threat histories and AI scores to counter repeat mobile fraud and account takeovers.
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Cynomi targets MSPs with new third-party risk push

Yesterday
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digital transformation
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cloud security
Cynomi is urging MSPs to tap booming demand for third-party risk services as supply chain attacks surge and compliance rules tighten.
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Bitwarden adds one-click logins for non-SSO web apps

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data protection
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cloud security
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physical security
Bitwarden adds a one-click login policy that extends SSO-style access to unmanaged web apps, automating vault-based sign-ins via IdP dashboards.
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1Kosmos tops KuppingerCole 2026 passwordless ranking

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data protection
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digital transformation
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1Kosmos named overall, product and innovation leader in KuppingerCole's 2026 passwordless authentication ranking after review of 26 vendors.
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CyberCX becomes official cyber partner to AFL, AFLW

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ransomware
CyberCX signs two-year tie-up as Official Cyber Security Partner of the AFL and AFLW, covering league, clubs and Marvel Stadium's ARC system.
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Fleetio unveils AI Service Advisor to speed repairs

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data analytics
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digital transformation
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rpa
Fleetio launches open beta of AI Service Advisor to streamline repair approvals, cutting workshop time for fleet assets by up to 16%.
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Socotra launches embedded AI assistant for underwriting

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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
Socotra launches embedded AI assistant in its Operations Workbench, promising faster, auditable underwriting across products and regions.
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Attackers abuse Deno runtime to deploy fileless malware

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cybersecurity
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keylogging
Hackers are abusing the trusted Deno JavaScript runtime to run fileless CastleRAT malware solely in memory and evade endpoint defences.
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BriefCatch unveils RealityCheck to tackle AI errors

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risk & compliance
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llms
BriefCatch launches RealityCheck tool to spot AI hallucinations in legal briefs, as courts tighten scrutiny and sanction error-prone lawyers.
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Algolia powers AI search overhaul for Club Med website

2 days ago
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Algolia's AI now powers Club Med's global site search, promising faster trip discovery, smarter filters and higher direct online bookings.
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DataBench, First Person team up on privacy-first IDs

2 days ago
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data protection
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encryption
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biometrics
DataBench and First Person team up on privacy-first digital IDs to prove users are human online without central biometrics or surveillance.
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Keeper & Williams F1 launch identity-first security push

2 days ago
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data protection
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digital transformation
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pam
Keeper Security has kicked off a global identity-first cybersecurity campaign as it enters a third season backing the Atlassian Williams F1 team.
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ShipStation expands ANZ tools for unified eCommerce

3 days ago
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cx
ShipStation rolls out expanded fulfilment, inventory and returns tools in Australia and New Zealand to unify eCommerce operations.
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Microsoft unveils 365 E7 suite & Agent 365 for AI control

3 days ago
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data protection
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digital transformation
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iam
Microsoft shifts Copilot from assistant to AI agents and unveils the E7 Frontier Suite to bundle automation, security and governance.
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VDURA & WD target AI with hybrid storage

3 days ago
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storage
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
VDURA and WD certify Ultrastar hybrid arrays with VDURA Data Platform, targeting cheaper petabyte-scale AI and HPC storage.
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AvePoint adds Google Cloud to AI AgentPulse control

3 days ago
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data protection
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digital transformation
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cloud security
AvePoint brings AgentPulse Command Centre to general release, adding Google Cloud support to govern AI agents and rein in multicloud costs.