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AI drives cyber budgets yet remains first on the chop list

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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AI is driving sharp rises in cyber spend, yet boards still see it as the easiest line to cut when budgets come under pressure.
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Everpure rebrands from Pure Storage with 1touch deal

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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storage
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data protection
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dr
Everpure debuts as Pure Storage's new name and moves deeper into AI-ready data management with a planned acquisition of 1touch.
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AI-fuelled cyber attacks hit in minutes, warns CrowdStrike

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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saas
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ransomware
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cloud security
AI is fuelling a surge in cyber attacks, with CrowdStrike warning criminals now move from breach to lateral movement in under 30 minutes.
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Cloudflare adds quantum-safe encryption across SASE

Tue, 24th Feb 2026
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firewalls
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data protection
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vpns
Cloudflare has enabled quantum-safe encryption across its SASE platform, securing IPsec, WAN and Zero Trust links without extra cost.
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11:11 Systems buys Aussie Broadband's Digital Sense

Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
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hybrid cloud
11:11 Systems snaps up Digital Sense from Aussie Broadband, deepening its VMware cloud play and bolstering its reach across Australia.
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Tenable warns AI outpacing security, widening risk gap

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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pam
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cloud security
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application security
Tenable warns cloud and AI adoption is creating a widening 'zero‑margin' security gap as exposure grows faster than defenders can respond.
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Splashtop, Leader partner on secure remote access push

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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data protection
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encryption
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partner programmes
Splashtop taps Australian distributor Leader to push secure remote access and autonomous endpoint management for hybrid workforces.
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Unilever partners Google Cloud to build AI-first backbone

Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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cx
Unilever taps Google Cloud's AI and data platforms in a five-year deal to build an enterprise-wide digital backbone for its global brands.
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Check Point named GigaOm cloud network security leader

Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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firewalls
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
Check Point tops GigaOm's 2025 Radar for cloud network security for a third year, named a Leader and Fast Mover for its unified platform.
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NVIDIA touts GB300 to slash AI agent inference costs

Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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hyperscale
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dc
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hpc
NVIDIA claims its GB300 NVL72 platform slashes AI agent and coding assistant inference costs by up to 35x as cloud rollouts accelerate.
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Chainguard adds Fulfilment Dashboard, expands Helm focus

Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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virtualisation
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devops
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supply chain
Chainguard launches a Fulfilment Dashboard and expands its vetted Helm charts, aiming to streamline and secure Kubernetes deployments.
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Anthropic raises USD $30 billion, hits USD $380b value

Mon, 16th Feb 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Anthropic raises USD $30bn in new backing, lifting the AI group's valuation to USD $380bn as demand for its Claude models surges.
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Brinqa brings exposure management platform to Google Cloud

Sun, 15th Feb 2026
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saas
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storage
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hybrid cloud
Brinqa lists unified exposure management on Google Cloud Marketplace, streamlining procurement and deployment for committed cloud customers.
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eBPF report shows efficiency, security gains at scale

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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ddos
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ransomware
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devops
eBPF report finds major cloud players cutting CPU, traffic costs and boosting security at scale, signalling a shift to kernel-level control.
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Love at first byte: The infrastructure behind your Valentine's match

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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data protection
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
From swipes to sparks, low-latency data centres, clouds and interconnection hubs quietly power your Valentine's match worldwide.
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ECL unveils FlexGrid to power AI edge data centres

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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edge computing
ECL launches FlexGrid, a multi-fuel power platform to scale AI edge data centres where grid capacity and hydrogen ecosystems are limited.
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VDURA adds AI infrastructure leaders to strengthen board

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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storage
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network infrastructure
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hybrid cloud
VDURA taps AI infrastructure veterans from Dell and Google Cloud to bolster its board as GPU-driven storage and flash volatility reshape demand.
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SSHStalker botnet preys on legacy Linux & cloud hosts

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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malware
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firewalls
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hyperscale
A newly uncovered SSHStalker botnet uses old-school IRC and legacy Linux exploits to hijack outdated corporate and cloud hosts at scale.
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Submer buys Radian Arc to build sovereign telco AI cloud

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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edge computing
Submer is acquiring Radian Arc to fuse its InferX platform with carrier-embedded GPU edge, pitching a sovereign telco-focused AI cloud.
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AI shift to operations exposes Australia readiness gap

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Australian tech leaders shift AI from trials to daily operations, but warn a gap in skills and infrastructure risks stalling productivity gains.