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Personal data breach at rights commission triggers new alarm
Firewalls

Personal data breach at rights commission triggers new alarm

The Australian Human Rights Commission has suffered a data breach after sensitive documents were exposed online due to a server misconfiguration, raising security concerns.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 15th May 2025

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NVIDIA unveils RTX PRO Servers & AI Factory for enterprises
Storage

NVIDIA unveils RTX PRO Servers & AI Factory for enterprises

NVIDIA launches RTX PRO Servers with the Enterprise AI Factory design, boosting performance and AI capacity for data centres in GBP £m enterprise sectors.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Mon, 19th May 2025
NTT DATA unveils Smart AI Agent Ecosystem for business growth
Private Cloud

NTT DATA unveils Smart AI Agent Ecosystem for business growth

NTT DATA launches Smart AI Agent Ecosystem to boost business transformation with intelligent automation and industry-specific AI solutions worldwide.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 5 min read • Fri, 16th May 2025
Boomi & AWS join forces to boost generative AI governance
Digital Transformation

Boomi & AWS join forces to boost generative AI governance

Boomi and AWS form a multi-year partnership to help enterprises manage generative AI agents and speed SAP migrations using integrated platforms and tools.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 15th May 2025
Building trust with conversational AI: How to avoid common pitfalls
Digital Transformation

Building trust with conversational AI: How to avoid common pitfalls

Businesses must build trust in conversational AI by setting clear goals, ensuring transparency, reducing bias, and continuously improving customer interactions.

By Kathryn Murphy • 5 min read • Thu, 15th May 2025
Twilio teams with Microsoft to drive enterprise conversational AI
Software-as-a-Service

Twilio teams with Microsoft to drive enterprise conversational AI

Twilio partners with Microsoft in a multi-year deal to boost enterprise conversational AI, enhancing customer engagement through advanced AI and Azure integration.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 15th May 2025
Altia appoints Natalie Farr to drive EMEA sales & partnerships
Artificial Intelligence

Altia appoints Natalie Farr to drive EMEA sales & partnerships

Altia names Natalie Farr as Director of Sales and Partnerships for EMEA to boost growth and deploy its new investigative platform across the region.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Thu, 15th May 2025
ECU Worldwide partners with Rackspace for AWS cloud migration
Disaster Recovery

ECU Worldwide partners with Rackspace for AWS cloud migration

Rackspace Technology partners with Allcargo's ECU Worldwide to migrate logistics operations across 180 countries to AWS, boosting security, scalability, and customer service.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 14th May 2025
Datadog names Yadi Narayana CTO for Asia-Pacific & Japan
Software-as-a-Service

Datadog names Yadi Narayana CTO for Asia-Pacific & Japan

Datadog has named Yadi Narayana as Chief Technology Officer for Asia-Pacific and Japan to drive growth amid rising demand for observability and security solutions.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 14th May 2025
Hackers target FTP servers with weak passwords, study finds
Firewalls

Hackers target FTP servers with weak passwords, study finds

Specops reveals hackers target FTP port 21 with weak passwords like 'admin' and '123456' in brute force attacks exploiting outdated server security.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 5 min read • Wed, 14th May 2025
Pegasystems launches AI agents for finance sector control
Robotic Process Automation

Pegasystems launches AI agents for finance sector control

Pegasystems has launched Pega Predictable AI Agents, designed for regulated sectors like finance and insurance to ensure transparency and control in AI deployment.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 14th May 2025
Delinea enhances cloud identity platform to secure AI at scale
Cloud Security

Delinea enhances cloud identity platform to secure AI at scale

Delinea upgrades its cloud identity platform with AI-focused features to secure and manage machine identities, addressing a 46:1 machine-to-human ratio in enterprises.

By Moritz Florian • 4 min read • Tue, 13th May 2025

Stories from Other Regions

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Titanbay named UK's most generous employer for staff benefits
Human Capital Management

Titanbay named UK's most generous employer for staff benefits

London-based private markets platform Titanbay has been named the UK's Most Generous Company for its inclusive employee benefits and share scheme.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Tue, 20th May 2025
Digital resilience as a practical blueprint for SMEs in Malaysia
Data Analytics

Digital resilience as a practical blueprint for SMEs in Malaysia

Malaysia's one million SMEs, generating nearly 40% of GDP and half of all jobs, are embracing digital tools to boost productivity and resilience.

By Tsubasa Nakazawa • 5 min read • Fri, 16th May 2025
Most faculty lack tools & training for accessible content
EduTech

Most faculty lack tools & training for accessible content

A survey reveals only 11% of US higher education faculty have the tools and training to create accessible digital content for students with disabilities.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 16th May 2025
Financial sector sets new baseline guidance for Gen-AI risks
Data Protection

Financial sector sets new baseline guidance for Gen-AI risks

The CMORG AI Taskforce, with City of London and UK Finance, publishes new AI Baseline Guidance to help financial firms manage generative AI risks across operations and compliance.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 16th May 2025
US faculty seek support to boost digital course accessibility
EduTech

US faculty seek support to boost digital course accessibility

A US survey reveals just 11% of higher education faculty feel equipped to make digital course content accessible to students with disabilities, highlighting training gaps.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Fri, 16th May 2025