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AI arms race fuels surge in cybercrime & deepfake scams
Endpoint Protection

AI arms race fuels surge in cybercrime & deepfake scams

AI advancements are boosting cybercrime in Australia, with infostealer malware and deepfake scams costing businesses millions despite MFA safeguards.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Tue, 6th May 2025

Global Stories

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Exclusive: How sustainability challenges are putting data centres under pressure
Unified Communications

Exclusive: How sustainability challenges are putting data centres under pressure

The global rush to build data centres amid AI boom faces mounting sustainability challenges, threatening their long-term viability and essential services.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Mon, 12th May 2025
New report reveals major security flaws in multimodal AI models
Generative AI

New report reveals major security flaws in multimodal AI models

Enkrypt AI's report reveals severe vulnerabilities in multimodal AI models, warning of safety risks from harmful prompt injections in images.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sat, 10th May 2025
AI trends in video surveillance focus on ethics, hybrid models
Data Protection

AI trends in video surveillance focus on ethics, hybrid models

Axis Communications reveals AI's growing role in video surveillance, stressing ethical use, data privacy, and hybrid cloud-edge systems in industry report.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Sat, 10th May 2025
Optimizely unveils enhanced Opal AI to boost marketing workflows
Marketing Technologies

Optimizely unveils enhanced Opal AI to boost marketing workflows

Optimizely upgrades its AI tool Opal with new features and workflows to boost marketing efficiency within the Optimizely One suite, enhancing task automation.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025
Pulumi launches IDP to speed secure cloud infrastructure delivery
Software-as-a-Service

Pulumi launches IDP to speed secure cloud infrastructure delivery

Pulumi launches Pulumi IDP, an internal developer platform to speed cloud infrastructure delivery with built-in security and governance controls.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 7th May 2025
How to turn the contact centre grind into interesting and rewarding work for your agents in 2025
Unified Communications

How to turn the contact centre grind into interesting and rewarding work for your agents in 2025

AI-powered tools are transforming contact centres by easing agents' workloads, boosting job satisfaction, and cutting staff churn in 2025.

By Ian de Sousa and Paul Rilstone • 4 min read • Wed, 7th May 2025
Businesses intensify efforts to secure data in cloud computing
Malware

Businesses intensify efforts to secure data in cloud computing

Businesses are boosting cloud security efforts as rising cloud adoption brings complex risks, requiring new strategies to protect sensitive data and maintain compliance.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Sat, 3rd May 2025
Vistar Media brings Adstruc OOH planning software to ANZ
Modernisation

Vistar Media brings Adstruc OOH planning software to ANZ

Vistar Media launches Adstruc in Australia and New Zealand, streamlining out-of-home ad planning and saving agencies over 30% of weekly time.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Thu, 1st May 2025
Experts call for end to password reliance on World Password Day
Biometrics

Experts call for end to password reliance on World Password Day

Experts warn on World Password Day that traditional passwords are weak against AI-driven attacks, urging adoption of biometrics and passwordless authentication.

By Melania Watson • 6 min read • Thu, 1st May 2025

Stories from Other Regions

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Cyber experts urge resilience amid rise in sophisticated ransomware
Ransomware

Cyber experts urge resilience amid rise in sophisticated ransomware

Organisations worldwide are urged to bolster defences as ransomware threats intensify, with attacks becoming more sophisticated and costly, experts warn.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 12th May 2025
CyXcel earns CREST accreditation for cyber incident response
Malware

CyXcel earns CREST accreditation for cyber incident response

CyXcel, part of Weightmans, has earned CREST accreditation for its Cyber Incident Response Services, affirming its high standards and expertise in cyber resilience.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025
IoT Security Foundation launches new group for device identity
Platform-as-a-Service

IoT Security Foundation launches new group for device identity

The IoT Security Foundation has launched a Device Identities Working Group to boost IoT security by developing trusted device identities across the supply chain.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025
How 'Cloud Adjudication' benefits retailers in Southeast Asia
Customer Experience

How 'Cloud Adjudication' benefits retailers in Southeast Asia

Cloud-based adjudication boosts Southeast Asian retailers with fast, personalised offers, enhancing loyalty programmes and customer satisfaction across channels.

By Aaron Crowe • 4 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025
TCS MasterCraft introduces GenAI for faster legacy IT modernisation
Digital Transformation

TCS MasterCraft introduces GenAI for faster legacy IT modernisation

TCS has updated MasterCraft with GenAI and Agentic AI to cut legacy IT modernisation costs by 70% and double the speed of transformation projects.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 8th May 2025
Slow broadband costing UK businesses GBP £11 billion each year
Unified Communications

Slow broadband costing UK businesses GBP £11 billion each year

Slow broadband costs UK businesses GBP £11 billion annually, harming productivity, customer service, and cybersecurity across major towns and cities.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 6th May 2025
Cloud Security Alliance & Northeastern launch AI safety course
Cloud Security

Cloud Security Alliance & Northeastern launch AI safety course

The Cloud Security Alliance and Northeastern University have launched a new certification programme to equip professionals with AI safety and ethics skills.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 2nd May 2025