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Synology spotlights data sovereignty & AI at Solution Day 2025
Storage

Synology spotlights data sovereignty & AI at Solution Day 2025

Synology's Solution Day 2025 in Melbourne highlighted data sovereignty and AI, unveiling new enterprise storage and productivity solutions for Australian businesses.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Sep 2025
Exclusive: Tenable co-CEO on Australia, AI and growth
Cloud Security

Exclusive: Tenable co-CEO on Australia, AI and growth

Tenable's co-CEOs lead innovation in exposure management, driving growth and stability with a unique dual leadership model after their CEO's passing.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Sep 2025
Australian cyber leaders shift to breach containment focus
Firewalls

Australian cyber leaders shift to breach containment focus

Australian cyber leaders at Illumio World Tour embrace breach containment, focusing on rapid detection and limiting damage over total prevention.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2025
Australian business leaders urged to close supply chain & cyber gaps
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Australian business leaders urged to close supply chain & cyber gaps

A report warns Australian firms must close supply chain and cyber security gaps as 80% foresee geopolitical risks impacting operations in the next year.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2025

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Business Continuity stories

Mstack launches Chemstack AI to speed up chemical manufacturing
Digital Transformation

Mstack launches Chemstack AI to speed up chemical manufacturing

Mstack launches Chemstack AI, an AI-driven platform cutting chemical synthesis and commercialisation from 18 months to days amid supply chain woes.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Sep 2025
Rising violence prompts firms to boost executive security spend
Physical Security

Rising violence prompts firms to boost executive security spend

A surge in violence threats against executives is driving global firms and investors to boost spending on physical security amid rising business risks.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Sep 2025
Safe Software launches 24/7 global support for FME platform users
Data Analytics

Safe Software launches 24/7 global support for FME platform users

Safe Software now offers 24/7 global support for FME platform users, ensuring expert help anytime to minimise downtime and maintain business continuity worldwide.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Sep 2025
Firevault unveils offline digital vault to combat rising cyber risks
Data Protection

Firevault unveils offline digital vault to combat rising cyber risks

Firevault launches offline digital vault system to shield businesses and directors from rising cyber breach risks and hefty fines in the UK and worldwide.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Sep 2025
Commvault solutions cut cyber recovery times by 99 percent
Data Protection

Commvault solutions cut cyber recovery times by 99 percent

Commvault's Cleanroom Recovery and Cloud Rewind slash cyber recovery times by 99%, enabling organisations to rapidly restore operations after attacks.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Sep 2025
Exclusive: Cohesity explains why cyber resilience beats prevention
Data Protection

Exclusive: Cohesity explains why cyber resilience beats prevention

Cyber resilience is reshaping data backup as businesses face AI-driven cyber threats, demanding new strategies beyond traditional recovery systems.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Mon, 22nd Sep 2025
IGEL unveils rapid endpoint recovery tool to cut $4.44m breach costs
Malware

IGEL unveils rapid endpoint recovery tool to cut $4.44m breach costs

IGEL launches Dual Boot feature enabling organisations to restore secure device access within minutes during cyberattacks, slashing breach costs averaging $4.44m.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Sep 2025
Wiz launches cloud incident response service to boost security
Cloud Security

Wiz launches cloud incident response service to boost security

Wiz has introduced Wiz Incident Response, a new service to help organisations swiftly detect, contain, and recover from cloud security incidents using expert support and AI.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Sep 2025
Data sovereignty emerges as key risk amid global tensions
Storage

Data sovereignty emerges as key risk amid global tensions

Data sovereignty is emerging as a critical risk amid global tensions, with organisations worldwide rethinking data storage to mitigate service and reputational threats.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Sep 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Business Continuity stories

Century Pacific adopts AI tool to optimise supply chain planning
Digital Transformation

Century Pacific adopts AI tool to optimise supply chain planning

Century Pacific Food adopts Blue Yonder's AI-powered solution to enhance supply chain planning, improving forecast accuracy and inventory management amid growth.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2025
Cohesity & Semperis launch solution to defend Active Directory
Ransomware

Cohesity & Semperis launch solution to defend Active Directory

Cohesity and Semperis unveil Cohesity Identity Resilience, a solution safeguarding Active Directory and Entra ID from identity-based cyberattacks across hybrid environments.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Sep 2025
A third of UK firms unable to fully recover data from backups
Data Protection

A third of UK firms unable to fully recover data from backups

Nearly a third of UK firms cannot fully recover data from backups, raising concerns over the effectiveness of current data recovery strategies.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Sep 2025
Cyberattack on airport check-in systems disrupts flights across Europe
Ransomware

Cyberattack on airport check-in systems disrupts flights across Europe

A cyberattack on Collins Aerospace's MUSE system has disrupted check-ins, causing flight delays and cancellations at major European airports including Heathrow and Brussels.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Sep 2025