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Study finds 84% of severe cyber incidents use LOTL methods
Firewalls

Study finds 84% of severe cyber incidents use LOTL methods

Bitdefender research reveals 84% of severe cyberattacks exploit common system tools like netsh.exe, evading traditional defences with LOTL methods.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Jun 2025
Snowflake to acquire Crunchy Data to enhance Postgres for AI
Software-as-a-Service

Snowflake to acquire Crunchy Data to enhance Postgres for AI

Snowflake announces plans to buy Crunchy Data, aiming to enhance its AI Data Cloud with an enterprise-ready PostgreSQL platform for AI applications.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Jun 2025
Fivetran expands SDK to simplify building custom data connectors
Software-as-a-Service

Fivetran expands SDK to simplify building custom data connectors

Fivetran has expanded its Connector SDK, enabling developers to create custom data pipelines quickly, boosting analytics and AI capabilities across systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Jun 2025
Tenable to acquire Apex Security, bolstering AI risk control
Digital Transformation

Tenable to acquire Apex Security, bolstering AI risk control

Tenable plans to acquire Apex Security, enhancing its AI risk control and exposure management platform amid rising cyber threats from AI adoption.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Jun 2025
Visa unveils AI-driven commerce & payments push in Asia
Crypto

Visa unveils AI-driven commerce & payments push in Asia

Visa launches AI-powered solutions and partnerships across Asia Pacific, aiming to transform digital commerce with secure, seamless payments and new innovations.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Jun 2025
Expert warns of 'AI wrappers' masquerading as SaaS products
Software-as-a-Service

Expert warns of 'AI wrappers' masquerading as SaaS products

Experts warn that many so-called AI SaaS products are merely basic HTML wrappers over public LLM APIs, offering little value beyond free ChatGPT access.

By Marty Hungerford • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Jun 2025
hi-tequity slashes data centre deployment to just nine months
Hyperscale

hi-tequity slashes data centre deployment to just nine months

hi-tequity cuts data centre deployment from 24-42 months to just nine, targeting power-constrained markets with prefabricated infrastructure and secured power.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Jun 2025
Elastic & AWS partner to enable secure generative AI apps
Data Protection

Elastic & AWS partner to enable secure generative AI apps

Elastic partners with AWS in a five-year deal to help organisations build secure generative AI applications, targeting highly regulated sectors like finance and public services.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 2nd Jun 2025
Hoyts wins major award for cinema mobile app innovation in 2025
Unified Communications

Hoyts wins major award for cinema mobile app innovation in 2025

HOYTS won the 2025 Australian Web Award for its innovative cinema mobile app, praised for enhancing user experience and digital engagement.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 30th May 2025
Kurrent unveils open-source MCP Server for AI-driven databases
Hyperscale

Kurrent unveils open-source MCP Server for AI-driven databases

Kurrent's new open-source MCP Server allows AI-driven natural language interaction with KurrentDB, simplifying database tasks and boosting developer productivity.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 30th May 2025
Asia Pacific faces AI data centre gap despite booming demand
Hyperscale

Asia Pacific faces AI data centre gap despite booming demand

Asia Pacific faces a 15-25GW shortfall in AI-ready data centres by 2028 despite doubling capacity, due to power limits and evolving AI demands, CBRE warns.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 30th May 2025
dbt Labs unveils AI tools to boost data autonomy & governance
Data Analytics

dbt Labs unveils AI tools to boost data autonomy & governance

dbt Labs launches AI-powered tools like dbt Canvas and Insights, boosting data analyst autonomy while ensuring strong governance across organisations.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 30th May 2025
Lineaje survey reveals software supply chain security gaps
Digital Transformation

Lineaje survey reveals software supply chain security gaps

Lineaje's survey reveals software supply chain security gaps, with 48% of experts missing SBOM compliance amid rising AI-related risks and vulnerabilities.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 29th May 2025
Security agencies urge stronger AI data protocols & SIEM shift
Semiconductors

Security agencies urge stronger AI data protocols & SIEM shift

Global security agencies urge enhanced AI data security and updated SIEM-SOAR protocols to combat evolving cyber threats and safeguard critical systems.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 29th May 2025
New Relic & GitHub Copilot integration boosts DevOps speed
DevOps

New Relic & GitHub Copilot integration boosts DevOps speed

New Relic integrates its AI observability platform with GitHub Copilot to speed up software development and enhance application reliability for enterprises.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 29th May 2025

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Griffin unveils MCP Server to boost AI agents in banking
Fintech

Griffin unveils MCP Server to boost AI agents in banking

Griffin has launched its MCP Server, enabling AI agents to open accounts, make payments and analyse transactions within banking systems securely.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 30th May 2025
Green Globes launches campus-wide data centre sustainability standard
DataCentre infrastructure

Green Globes launches campus-wide data centre sustainability standard

The Green Building Initiative has launched the Green Globes Data Center Campus Certification to promote sustainability across data centre campuses with multiple buildings.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 30th May 2025