Digital Trust stories
Public confidence in AI and data handling has plunged, with most Australians rejecting the use of personal information to train models.
Offshore web hosting is becoming harder to justify as Australian firms weigh latency, sovereignty and support risks across their digital stack.
Most Australian buyers say security fears, late deliveries and poor tracking are undermining social commerce, despite rising use of the channels.
Oxford Information Labs says cross-border scam probes could improve as the upgraded platform draws on about 28 million signals across ASEAN.
Only 34% of organisations have a current view of their digital certificates, leaving most exposed to outages from expired credentials.
Knowledge gaps and sustainability concerns are still holding back wider adoption, even as 73% of Web3 professionals back blockchain for enterprise security.
Only 3% of Australian businesses have started preparing for post-quantum cryptography, leaving sensitive data exposed to harvest-now, decrypt-later attacks.
Strong domains are set to become more valuable as AI makes it easier for small teams to launch websites and apps, a survey found.
New rules are forcing Asian startups to divert cash and staff from product work, with 88% reporting operational constraints, a study found.
Customers can now manage the full certificate lifecycle in one place as Sectigo targets expiry risks and quantum-ready testing.
Despite higher spending plans, half of SMBs reported a cyber incident in the past year, exposing a widening readiness gap.
Rising cyber risk and regulatory pressure are pushing telecom operators to harden voice services as enterprises shift calling into cloud platforms.
Most unsolicited business calls now go unanswered as branded caller ID and pre-call messages become key to winning trust, MaxContact found.
UK businesses are treating domain names as trust markers as 65% of respondents said they trust AI-recommended sites more than search results.
The framework aims to give households control over energy data as the sector builds a common consent system for flexible tariffs and services.
Confidence is lagging behind AI use in New Zealand, with most users still wary and many saying they would walk away over misuse.
UK firms are still treating cyber security as an IT issue, leaving board oversight, supplier checks and proof of resilience dangerously thin.
Familiarity with AI fakery is not improving detection, as a UK survey found Britons struggled to spot manipulated video and stills.
With one in three firms still lacking basic protection, smaller UK businesses are facing a sharper threat and higher breach costs as attacks rise.
Growing use of AI fakery is forcing companies to verify who is really on screen before hiring, approving payments or granting access.