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ZeroEyes hires Stephen Billy to drive US federal push

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ZeroEyes taps former White House advisor Stephen Billy to spearhead federal strategy as it accelerates its push into the US government market.
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QuSecure appoints Brian Cunningham to drive PQC growth

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QuSecure hires ex-Navy SEAL commander Brian Cunningham as EVP for strategy and growth to scale post-quantum cryptography adoption.
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Gigamon named 2026 public sector observability leader

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Gigamon wins Frost & Sullivan’s 2026 public sector observability award as governments battle cyber threats in complex hybrid IT estates.
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Andrea Gwynn honoured in Marquis Who’s Who listing

2 days ago
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Forward Edge-AI CIO Andrea L. Gwynn is named in Marquis Who’s Who, honouring three decades of IT leadership and US Army service.
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Gigamon wins Frost & Sullivan award for public sector

2 days ago
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Gigamon named Frost & Sullivan’s 2026 Company of the Year for deep observability in global public sector network security and performance.
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Cayosoft, XMS to bolster US War Department identity

Last week
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Cayosoft and XMS Solutions will overhaul identity systems for a US war agency, bolstering Zero Trust security across hybrid Microsoft environments.
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Commvault unveils Geo Shield for sovereign cloud data

Last week
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Commvault has launched Geo Shield, a sovereign cloud approach giving regulated customers tighter data residency, control and encryption key choice.
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Kinetic IT reshapes leadership with key public hires

Last week
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Kinetic IT names Jeremy O'Donohue managing director for state government and critical infrastructure amid wider public sector reshuffle.
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Public safety LTE & 5G spend to top USD $6.3 billion

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Global public safety LTE and 5G spending will climb from USD $5bn in 2025 to over USD $6.3bn annually by 2028, SNS Telecom & IT says.
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Defence renews Kinetic IT deal for ICT & base support

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Australia’s Defence Department renews Kinetic IT deal, expanding ICT service desk and switchboard support to a national base contact centre.
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Gigamon honours global partners in channel-first push

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Gigamon crowns top global partners as it doubles down on a channel-first strategy and claims 50% share of deep observability market.
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Digital rights group urges Australians to fight privacy trap

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Digital rights group warns Australians to resist ‘privacy paradox’, urging tougher laws and everyday steps to curb online data tracking.
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Gigamon honours global partners for deep observability

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Gigamon has named top global partners across regions and alliances, spotlighting deep observability as a pillar of hybrid cloud security.
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Propel-AIR 2.0 robotics sprint launches in Brisbane

Last month
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Australia’s Propel-AIR 2.0 robotics sprint launches in Brisbane, uniting ARM Hub, MassRobotics and innovators for a week of AI showcases.
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Gallagher reshapes Australian team for key security growth

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Gallagher reshapes its Australian security team, adding key account, high security and regional roles to drive growth into 2026.
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Microsoft & unions sign landmark AI workplace deal

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Microsoft and the ACTU have struck a first-of-its-kind AI pact to boost worker skills, protect union roles and shape fairer tech policy.
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Boroondara adopts Datacom Datascape for council revamp

Last month
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Boroondara selects Datacom Datascape to overhaul property, rates and permits systems, aiming for streamlined services and future AI automation.
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Concentric AI adds AWS GovCloud support for data security

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Concentric AI brings its Semantic Intelligence data security platform to AWS GovCloud, targeting US public sector and tightly regulated users.
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Coralogix secures sponsor for FedRAMP AI observability bid

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Coralogix enlists US Federal Student Aid to sponsor its FedRAMP bid, targeting first-mover status in AI observability for federal buyers.
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Concentric AI brings Private Scan Manager to Azure

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Concentric AI launches Private Scan Manager on Azure, letting regulated sectors keep sensitive data in private cloud while using SaaS tools.