Regulation stories - Page 15

Discovery Consulting names SAP specialist Mark Miranda to spearhead NSW mid-market growth, targeting preferred partner status by 2028.

Netpoleon partners with Hack The Box to deliver hands-on cyber skills training and readiness tools to address ANZ's growing security gap.

OpenAI deploys behavioural age prediction for ChatGPT as it prepares a 2026 adult mode, raising fresh privacy and child-safety concerns.

AI use in Australian payroll soars to 77%, yet more than a third of employers still doubt they are consistently paying staff correctly.

Cybersecurity leaders warn boards must treat data privacy as a strategic imperative as AI drives explosive growth in personal data use.

AI investment is surging faster than data privacy and board oversight, leaving storage gaps and weak access controls to fuel rising risk.

AI adoption, machine identities and physical security systems are driving board-level privacy scrutiny for Australian organisations.

Data Privacy Day warns AI and cloud adoption is racing ahead of data governance, as boards and regulators demand proof of control.

Cognizant and Adobe are deepening their AI alliance to speed and govern large-scale content creation for heavily regulated global enterprises.

Ataccama named Leader in Forrester's 2026 Data Quality Wave, earning top Strategy score for its AI-first, end-to-end data trust platform.

Smart Communications names Heidi Johnson chief product and technology officer as it sharpens AI governance for heavily regulated clients.

Mitsubishi Electric completes USD $1bn purchase of OT and IoT security specialist Nozomi Networks, which will continue to run independently.

Gartner warns 35% of nations will be locked into region-specific AI by 2027 as sovereignty, security and cultural fit overtake scale.

Smart Communications appoints Heidi Johnson as chief product and technology officer to spearhead its next phase of AI-led innovation.

ThetaRay launches Ray AI suite to automate AML investigations, promising audit-ready case files and up to 70% less manual work.

AI deepfakes are eroding faith in biometrics and executive identities, forcing companies to rebuild trust in how they verify people and payments.

Nike is investigating a suspected cyber attack after hackers claimed access to terabytes of internal data, raising global security concerns.

Consumer goods groups race to modernise fragmented data systems as they lay foundations for scaling AI and agentic tools across factories.

Australian supply chain chiefs look beyond cost cuts to growth and automation, while frontline managers remain fixated on immediate savings.

AI is transforming data privacy as mistrust soars and cyber attacks accelerate, pushing firms to verify every identity and machine action.