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Grafana: Turning data chaos into developer efficiency and CFO savings

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Grafana leans on AI-powered observability and Adaptive Telemetry to sharpen developer insight while slashing cloud bills by up to 50%.
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UpGuard unveils Risk Automations to speed cyber fixes

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UpGuard debuts Risk Automations to link cyber risk findings with security workflows, promising faster fixes after USD $75 million raise.
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AI drives rising risk & burnout for ANZ security chiefs

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AI is piling pressure on ANZ CISOs, fuelling burnout, personal liability fears and complex new demands in governance and threat response.
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CISOs cautious as agentic AI adoption in security lags

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CISOs slow-roll agentic AI in defence, even as they brace for more advanced, AI-boosted attacks and rising personal liability risks.
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Delinea boosts EMEA, APAC growth with senior hires

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Delinea has named three senior leaders across EMEA and APAC to accelerate regional sales, channel growth and AI-driven identity security.
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Observability & AI spark Australia's business edge

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Australian firms are turning observability from backroom monitor into strategic engine, fusing AI and data to drive growth and resilience.
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Cyderes names Lana Knop Chief Product Officer for AI push

Sat, 24th Jan 2026
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Cyderes appoints Lana Knop as Chief Product Officer to steer post‑Lucidum product strategy and drive a new wave of AI‑powered security services.
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Cohesity boosts identity resilience for hybrid AD, Entra

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Cohesity has expanded its Identity Resilience tools to detect, block and rapidly undo attacks on hybrid Active Directory and Entra ID.
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Imply warns rising observability costs cut visibility

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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Imply warns soaring observability costs are forcing enterprises to cut log retention, leaving IT teams with blind spots during incidents.
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Why agentic AI is the game-changer SOCs need

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Agentic AI is helping overstretched Australian SOCs fight rising, AI-driven cyber threats by automating legwork while keeping humans in control.
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AWS launches AI agents to automate software, security & ops

Thu, 4th Dec 2025
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AWS launches AI agents-Kiro, Security Agent, and DevOps Agent-to automate software development, security, and operations with greater autonomy and scale.
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Secure.com launches AI teammates to combat USD $10.5 trillion cybercrime

Fri, 21st Nov 2025
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Dubai-based Secure.com launches AI-native Digital Security Teammates to help cybersecurity teams tackle USD $10.5 trillion in global cybercrime damages.
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Exclusive: Splunk reveals why only 4% of organisations are cyber ready

Thu, 13th Nov 2025
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Only 4% of organisations are fully cyber ready, as AI and data strategies become vital amid rising threats and talent shortages.
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Gigamon unveils quantum-safe cryptography in GigaVUE update

Fri, 7th Nov 2025
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Gigamon launches GigaVUE 6.12 update featuring quantum-safe cryptography, aiding firms to tackle future quantum computing threats to encryption.
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Raen Lim appointed Managing Director for Asia Pacific & Japan

Tue, 21st Oct 2025
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Qualtrics appoints Raen Lim as Managing Director for Asia Pacific and Japan to drive growth and AI adoption across the region's diverse markets.
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Rubrik recognised as leader in global IDC cyber-recovery report

Tue, 14th Oct 2025
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Rubrik has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape 2025 report for its advanced AI-driven cyber-recovery and identity resilience solutions.
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Australian firms face new risks as AI & threats reshape cyber landscape

Wed, 8th Oct 2025
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Australian firms face rising cyber risks as AI reshapes threats; experts urge stronger resilience and real-time defences amid growing attacks on major organisations.
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Splunk partners with ASD to boost cyber intelligence sharing

Thu, 25th Sep 2025
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Splunk teams with Australian Signals Directorate to integrate cyber intelligence sharing, aiding government and private sectors in boosting cybersecurity and compliance.
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Gigamon unveils AI-powered Insights to boost cloud security & IT

Fri, 12th Sep 2025
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Gigamon launches AI-powered Insights to enhance cloud security and IT operations by integrating with AWS, Elastic, and Splunk for faster threat detection and troubleshooting.
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Cisco introduces AI-powered Splunk Security editions for faster threat defence

Wed, 10th Sep 2025
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Cisco introduces AI-powered Splunk Security editions to speed up threat detection and streamline security operations for organisations worldwide.