Category: Global IT News

GUEST OPINION:  Over the past few years many businesses have gone digital in a big way, transforming how they deliver their services and products in ways that were not possible before technologies like cloud computing and web services.

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COMPANY NEWS:  As AI transforms cyber threats, NSS Labs recognition affirms Check Point’s leadership in prevention-first security, outperforming the competition

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GUEST RESEARCH:  New research reveals key trends shaping hotel technology investment, satisfaction, and strategy, and a clear shift toward Best-in-Class integrated systems over All-in-One platforms.

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Global VC backs Gold Coast startup to scale its AI workforce platform, underscoring the city’s rise as Australia’s next technology hub

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Tenable research reveals hidden AI flaws that allow data exfiltration, safety override, and persistent compromise within ChatGPT

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COMPANY ACCOUNCEMENT: New appointments focused on shortening experience management innovation cycles, driving continuous AI performance improvements, and enhancing product experience

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COMPANY NEWS:  Industry’s first fully AI-powered Banking Platform for Wealth Management recognised for transforming advisor productivity and client experiences

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COMPANY NEWS:  New AI software builds on NVIDIA AI Data Platform reference design to enable organisations to design, deploy and govern AI agents with no-code tools, built-in blueprints and sovereign data control to shorten time to value and drive responsible, enterprise-scale innovation

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COMPANY NEWS:  AI-powered knowledge management platform puts expertise at the fingertips of every insurance professional

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James Blake is the VP of Global Cyber Resiliency at Cohesity, which protects, secures, and provides insights into the world’s data. James joined me in a one-on-one chat to discuss the state of cyber security, and cyber resilience, in late 2025.

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16 delivers an industry-leading support window and reduces operational costs and complexity through AI readiness

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Promising affordable precision for everyday scanning needs, Epson’s WorkForce DS-1730 flatbed scanner is now available. 

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Zoom has announced major updates to its Zoom Up Partner Program, introducing a more flexible, value-driven approach designed to better support partners and simplify the customer journey. 

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An email has just arrived in my inbox from Microsoft on its Microsoft 365 pricing, giving users the option to easily switch back to a subscription that doesn’t include paying extra for its Copilot AI assistant. 

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Celonis has joined forces with data and AI giant Databricks to enable customers to break down data silos, reduce data copies, limit synchronisation errors, enhance security, and simplify data governance.

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The Mercedes-Benz Group AG has improved on-time delivery of cars to customers, accelerated decision cycles, and made efficiency gains across more than 30 global production plants since joining forces with Celonis.

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COMPANY NEWS:  New partnership empowers organisations with access to rich data insights required to power AI apps that accelerate businesses outcomes

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COMPANY NEWS:  Snowflake Intelligence is now generally available, equipping organisations to democratise data and AI across their business New advancements to Snowflake Horizon Catalog and Snowflake Openflow enable enterprises to make all their data accessible for AI agents New suite of developer tools to supercharge agentic AI, enabling developers to deploy AI apps faster and…

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COMPANY NEWS:  Following a global tender process, the Arkeus Hyperspectral Optical Radar (HSOR) has been selected to support the Australian Army’s Wide Area Airborne Surveillance (WAAS) Program, enhancing the capability of its Tactical Uncrewed Aerial Systems. 

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Nokia has announced an expansion of its partnership with SoftBank Corp. through a new deal to supply advanced 4G and 5G radio access equipment in Japan.

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GUEST RESEARCH: With AI, training, and unified tools, DBAs can trade firefighting for high-impact, value-driven work.

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COMPANY NEWS: Innovations and partnerships, including a new collaboration with Snowflake, equip developers to turn business data and AI into real business outcomes.

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Brisbane-based enterprise software provider TechnologyOne has launched the Team Australia Fund and invited universities that have lost funding from the United States to apply.

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Legal information and analytics provider LexisNexis has launched its APAC data centre in Malaysia to better serve the Asian market.

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COMPANY NEWS: ASI Solutions, a leading Australian technology provider, has released its new 2025 Growth and Resiliency report, revealing that organisations nationwide are reshaping their IT strategies to balance growth ambitions with the need for greater resilience.

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Telstra has announced its business, enterprise, state and territory partners of the year awards for 2025, including such categories as Deal of the Year, Customer Excellence, Distribution Excellence, Channel Champion, Hall of Fame and more – read on to find out who won. 

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During its annual Celosphere 2025 conference in Munich, process intelligence leader Celonis highlighted how global customers such as Mercedes-Benz, Vinmar, and Uniper are achieving major operational gains through enterprise AI powered by process intelligence.

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During its annual Celosphere 2025 conference in Munich, process intelligence leader Celonis highlighted how global customers such as Mercedes-Benz, Vinmar, and Uniper are achieving major operational gains through enterprise AI powered by process intelligence.

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Celonis has used its Celosphere 2025 conference in Munich to unveil sweeping platform innovations that position it as a central player in the new era of agentic, AI-driven enterprises.

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Celonis has used its Celosphere 2025 conference in Munich to unveil sweeping platform innovations that position it as a central player in the new era of agentic, AI-driven enterprises.

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Black Friday has struck early meaning there are some insane laptop discounts for those looking to upgrade or replace their moribund Windows 10 computer. This has shaken-up our monthly laptop group test rankings by pushing the high-value laptops to the top and those at caveman RRPs down the list…

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COMPANY NEWS: Amperity, the leading AI-powered customer data cloud, today unveiled Real-Time Profiles, a breakthrough capability that allows brands to connect every live customer signal with their full historical profile, making true real-time personalisation a reality.

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Industry leaders shared insights on digital convergence, banking transformation, and AI-powered identity security during successful event participation​​ COMPANY NEWS: Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, has successfully concluded its participation in the Hong Kong FinTech Week 2025, showcasing its comprehensive suite of financial technology solutions and contributed valuable expert insights through…

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Strategic move reinforces Insight’s position as APAC’s leading Solutions Integrator, helping organisations navigate complex digital threats. COMPANY NEWS: Solutions Integrator Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT) today announced that its Australian subsidiary, Insight Enterprises Australia has completed its acquisition of Sekuro.

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AI tools have expploded on the scene, and with them, the term “AI slop” has similarly emerged. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says “vibe coding sometimes feels like things that create slop,” but says that need not be the experience in your business.

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GUEST OPINION: When I started leading teams, I thought success was about growth – bigger numbers, faster results, larger goals. But over time, I’ve learned that success is not what you earn, it’s what you give.

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SOTI’s latest product updates help healthcare providers reduce disruptions, improve efficiencies and enhance patient care. COMPANY NEWS: In the healthcare sector, technology failures are more than a productivity concern, with the potential to cause delays that could jeopardise lives. To address the risk of downtime to mission-critical devices, SOTI unveiled a range of enhancements to its…

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COMPANY NEWS:  Beyond automation, beyond chatbots: welcome to the era of trusted Agentic Tax and Compliance

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COMPANY NEWS:  Fastly, a leader in global edge platforms, has launched a sustainability dashboard empowering Australian and New Zealand customers to meet growing regulatory requirements for supply chain emissions disclosure. The dashboard enables users to collect data on carbon hotspots, export reports for annual disclosures, and pull emissions data straight into existing workflows. 

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COMPANY NEWS: Delivering the industry’s first and only protective DDI platform, which achieved rapid adoption and impact in just one year. Simplifying hybrid multi-cloud operations, breaking down silos and accelerating deployments with new integrations across Akamai, Cloudflare, Google Cloud and Microsoft. Delivering the foundational, critical network services that simplify operations and enable organisations to build…

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COMPANY NEWS:  Report recognises Cloudera as an ideal choice for organisations that want robust data processing, scalable storage, and persistent data management to power modern business use cases.

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Arkeus, an Australian provider of AI-powered autonomous optical sensing systems for air, land and sea, today announced its Surface Hyperspectral Optical Radar (HSOR) technology has been successfully integrated and operationally tested on the Ocius Bluebottle Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) to provide enhanced maritime domain awareness to customers of the platform.

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There has been much discussion about the need to fortify critical infrastructure, like the electricity grid, from cyber attack by a hostile nation, but a new report suggests that the grid could be wide open to attack from highly insecure domestic solar power systems.

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Cloudian is enabling governments, enterprises, and service providers worldwide to develop sovereign AI projects within their national borders, using its proven S3-compatible storage platforms. With Cloudian HyperStore for AI data management and the Cloudian HyperScale AI Data Platform – which integrates NVIDIA accelerated computing, networking and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software – organisations can deploy full-stack…

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The new partnership will enable OpenAI to run its advanced AI workloads on AWS’s world-class infrastructure starting immediately.

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AMD and global technology distributor Avnet have teamed up to deliver a national roadshow, bringing high-performance AI solutions and hands-on innovation across Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, and Adelaide

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GUEST OPINION: The financial world is standing at the edge of its most disruptive shift in decades. For centuries, banking has been built on centralised institutions, regulatory oversight, and the trust of depositors. DeFi, on the other hand, is built on code, transparency, and borderless participation.

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CHOICE Best Brand recognition received for LG Stick Vacuums (2024, 2025), Dryers (2025), and Top Load Washers (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

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CHOICE Best Brand recognition received for LG Stick Vacuums (2024, 2025), Dryers (2025), and Top Load Washers (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

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CHOICE Best Brand recognition received for LG Stick Vacuums (2024, 2025), Dryers (2025), and Top Load Washers (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

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GUEST OPINION:  A recent headline about a cyber breach caught my eye. It suggested that the disclosure of personal information is the “worst case scenario” when a cyber breach occurs. While such incidents spark significant public concern, I don’t think this is in fact “The Worst-Case Cyber Scenario” as it was made out to be. This…

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GUEST OPINION:  Cloud-based unified security solutions provide the optimum safeguard against devastating physical and cyber incursions.

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The Battery Stewardship Council (BSC) has been granted an exemption for the next five years by the ACCC to allow it to continue to operate its B-cycle Battery Stewardship Scheme (Scheme).

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While big tech names like OpenAI and Google have been broadcasting their experiments with artificial intelligence, Adobe has taken a different approach in recent years. The software giant has been carefully tinkering with AI frameworks in the background of their Creative Cloud apps, with software like Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat, and even Premiere Pro rolling out…

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Consumer technology and smart energy solutions provider Anker Innovations has presented its most comprehensive multi-brand lineup to date at All Energy Australia 2025, featuring innovations that connect power, storage, charging, and smart living.

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Cybersecurity company Barracuda has released new research showing that organisations taking longer than nine hours to address an email security breach have a 79% chance of also being a victim of ransomware.

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With 11 battery business bankruptcies and over $15 billion erased in the process in the past year alone, it’s clear that something is short-circuiting the development of the next big energy innovation in the U.S. and Europe.

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COMPANY NEWS: The company sets a new standard for how organisations reimagine work, empower employees, and scale intelligent operations.

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COMPANY NEWS: The company sets a new standard for how organisations reimagine work, empower employees, and scale intelligent operations.

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GUEST OPINION: Artificial intelligence (AI) is steadily transforming how small, medium, and large-sized businesses manage travel and expense (T&E) processes. The rise of AI-powered applications is less about futuristic concepts and more about practical tools that reduce administrative burdens, improve visibility, and support better financial decisions for organisations where every dollar matters, according to SAP…

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GUEST OPINION: Artificial intelligence (AI) is steadily transforming how small, medium, and large-sized businesses manage travel and expense (T&E) processes. The rise of AI-powered applications is less about futuristic concepts and more about practical tools that reduce administrative burdens, improve visibility, and support better financial decisions for organisations where every dollar matters, according to SAP…

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New system expected to save significant lawyer hours

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New system expected to save significant lawyer hours

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It’s the last day of October – and the last day of the annual Cyber Security Awareness month for 2025, and while every day should be Cyber Security Awareness Day, it’s fantastic to see companies and the Australian Government taking this very seriously, given the massive impact cyber security breaches have on people, not just…

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It’s the last day of October – and the last day of the annual Cyber Security Awareness month for 2025, and while every day should be Cyber Security Awareness Day, it’s fantastic to see companies and the Australian Government taking this very seriously, given the massive impact cyber security breaches have on people, not just…

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GUEST OPINION:  Cybersecurity is no longer a problem for the CISO to manage in isolation. It has become a boardroom issue, carrying regulatory scrutiny, investor attention, and reputational risk. Yet despite billions spent on security tools, breaches continue to rise. The disparity between the two is not due to a lack of investment but a disconnect…

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GUEST OPINION:  Cybersecurity is no longer a problem for the CISO to manage in isolation. It has become a boardroom issue, carrying regulatory scrutiny, investor attention, and reputational risk. Yet despite billions spent on security tools, breaches continue to rise. The disparity between the two is not due to a lack of investment but a disconnect…

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GUEST RESEARCH:  Rimini Street declares ERP Software dead and unveils Agentic AI ERP, a next generation, transformative ERP technology that delivers innovation faster, better and cheaper with more agility, deployed over existing ERP Software with no required, costly ERP upgrades 

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GUEST RESEARCH:  Rimini Street declares ERP Software dead and unveils Agentic AI ERP, a next generation, transformative ERP technology that delivers innovation faster, better and cheaper with more agility, deployed over existing ERP Software with no required, costly ERP upgrades 

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GUEST OPINION:  Commercial buildings are no longer judged solely by location, architecture, or floor space. Increasingly, tenants and visitors expect environments that are intelligent, responsive, and safe. Technology is now the key differentiator, and video plays a central role in that transformation.

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GUEST OPINION:  Commercial buildings are no longer judged solely by location, architecture, or floor space. Increasingly, tenants and visitors expect environments that are intelligent, responsive, and safe. Technology is now the key differentiator, and video plays a central role in that transformation.

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Manufacturing companies will be able to reduce operational complexity with a new data-driven view of their product portfolio thanks to a partnership between Celonis and Cavalis.

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Manufacturing companies will be able to reduce operational complexity with a new data-driven view of their product portfolio thanks to a partnership between Celonis and Cavalis.

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NEWS AND OPINION: Coles, the Australian supermarket and retail giant, says it is the first major Australian retailer to deploy ChatGPT enterprise at scale as part of its new collaboration with OpenAI, empowering team members with cutting-edge tools and exploring new ways to enhance the customer experience.

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COMPANY NEWS:  Milestone Systems today announced the latest updates in XProtect 2025 R3 and the Arcules platform, delivering new capabilities that accelerate investigations, strengthen security operations, and simplify system management.

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COMPANY NEWS:  Milestone Systems today announced the latest updates in XProtect 2025 R3 and the Arcules platform, delivering new capabilities that accelerate investigations, strengthen security operations, and simplify system management.

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COMPANY NEWS: Unifying compute, storage and networking to take generative AI from pilot to production.

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COMPANY NEWS: Unifying compute, storage and networking to take generative AI from pilot to production.

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COMPANY NEWS:  PricingCenter revolutionises insurance pricing and rating by increasing efficiency, improving accuracy, and speeding time to market

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COMPANY NEWS:  PricingCenter revolutionises insurance pricing and rating by increasing efficiency, improving accuracy, and speeding time to market

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COMPANY NEWS:  Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a pioneer and global leader of cyber security solutions, and Lakera, a world leading AI-native security platform for Agentic AI applications, with researchers from The UK AI Security Institute (AISI), have announced the release of the backbone breaker benchmark (b3), an open-source security evaluation designed specifically for…

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COMPANY NEWS:  Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a pioneer and global leader of cyber security solutions, and Lakera, a world leading AI-native security platform for Agentic AI applications, with researchers from The UK AI Security Institute (AISI), have announced the release of the backbone breaker benchmark (b3), an open-source security evaluation designed specifically for…

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COMPANY NEWS:  Signs agreement to acquire Keyless, expanding privacy-first authentication across the entire user journey.

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COMPANY NEWS:  Signs agreement to acquire Keyless, expanding privacy-first authentication across the entire user journey.

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Visa rules and laws are tricky, especially if you are someone who has overstayed your visa. This is a common situation for a lot of people for a multitude of reasons, but there is a possible answer to this dilemma. If you are in a situation where you are still in the country after your…

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Visa rules and laws are tricky, especially if you are someone who has overstayed your visa. This is a common situation for a lot of people for a multitude of reasons, but there is a possible answer to this dilemma. If you are in a situation where you are still in the country after your…

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New AI-generated risk intelligence and vulnerability intelligence capabilities help security teams prioritise, collaborate, and remediate faster Threat detection and exposure management company Rapid7 has announced AI-generated risk intelligence as part of the Rapid7 Command Platform.

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New AI-generated risk intelligence and vulnerability intelligence capabilities help security teams prioritise, collaborate, and remediate faster Threat detection and exposure management company Rapid7 has announced AI-generated risk intelligence as part of the Rapid7 Command Platform.

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The digital landscape is tougher than ever in terms of standing out to your audience. In a world flooded with messages, how do you get yours to the top? This is where animated video services come into the picture. These videos captivate audiences with stunning visuals and stories that hold attention. But how do these…

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The digital landscape is tougher than ever in terms of standing out to your audience. In a world flooded with messages, how do you get yours to the top? This is where animated video services come into the picture. These videos captivate audiences with stunning visuals and stories that hold attention. But how do these…

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Okta, the leading independent identity partner, has announced the results of the Okta AI Security Poll, which shows while Australian organisations are rapidly embracing AI, many are still defining who owns the risks and how best to govern them.

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