Integris’ planned acquisition of First Focus is not just a geographic expansion play. According to founder and CEO Rashaad Bajwa, the deal gives the U.S.-based MSP a scaled platform in Australia and New Zealand at a time when SMB customers are beginning to ask harder questions about AI, data protection, and governance. First Focus expands…
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All major AI models violate EU regulations — study
T All of the big AI models violate EU rules on AI and data protection to varying degrees, according to the nonprofit research foundation Aithos. Aithos tested the models using its own tool, LARA (Legal Assessment for Real-world Agents), which simulates real-world situations where AI assistants may find themselves in legally questionable situations, according to…
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Browser Threats Are Expanding the SMB Attack Surface
Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are facing a growing wave of cyberattacks, and according to Palo Alto Networks, many of those threats are now originating directly inside the browser. During a recent discussion with eSecurityPlanet, Shivam Srivastava, VP of Product Management for Prisma Browser for Business at Palo Alto Networks, discussed the growing cybersecurity challenges…
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
Shadow AI risks deepen as 31% of users get no employer training
Between one-fifth and one-third of workers use AI outside the influence and governance of the IT function, according to a global survey of 6,000 full-time employees at enterprise organizations. Researchers found a widening gap between employee AI adoption and the controls organizations have in place to manage it. The Lenovo Work Reborn Research Series 2026…
AI, Global Security News
IT spending to hit $6.31 trillion record, thanks to AI
Global spending on IT is expected to reach $6.31 trillion in 2026, according to the latest quarterly forecast from Gartner, marking a 13.5% increase from the previous year. The forecast shows that growth is spread across all major segments, though not evenly. Much of the increase is tied to ongoing investment in AI, particularly in…
AI, Global Security News
Gartner: Global IT spending to grow by 13.5% this year
Global IT spending is expected to rise this year to $6.31 trillion, according to a new forecast from Gartner, a 13.5% increase compared to 2025. According to the research firm, AI is the single most important driver behind the growth, with investments in AI infrastructure, in particular, driving the trend. The data center systems segment…
AI, Global Security News
Workplace stress in 2026 is still worse than before the pandemic
Roughly 40% of employees worldwide said they experienced a lot of stress during the previous day, according to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace 2026 report, a figure that has remained above pre-pandemic levels for several years. Daily anger stood at 22% globally, sadness at 23%, and loneliness at 22%. Together, these numbers point to…
AI, Europe, Global Security News
European AI spending set to hit $290 billion by 2029
European enterprises are committing serious money to AI, and the numbers are accelerating. According to IDC’s Worldwide AI and Generative AI Spending Guide, AI spending across Europe will reach $290 billion by 2029, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 33.7%. Organizations across the continent are moving AI out of proof-of-concept projects and into…
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News
Report: Only 34% of Security Talent Plan to Stay in Their Roles
Only 34% of cybersecurity professionals plan to stay in their current roles, according to IANS and Artico Search’s recently released 2026 Cybersecurity Talent Report. The report outlines key insights on compensation, roles, and retention based on a survey of more than 500 security professionals. CISOs must rethink how to retain talent The report highlights declining…
AI, Global Security News
Global RAM shortage prompts Microsoft to hike Surface prices
Microsoft has decided to drastically raise the prices of its Surface series computers, according to Windows Central. As a result, the flagship models of the Surface Laptop and Surface Pro now cost $1,499 — $500 more than they did at launch in 2024. The main reason for the price hikes is tied to the global…
AI, Global Security News
PC sales rise in Q1 despite memory shortage — IDC
In the first quarter of 2026, 65.6 million PCs were sold worldwide, according to data released this week by IDC. That represents a 2.5% increase compared to the same quarter a year ago. The research firm attributed the increase to customers moving to buy PCs now ahead of expected significant price hikes. The fact that…
AI, APAC, Apps, Global Security News, Risk Management
Opkey Report: Cloud Complexity Strains Enterprise IT
Enterprises are struggling to keep up with the growing complexity of cloud environments, according to a new report from Opkey. The 2026 State of ERP Testing and Cloud Application Lifecycle Management report highlights a widening gap between the pace of innovation and the operational capacity needed to support it—forcing enterprise leaders to rethink how they…
AI, Global Security News
AI chatbot use can hinder students’ knowledge retention
Students who use AI tools extensively may struggle with knowledge retention, according to new research. Brazilian social scientist Andre Barcaui looked at two groups of students, one using ChatGPT as a study aid and the other using more traditional methods, before giving them a surprise test after 45 days. He found that those who had…
Global Security News
Picking Up ‘Skull Vibrations’? Could Be XR Headset Authentication
“Skull vibration harmonics generated by vital signs” can be used to sign in to VR, AR, and MR headsets, according to emerging research.
Exploits, Global Security News
Critical Fortinet Forticlient EMS flaw now exploited in attacks
Attackers are now actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiClient EMS platform, according to threat intelligence company Defused. […]
AI, Apps, Global Security News
One-third of help-desk tickets stop work, says study
Nearly one-third of all help-desk tickets handled by large organizations are work-stoppers, according to a study from help-desk automation company Fixify, which also found Tuesday to be the busiest day of the week for help desks. “Monday gets the reputation, but Tuesday gets the tickets,” it the study said. Around one in eight of the…
AI, Apps, Global Security News, Risk Management
Keepit: Outages Fail to Drive Recovery Testing Gains
High-profile global outages aren’t changing how organizations prepare for disruption, according to new research from Keepit. The company’s 2026 Annual Data Report finds that even widely publicized cloud and security incidents have not led to increased recovery testing, exposing a persistent gap between risk awareness and operational readiness, especially among SMBs. Major outages fail to…
AI, Global Security News
Forrester: Asia Pacific Tech Spending Expected To Grow 9.3% In 2026, But Rising Costs And Regulations Will Impact Real Growth
According to Forrester’s Asia Pacific Tech Market Forecast, 2026 To 2030, the region will spend over US$437 billion on acquiring new technology between 2025 and 2030. Forrester estimates that total spending on technology will grow by 9.3%, driven by investments in software, services, communications equipment, and tech outsourcing, but cost pressures (such as software inflation and hardware spikes), regulatory fragmentation, tariffs, energy shocks, uneven regional growth, and talent shortages will reduce…
Endpoint, Global Security News, Risk Management
Your security stack looks fine from the dashboard and that’s the problem
One in five enterprise endpoints is operating outside a protected and enforceable state on any given day, according to device telemetry collected across tens of millions of corporate PCs. That figure, drawn from Absolute Security’s 2026 Resilience Risk Index, has barely moved in a year, even as organizations continue to add security tools and increase…
AI, Exploits, Global Security News
Attackers are handing off access in 22 seconds, Mandiant finds
Exploits remain the leading entry point for attackers for the sixth consecutive year, according to Mandiant’s M-Trends 2026 report, which draws on more than 500,000 hours of incident response work conducted in 2025. The data shows attackers speeding up their internal hand-offs, shifting away from email phishing, and targeting backup and virtualization infrastructure with greater…
AI, Global Security News
Amazon is aiming for a comeback in the smartphone market
Amazon plans to release a new smartphone, according to Reuters; the so-called “Transformer” project is being developed in-house and will focus on AI, personalization, and integration with Alexa. The idea is for the phone to serve as a central hub for a user’s daily life — from shopping and streaming to voice-controlled services — and…
AI, Global Security News, Government & Policy
Cybercriminals scale up, government sector hit hardest
Government agencies faced the highest volume of cyberattack campaigns in 2025, according to new findings from HPE Threat Labs, which tracked 1,186 active campaigns over the course of the year. The data covers activity observed between January 1 and December 31, 2025, and reflects a broad mix of sectors and attack types. Top sectors targeted…
AI, Global Security News
IDC lowers its PC sales forecast again — and significantly
Research firm IDC has lowered its forecast for the PC market in 2026. According to the new assessment, global PC shipments are now expected to decline by 11.3%, compared to the previous forecast of a 2.4% drop. Tablet shipments are also expected to fall by 7.6%. The decline is attributed to memory shortages, rising component…
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Endpoint, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Risk Management
No, it’s not ‘unnecessarily burdensome’ to control your own data
According to a recent report, the State Department sent a cable urging U.S. diplomats to oppose international data sovereignty regulations like GDPR, characterizing these guardrails as “unnecessarily burdensome.” In the cable, the State Department claims that data sovereignty regulations “disrupt global data flows, increase costs and cybersecurity risks, limit Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud services, and…
AI, Global Security News
Microsoft wants you to ‘hire’ its AI agents
It looks like Microsoft will soon be releasing a new SKU, Microsoft 365 E7, according to my friend — and Microsoft expert’s expert — Mary Jo Foley. As she described it last week, the release “will be key to Microsoft’s plan to license ‘agentic’ workers like human employees.” Oh boy. Suddenly, I can see millions…
AI, Global Security News, Network Security
Iran ’s Internet near-totally blacked out amid US, Israeli strikes
Iran experienced a near-total internet blackout as Israel and the U.S. launched strikes, according to NetBlocks. Internet access across Iran was drastically reduced on Saturday as Israel and the United States carried out strikes against the country, according to independent and non-partisan global internet monitor NetBlocks. یک شهروند روز شنبه با ارسال ویدیویی میگوید که…
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Endpoint, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security
Unit 42: Nearly two-thirds of breaches now start with identity abuse
Identity is still the primary entry point for cyberattacks, according to Palo Alto Networks’ threat intelligence firm Unit 42. In its annual incident response report released Tuesday, Unit 42 found that identity-based techniques accounted for nearly two-thirds of all initial network intrusions last year. Social engineering was the leading attack method, accounting for one-third of…
Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Risk Management
Your encrypted data is already being stolen
Quantum computing is often treated as a distant, theoretical cybersecurity issue. According to Ronit Ghose, Global Head, Future of Finance of Citi Institute, that mindset is already putting financial institutions at risk. The biggest misconception, he says, is that quantum threats begin on a single future Q-day, when quantum machines suddenly crack encryption. In reality,…
AI, Global Security News
Security at AI speed: The new CISO reality
The CISO role has changed significantly over the past decade, but according to John White, EMEA Field CISO, Torq, the most disruptive shift is accountability driven by agentic AI. In this Help Net Security interview, White explains how security leaders must design and govern hybrid workforces where humans and AI agents operate side by side,…
AI, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy
Why there’s no ‘screenless’ revolution
Apparently, Silicon Valley has declared a “war on screens,” according to a Jan. 1 headline. The article highlighted OpenAI’s hardware project, which is expected to be a screenless device crafted by former Apple designer Jony Ive. OpenAI acquired Ive’s company, io, last May for $6.5 billion and Foxconn has reportedly been hired to make as many as…
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, online scams, Politics, Risk Management, Webroot Blog
Senior scams topped $4.8 billion in 2024: What to watch out for
Americans aged 60 and older lost $4.8 billion in 2024 to scammers, according to a report released by the FBI. These figures represent real people, real families, and life-changing financial devastation. The impact extends beyond just the numbers. The average loss among people over the age of 60 was $83,000, more than four times the…
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Senior scams topped $4.8 billion in 2024: What to watch out for
Americans aged 60 and older lost $4.8 billion in 2024 to scammers, according to a report released by the FBI. These figures represent real people, real families, and life-changing financial devastation. The impact extends beyond just the numbers. The average loss among people over the age of 60 was $83,000, more than four times the…
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, online scams, Politics, Risk Management, Webroot Blog
Senior scams topped $4.8 billion in 2024: What to watch out for
Americans aged 60 and older lost $4.8 billion in 2024 to scammers, according to a report released by the FBI. These figures represent real people, real families, and life-changing financial devastation. The impact extends beyond just the numbers. The average loss among people over the age of 60 was $83,000, more than four times the…
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, online scams, Politics, Risk Management, Webroot Blog
Senior scams topped $4.8 billion in 2024: What to watch out for
Americans aged 60 and older lost $4.8 billion in 2024 to scammers, according to a report released by the FBI. These figures represent real people, real families, and life-changing financial devastation. The impact extends beyond just the numbers. The average loss among people over the age of 60 was $83,000, more than four times the…
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, online scams, Politics, Risk Management, Webroot Blog
Senior scams topped $4.8 billion in 2024: What to watch out for
Americans aged 60 and older lost $4.8 billion in 2024 to scammers, according to a report released by the FBI. These figures represent real people, real families, and life-changing financial devastation. The impact extends beyond just the numbers. The average loss among people over the age of 60 was $83,000, more than four times the…
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, online scams, Politics, Risk Management, Webroot Blog
Senior scams topped $4.8 billion in 2024: What to watch out for
Americans aged 60 and older lost $4.8 billion in 2024 to scammers, according to a report released by the FBI. These figures represent real people, real families, and life-changing financial devastation. The impact extends beyond just the numbers. The average loss among people over the age of 60 was $83,000, more than four times the…
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, online scams, Politics, Risk Management, Webroot Blog
Senior scams topped $4.8 billion in 2024: What to watch out for
Americans aged 60 and older lost $4.8 billion in 2024 to scammers, according to a report released by the FBI. These figures represent real people, real families, and life-changing financial devastation. The impact extends beyond just the numbers. The average loss among people over the age of 60 was $83,000, more than four times the…
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, online scams, Politics, Risk Management, Webroot Blog
Senior scams topped $4.8 billion in 2024: What to watch out for
Americans aged 60 and older lost $4.8 billion in 2024 to scammers, according to a report released by the FBI. These figures represent real people, real families, and life-changing financial devastation. The impact extends beyond just the numbers. The average loss among people over the age of 60 was $83,000, more than four times the…
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, online scams, Politics, Risk Management, Webroot Blog
Senior scams topped $4.8 billion in 2024: What to watch out for
Americans aged 60 and older lost $4.8 billion in 2024 to scammers, according to a report released by the FBI. These figures represent real people, real families, and life-changing financial devastation. The impact extends beyond just the numbers. The average loss among people over the age of 60 was $83,000, more than four times the…
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Starting a Podcast: What Do You Need to Start a Podcast?
Podcasting is a steadily growing medium. According to research by Buzzsprout, the number of podcast listeners increased by 29.5 percent between 2018 and 2021. Podcasts are expected to continue this upward trajectory in 2022 and beyond. As such, it’s no surprise that so many business owners and content creators are looking to start podcasts of […]
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Starting a Podcast: What Do You Need to Start a Podcast?
Podcasting is a steadily growing medium. According to research by Buzzsprout, the number of podcast listeners increased by 29.5 percent between 2018 and 2021. Podcasts are expected to continue this upward trajectory in 2022 and beyond. As such, it’s no surprise that so many business owners and content creators are looking to start podcasts of…