The new agent is part of the company’s effort to broaden beyond its core consumer business as it spends aggressively on artificial intelligence.
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Cisco Secure Access and Microsoft Edge for Business Integration
Announcing the new integration between Cisco Secure Access and Microsoft Edge for Business, designed to enhance enterprise browser security and protect an organization’s applications and data.
AI, Global Security News, malware
LinkedIn-themed phishing abuses Adobe’s A/B testing platform
A newly documented phishing campaign is targeting professionals with fake LinkedIn business emails and abusing a trusted service operated by Adobe. The attack from the victim’s perspective The attack starts with an email that looks, at first glance, like a routine business inquiry: someone wants to do business with you through LinkedIn and has attached…
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The 6 Best Email Security Software & Solutions in 2026 (Compared and Reviewed)
This guide is for IT leaders, security teams, and business decision-makers looking to strengthen email protection against phishing, malware, and business email compromise attacks. It covers the best email security software solutions in 2026, along with the key features, pricing considerations, and deployment factors to evaluate before choosing a platform. Key Takeaways for Email Security…
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Major Cyber Attacks in May 2026: Fake Invitations, Agent Tesla, BlobPhish, and More
May 2026 showed how fast routine business activity can turn into real security exposure. ANY.RUN observed phishing campaigns, fileless malware delivery, credential theft, OTP interception, and remote access abuse targeting organizations across industries. From fake invitations and banking portals to compromised B2B websites and Word Online lures, the month’s attacks had one thing in common: they were built…
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Microsoft says it’s making AI ‘safe for work’ in your browser
Microsoft is testing the addition of agentic AI to its corporate browser, Edge for Business. A new version, currently available in a limited preview, will help perform routine tasks more efficiently, according to Microsoft’s partner product manager for Edge, Lindsay Kubasik. Agentic AI will help with completing multi-step tasks such as filling in forms, navigating…
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Microsoft says it’s making AI ‘safe for work’ in your browser
Microsoft is testing the addition of agentic AI to its corporate browser, Edge for Business. A new version, currently available in a limited preview, will help perform routine tasks more efficiently, according to Microsoft’s partner product manager for Edge, Lindsay Kubasik. Agentic AI will help with completing multi-step tasks such as filling in forms, navigating…
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Cork CEO Dan Candee on Evolution of Security Services & AI
Cork is pushing MSPs to rethink cybersecurity delivery as AI accelerates both business technology adoption and the sophistication of attackers. In an interview with Channel Insider, CEO Dan Candee said the company has moved beyond compliance reporting and intelligence into active security remediation tooling. As AI and other forces seem to push tighter deadlines for…
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Microsoft refreshes Surface line with biz-friendly features – and a high price tag
Microsoft this week refreshed its Surface for Business range of devices, adding features designed to appeal to enterprises. But high prices for the devices might be hard for IT buyers to swallow. Microsoft announced a new Surface Pro for Business on Tuesday, alongside two variants of its Surface Laptop for Business devices – a premium…
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How Will The Right CRM System Improve Your Business Today?
How will the right CRM System improve your business today? Read this post to find out how. When you look around the roofing business and see which firms are genuinely nailing it in their regions, you’ll see a few things in common among the most successful contractors. Using a customer relationship management (CRM) system is…
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How Apple turned circular manufacturing into a competitive edge
Apple is realizing real business benefits as it builds a circular manufacturing process across the company. Manufactured using recycled materials and renewable energy, the popular new MacBook Neo is a great illustration of this. Apple says the Neo is manufactured using 45% renewable electricity and holds 60% recycled materials by weight. That recycling includes 90% recycled aluminium and 100%…
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Secure, Fast, Reliable: The Best Cloud Storage Providers for Businesses in 2026
This guide is for IT leaders, business owners, and operations teams looking to improve data security, collaboration, and file management in 2026. It covers the best cloud storage providers for businesses and the key features to consider when selecting a secure, scalable, and reliable storage solution. Key Points of Our 2026 Cloud Storage Provider Evaluation…
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The 6 Best Enterprise Password Managers You’ll Actually Trust in 2026
This guide is for IT leaders, security teams, and business decision-makers looking to improve credential security and reduce password-related risks in 2026. It covers the best enterprise password managers, their standout features, and the key factors to evaluate when choosing the right solution for your organization. Key Points About Enterprise Password Managers in 2026 Enterprise…
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The trouble with emotion-reading AI
“If you can’t measure it, you can’t fix it.” That’s a common saying in business, and it tends to be true. But what if the thing you want to fix is your employees’ attitudes? The AI revolution makes it possible to measure emotions and mental states. So why not use it widely and fix what’s…
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The AI oversight paradox: Is the investment worth the cost of watching it?
Unlike in 2025, when AI adoption and testing drove business strategies, organizations in 2026 want proven ROI before committing budgets, according to a report by Globalization Partners. How global executives characterize their organization’s approach to AI adoption (Source: Globalization Partners) 62% of business leaders said they felt pressure from their organizations to use AI, while…
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How Fintech APIs Are Modernizing Business Cash Flow Management
Business cash flow is often harder to manage than revenue. A company can have strong sales and still…
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SAP unveils Autonomous Enterprise for AI-driven business operations
SAP introduced the Autonomous Enterprise to help enhance the world’s most critical business workflows, so that humans and AI work together to meet the accelerating demands of global business profitably, strategically and safely. “For the mission-critical processes of our customers, ‘almost right’ just isn’t good enough,” said Christian Klein, CEO of SAP SE. “By uniting…
Global Security News
SpaceX, Google in Talks to Explore Data Centers in Orbit
A deal between the two tech titans would give a boost to SpaceX’s business ahead of a historic public listing.
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ThreatDown ITDR prevents credential-based attacks
ThreatDown, the former corporate business unit of Malwarebytes, launched ThreatDown Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR). ITDR is a new product that helps security teams monitor identities to detect suspicious activity, misconfigurations, and active attacks targeting user accounts and privileges. With native integrations for Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, and Active Directory, security teams gain unified…
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Amazon Quick authorization bypass let users reach blocked AI chat agents
Enterprises running Amazon Quick, the AWS business intelligence and agentic AI service, rely on a feature called custom permissions to restrict who inside an account can use AI chat agents. Fog Security founder Jason Kao discovered that those restrictions were enforced only in the user interface for a period earlier this year, and direct calls…
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Palo Alto Networks Targets AI Identity Risks with Idira
Palo Alto Networks is expanding its identity security business with the launch of Idira, a platform designed to secure human users, machine identities, and autonomous AI agents as enterprises face growing identity-related cyber risk. The company also named Oracle veteran Sonny Singh to lead the business, signaling a broader push around identity security for AI-driven…
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Elon Musk’s Grok Is Losing Ground in AI Race
Adoption by business and consumer users has slowed as parent SpaceX rents out spare computing capacity to rival Anthropic.
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The missing cybersecurity leader in small business
The average cyberattack costs for a small- or medium-size business is more than $250,000. The salary for a chief information security officer (CISO) is about the same, pulling in between $250,000 and $400,000, according to the annual 2026 CISO Report from Sophos and Cybersecurity Ventures. Small- and medium-size businesses (SMBs) know they cannot afford the…
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Trump’s Border Spending Spurs Boom in AI-Infused Surveillance
Rapid gains in artificial-intelligence technology are bringing new competitors into the border-security business.
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Multi-model AI is creating a routing headache for enterprises
Application teams are moving AI inference into production systems that support business operations. Enterprises are expanding traffic management, identity controls, observability, and routing systems for multiple AI models and environments. F5’s 2026 State of Application Strategy Report found that 78% of organizations operate their own inference services and 77% identify inference as their primary AI…
Global Security News, Risk Management
Building Strategic Advantage With Integrated Planning
Siloed planning slows decisions and hides risk. Integrated business planning connects finance, demand, supply, and strategy into a single disciplined cycle.
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Anthropic Releases New AI Agents for Financial Services Firms
The AI company is pushing further into a sector critical to its enterprise business as it targets revenue growth and barrels toward an IPO.
Global Security News
Meta’s Cheap Stock Is an Investor Trap
The company’s advertising business is booming, but deep problems loom pretty much everywhere else.
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Palantir Beats Forecasts With $1.63 Billion Sales Quarter
U.S. military used company’s software in Iran war and Venezuela raid, and private-sector business has grown quickly.
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They don’t hack, they borrow: How fraudsters target credit unions
Fraudsters aren’t hacking credit unions, they are exploiting normal business processes. Flare reveals how structured loan fraud methods use stolen identities to pass verification and secure funds. […]
Cybersecurity, Global Security News
Stronger Cybersecurity, Stronger Business: NIST Celebrates 2026 National Small Business Week
Happy National Small Business Week! For over 60 years, the U.S. Small Business Administration has led this initiative to acknowledge the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. Part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, NIST’s mission is to drive U.S. innovation and global competitiveness, and the small business community is central to…
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Human-centric failures: Why BEC continues to work despite MFA
Business email compromise (BEC) is still thriving even in organizations that have implemented multi-factor authentication (MFA). As security professionals, we often assume that MFA is the silver bullet for email security, but real-world incidents suggest otherwise. Attackers exploit human behaviors, process gaps and operational blind spots that MFA alone cannot address. In many modern BEC…
Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
Top Benefits of Cybersecurity Services for Strengthening Business Network Security
In this post, I will talk about the top benefits of cybersecurity services for strengthening business network security. Modern businesses depend on connected systems, cloud tools, mobile devices, and shared data to operate efficiently each day. As networks grow more complex, security risks also increase, making it essential for companies to protect digital assets, communication…
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7 Best Network Security Tools to Use in 2026
This guide is for IT professionals, security teams, and business leaders looking to strengthen network defenses in 2026. It covers the best network security tools to protect data and help reduce overall organizational risk. Network security tools incorporate hardware and software technologies, methods, and policies to preserve network integrity and prevent potential breaches. These tools…
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The best way for small business owners to produce marketing videos on a tight budget
GUEST OPINION: Running a small business means wearing every hat, including the one labelled “marketing director.” Video content drives engagement across nearly every platform, but hiring videographers, animators, and editors quickly drains operating budgets. Many entrepreneurs end up posting infrequently or skipping video entirely, missing massive opportunities for customer connection.
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UiPath advances AI-driven enterprise operations with Databricks and expands partnership with Deloitte
UiPath (NYSE: PATH), a leader in agentic business orchestration, has announced that it is a validated technology partner of Databricks, the Data and AI company. This partnership introduces tailored integrations designed to bring intelligence, automation, and AI together to power the next generation of intelligent business operations.
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Moovila CEO: MSPs Must Focus on ROI, Risk, and Reality in AI Adoption
Understanding the true business return has been a sticking point of managed service providers (MSPs) in the age of AI. Taking a look at any AI initiative involves understanding how much error an operation can tolerate and identifying opportunities to help customers operationalize AI before fully diving in. To break down how to evaluate AI…
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Introducing Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, powering the next wave of agents
In the early days of generative AI, building safe and reliable business tools took massive engineering effort and a high tolerance for trial and error. We helped solve that with Vertex AI, our trusted AI development platform. But today, we’re managing a different level of complexity, with agents interacting across multiple systems — and often without…
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TrendAI partners with Anthropic to extend leadership in AI security
Trend Micro’s enterprise business accelerates its transformation as AI security category leader
Global Security News
DroneShield – Quarterly Activities/Appendix 4C Cash Flow Report
COMPANY NEWS: DroneShield Limited (ASX:DRO) (DroneShield, DRO, or the Company) is pleased to release its business update and Appendix 4C for the three-month period ended 31 March 2026 (1Q2026).
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Snowflake Expands Snowflake Intelligence and Cortex Code to Power the Control Plane for the Agentic Enterprise
COMPANY NEWS: Snowflake delivers agentic AI for both business users and builders on a single platform with Snowflake Intelligence and Cortex Code Snowflake Intelligence transforms how business users turn insights into action through a personalised, context-aware AI agent grounded in enterprise data Cortex Code enables builders to move faster from code to production with AI-powered…
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Vuln in Google’s Antigravity AI agent manager could escape sandbox, give attackers remote code execution
As organizations consider agentic AI for their business and IT stacks, researchers continue to find bugs and vulnerabilities in major, commercial models that can significantly expand their attack surface. This week, researchers at Pillar Security disclosed a vulnerability in Antigravity, an AI-powered developer tool for filesystem operations made by Google. The bug, since patched, combined…
Global Security News
The backup myth that is putting businesses at risk
Backups protect data, but don’t keep your business running during downtime. Datto shows why BCDR is essential to keep operations running during ransomware and outages. […]
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What the ransom note won’t say
An attack is what you see, but a business operation is what you’re up against
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The CEO Preaching Straight Talk About AI and Job Losses
Verizon’s Dan Schulman is all in on AI. But he warns that it is time for business leaders to acknowledge its destructive potential
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TPG Telecom’s quiet AI play is already cutting fault times from hours to minutes
For all the talk about AI transforming business it can often feel still theoretical. However, at TPG Telecom, the benefits of AI are already showing up in the numbers.
Global Security News
How Digital Annotations Are Replacing Paper Markups in Business
Digital Annotations replace paper markups in business, enabling real time collaboration, version control, and secure document workflows across teams.
AI, Global Security News, privacy
Apple Business rolls out to 200+ countries today
Apple’s all-new Apple Business platform is expected to launch as a free service in the US and 200 other countries starting today. It’s the go-to platform for small business seeking better management tools for their Apple tech and a great accompaniment to the millions migrating to the Mac with MacBook Neo. What is Apple Business Apple…
Global Security News
Buyer’s Guide to HR Management Software in Australia for 2026 | Top 7 HRIS Platforms
Choosing HR software is one of the most important technology decisions you’ll make for your business.
AI, Global Security News
77% of global enterprises shift AI strategies from efficiency to growth
GUEST RESEARCH: Nearly half of business leaders expect more than 15% revenue uplift from AI within 10 years Agentic AI is emerging as a priority with 35% of organisations calling it a top focus
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Aura Business Debuts BYOD Security Solution for MSPs
AI-powered online safety platform Aura has introduced a new business security solution to help shrink the unmanaged device gap that exists in today’s security stacks. The new identity-centric bring your own device solution built for MSPs Aura Business for MSPs is a new identity-centric BYOD security solution designed to protect businesses and employees. It allows…
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Questions raised about how LinkedIn uses the petabytes of data it collects
Through LinkedIn’s more than one billion business users, the Microsoft unit has access to a vast array of personally-identifiable information, including data that could identify religious and political positions. What is less clear is what LinkedIn does with all of that data. A small European company that sells a browser extension to leverage different aspects…
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Questions raised about how LinkedIn uses the petabytes of data it collects
Through LinkedIn’s more than one billion business users, the Microsoft unit has access to a vast array of personally-identifiable information, including data that could identify religious and political positions. What is less clear is what LinkedIn does with all of that data. A small European company that sells a browser extension to leverage different aspects…
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Anthropic’s AI Push Signals Major Shift for Channel Partners
Anthropic is rapidly scaling both the infrastructure and security footprint of its AI business, signaling a shift that could reshape how enterprises—and their channel partners—approach both compute and cyber risk. The company this week announced a massive expansion of TPU capacity through Google and Broadcom while simultaneously launching Project Glasswing, a sweeping industry collaboration aimed…
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DXC Partners with ServiceNow on a New Wave of AI-first Enterprise Transformation
DXC adopts ServiceNow’s Core Business Suite as Customer Zero, activating agentic AI across core business functions for a Global Business Services-led transformation The partnership combines DXC’s transformation expertise with the ServiceNow AI Platform to power smarter, more resilient operations across the enterprise DXC will enable customers to replicate these transformation outcomes at scale
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5 ways to strengthen identity security and improve attack resilience
Identity compromise has become one of the most effective ways for attackers to infiltrate business systems. Firewalls, endpoint protection, and monitoring tools mean little once an attacker logs in using valid credentials. For MSPs and corporate IT teams, strengthening identity security and enforcing least privilege access are two of the most powerful ways to reduce…
Global Security News
The Spiraling Cost of Making AI
Plus, Anthropic seeks more business users while loading up on Broadcom chips
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How To Choose The Right Low Code Platform For Your Business Needs
Learn how to choose the right low code platform for your business needs. In today’s fast-paced business world, agility is the key to success. Low code development platforms have emerged as a valuable tool for organizations to develop and deploy business applications with minimal coding quickly. With the right platform, businesses can improve their productivity,…
AI, Data Breaches, Global Security News
pcTattleTale stalkerware maker sentence includes fine, supervised release
A federal judge has sentenced the maker of stalkerware pcTattleTale, which went out of business after a data breach, to supervised release and a $5,000 fine. Bryan Fleming pleaded guilty in January to a charge of intentionally manufacturing, possessing or selling a device with the knowledge that it would be primarily used for surreptitious interception…
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Genesis Energy partners with Adaptiv to deliver complex dual transformation projects at speed
Genesis, a major energy generator and retailer serving over 500,000 residential and business customers, has successfully delivered two major transformation programmes with Adaptiv leading the integration scope.
AI, APAC, Exploits, Global Security News, Politics
Apple leans into the component crisis storm
What does a well-managed company do in a tough business environment? It works to separate obstacle from opportunity, and then exploits its advantages, scale, and timing to turn the former into the latter. Apple’s history is full of examples of this kind, from the 150 calls a young Steve Jobs made cold-calling investors to Apple’s recent move to…
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Musk’s SpaceX Files to Go Public in One of the Biggest IPOs Ever
The company, which launches satellites and is building an AI business, is aiming to raise between $40 billion and $80 billion in an offering.
Cybersecurity, Global Security News
efex acquires IT solutions provider Priority 1 IT, ‘strengthening regional presence and healthcare capability’
efex, one of Australia’s leading providers of managed IT services, cybersecurity, technology solutions, and business optimisation. has acquired Priority 1 IT, strengthening its geographical footprint in Queensland and deepening its healthcare and medical IT capability”.
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Security awareness is not a control: Rethinking human risk in enterprise security
Organizations have been responding to phishing, business email compromise, and credential theft in essentially the same manner for over ten years. They essentially follow a playbook that involves investing in awareness training, running phishing simulations, and requiring employees to complete annual security modules. The reason behind this is simple and the reasoning behind these efforts…
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Building a flexible contractor workforce: strategies that work
PAXUS RESEARCH: For decades, flexibility in the workplace was seen as a perk. In 2026, it’s a business necessity.
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New Wave of AiTM Phishing Targets TikTok for Business
Push Security has uncovered a new AiTM phishing campaign targeting TikTok for Business accounts using Google and TikTok themed login pages
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New AITM phishing wave hijacks TikTok Business accounts
A new AITM phishing campaign targets TikTok Business accounts to hijack them for malvertising, continuing tactics seen in earlier Google-themed scams. Push Security researchers uncovered a new wave of AITM phishing pages targeting TikTok for Business accounts, aiming to hijack them for malvertising. The campaign includes TikTok and Google-themed fake pages, showing links to previous…
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TikTok for Business accounts targeted in new phishing campaign
Threat actors are targeting TikTok for Business accounts in a phishing campaign that prevents security bots from analyzing malicious pages. […]
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Organisations overlook AI risk as governance fails to keep up
GUEST RESEARCH: TrendAI™ research reveals pressure to deploy AI for business speed is outpacing control, visibility and accountability
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Apple goes global with key MDM tools and services for business
As it steadily grows its share in business markets, Apple has at last introduced its very useful collection of services for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), Apple Business Essentials, outside the US; except it’s not called Apple Business Essentials, and much of it will be free. First introduced November 2021 following the company’s acquisition of Fleetsmith, Business Essentials is…
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Introducing Apple Business — a new all‑in‑one platform for businesses of all sizes
Apple Business combines built-in mobile device management, business email and calendar services with custom domain support, and a powerful new option to reach local customers
Global Security News
Mazda discloses security breach exposing employee and partner data
Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) announced that information belonging to its employees and business partners had been exposed in a security incident detected last December. […]
Global Security News
Activist Elliott Builds Big Stake in Chip-Design Software Maker Synopsys
Elliott plans to engage with Synopsys to push the business to make more money from its software and services, according to people familiar with the matter.
AI, Apps, Global Security News, Venture
Databricks, Accenture Double Down On Enterprise AI Buildout
Databricks and Accenture are rolling out a joint business group to help companies move beyond the pilot phase and into AI that’s actually up and running. Business group focuses on scaling AI applications through data and consulting expertise The two companies said the group will focus on building and scaling AI applications and agents, combining…
Exploits, Global Security News
The Refund Fraud Economy: Exploiting Major Retailers and Payment Platforms
Refund fraud is now a business, with methods and tutorials sold to exploit return policies for profit. Flare shows how fraudsters turn refunds and chargebacks into a repeatable profit model. […]
Global Security News
Microsoft Seeks More Coherence in AI Efforts With Copilot Reorganization
The software giant is scrapping the divide between the consumer and business app teams.
AI, Compliance, Global Security News
What to Look for in Oil and Gas ERP Software Before You Invest
Buying ERP software for an oil and gas business is rarely a simple technology decision. It affects finance, field operations, procurement, maintenance, compliance, and long-term profitability all at once. That is why so many companies get stuck during the selection process. They are not just comparing software. They are trying to figure out what to…
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Maxon and Tencent Cloud Partner to push 3D boundaries with Artist First Generative AI
At Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026, Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, announced its partnership with Maxon, a leading provider of professional software solutions for 3D design, motion graphics, and visual effects, among other creative applications. This partnership introduces powerful generative AI capabilities designed to augment the creative process, putting the artist…
Global Security News, Government & Policy
Trump Administration Set to Receive $10 Billion Fee for Brokering TikTok Deal
Investors in the social-media platform’s U.S. business agreed to give the government several multibillion-dollar payments, sources say.
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, malware
WatchGuard CEO on 30 Years and the Future of MSP Security
WatchGuard is marking its 30th year in business, a milestone that CEO Joe Smolarski says highlights both the company’s longevity and the continued importance of the IT channel. In an interview with Channel Insider, Smolarski reflected on WatchGuard’s history working with managed service providers (MSPs), the evolving cybersecurity landscape, and why the vendor plans to…
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Why permission set complexity in Business Central grows faster than most organizations expect
In this post, I will talk about why permission set complexity in Business Central grows faster than most organizations expect. Every Business Central implementation starts with a relatively clean authorization structure. A handful of roles, a limited set of permission sets, and a clear overview of who can access what. That clarity rarely survives the…
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Telus Digital hit with massive data breach
Telus Digital, which provides business process outsourcing (BPO) services to a range of organizations worldwide, has been hit with a massive cyberattack conducted by extortion group ShinyHunters The group, which has been in operation since 2020, specializes in stealing data from Salesforce and other SaaS vendors, and has also recently been conducting voice phishing (vishing)…
Global Security News
Why Stryker’s Outage Is a Disaster Recovery Wake-Up Call
The Iranian cyberattack on Stryker is the kind of stress test that business continuity and disaster recovery programs often do not plan for.
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Telus Digital confirms breach after hacker claims 1 petabyte data theft
Canadian business process outsourcing giant Telus Digital has confirmed it suffered a security incident after threat actors claimed to have stolen nearly 1 petabyte of data from the company in a multi-month breach. […]
Global Security News
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN with Integrated NGFW Certified by Orange Business to Deliver Complete Branch Security
Orange Business certifies Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN integrated NGFW capabilities, enabling secure, simplified branch protection through a unified SD-WAN architecture for managed services.
AI, Apps, Global Security News
CustomerXR Brings VR Apps to the Channel
CustomerXR, an innovative Extended Reality (XR) company, is introducing its virtual reality for business applications to the indirect channel for the first time. This showcase of virtual and augmented reality applications is available in the Meta Quest Store and is developed for Bath Fitter, Kitchen Saver, Egress Pros, Meineke, and others. Job training for new…
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Slide Announces $70M Series B Round & EMEA Expansion
Slide, a business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) platform designed exclusively for managed services providers (MSPs), announced Tuesday it has raised $70 million in Series B funding as the company accelerates product development and expands internationally. The round was led by venture capital firm General Catalyst, with participation from Base10, Outsiders Fund, futurepresent, Vine Ventures,…
Global Security News
Live Nation Reaches Settlement in Federal Antitrust Case
The move spares the concerts-and-ticketing giant from the threat of its business being broken up.
AI, Global Security News
Why Business Success Depends on IT Excellence
GUEST OPINION: IT is the business. When systems fail, operations stop, revenue halts, and customers lose trust. The COO of KLM captured this reality succinctly: “Nobody flies without IT.” In a digital economy, technology underpins every function, from customer experience to core operations. This reality places extraordinary responsibility on IT teams and raises an important question:…
Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Risk Management
The MSP Guide to Using AI-Powered Risk Management to Scale Cybersecurity
Scaling cybersecurity services as an MSP or MSSP requires technical expertise and a business model that delivers measurable value at scale. Risk-based cybersecurity is the foundation of that model. When done right, it builds client trust, increases upsell opportunities, and drives recurring revenue. But to deliver this consistently and efficiently, you need the right technology…
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Backup strategies are working, and ransomware gangs are responding with data theft
Business email compromise (BEC) and funds transfer fraud combined for 58% of all cyber insurance claims filed in 2025, according to data from Coalition covering more than 100,000 policyholders across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Germany. BEC was the single most common claim type at 31%, with frequency rising 15% year…
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Designing for reality: what my non-traditional path taught me about diversity in tech
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: The business case for diversity has been clear for years. But that clarity has not produced urgency. We are now at a critical inflection point – if we hesitate, customer trust will be impacted because of flawed solutions or AI systems that fail to meet their needs.
AI, Exploits, Global Security News
Over 1,200 IceWarp servers still vulnerable to unauthenticated RCE flaw (CVE-2025-14500)
A critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2025-14500) in IceWarp, an EU-made business communication and collaboration platform, may be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access to exposed unpatched servers. According to the Shadowserver Foundation, there are currently over 1,200 internet-facing instances that have yet to receive a fix, and the organization is sending out alerts to the…
AI, Apps, Compliance, Endpoint, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware, Risk Management
Google Workspace vs. Microsoft 365: What’s the best office suite for business?
Once upon a time, Microsoft Office ruled the business world. By the late ’90s and early 2000s, Microsoft’s office suite had brushed aside rivals such as WordPerfect Office and Lotus SmartSuite, and there was no competition on the horizon. Then in 2006 Google came along with Google Docs & Spreadsheets, a collaborative online word processing and…
Apps, Global Security News
RICOH MediaMax Expands Application Capabilities And Opens New Market Opportunities for Australian Businesses
COMPANY NEWS: Unique technology that expands substrate choice and drives new business opportunities
Global Security News
How Technology Is Quietly Transforming the Way Businesses Scale
There was a time when scaling a business meant opening a new location, hiring more staff, and spending heavily on infrastructure. Today, the rules have changed entirely. Technology has become the silent engine behind business growth, working in the background while entrepreneurs focus on what they do best. The transformation is not loud or dramatic…
AI, Apps, Global Security News, Risk Management
Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Inex Finds AI Is Driving Rapid Container Adoption while Shadow IT and Organisational Silos Create AI Risks
COMPANY NEWS: Shadow IT is creating business risk and security challenges Data sovereignty is a non-negotiable for Australian organisations Containers are the foundation of modern applications, with AI as the key driver
AI, Data Breaches, Global Security News
Ransomware activity peaks outside business hours
Intrusions continue to center on credential access and timed execution outside standard business hours. The Sophos Active Adversary Report 2026 analyzes 661 incident response and managed detection and response cases handled between November 1, 2024 and October 31, 2025, spanning organizations in 70 countries. The dataset examines how attackers gain access, how quickly they reach…
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5 Smart Software Choices Every Business Should Make
This post will show you 5 smart software choices every business should make… In today’s digital landscape, choosing the right software is crucial for business efficiency and success. The right software not only supports current operations but also paves the way for future scalability and innovation. By carefully selecting tools that align with strategic goals,…
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Social Media Integration For Pest Control Websites: How To Drive More Leads
You want your pest control business to thrive. Social media can help you do that. By integrating social media into your pest control website, you connect with potential customers.