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Tufin unveils AI assistants & executive security hub

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Tufin rolls out four AI assistants and a customisable executive hub to speed network security rule searches, access changes and risk insight.
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Deskpro brings cloud & VPC help desks to AWS shopfront

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Deskpro launches cloud and VPC help desk on AWS Marketplace, giving organisations flexible hosting, AI options and streamlined procurement.
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OpenAI launches Codex desktop app for Windows devs

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OpenAI brings its Codex desktop app to Windows, targeting the nearly half of professional developers who use the platform daily.
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Misconfigured Microsoft 365 leaves big firms exposed

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Misconfigured Microsoft 365 is leaving big organisations exposed, with 45% hit by incidents and many turning warily to AI for relief.
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MHP backs ADMARES digital factory for modular homes

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MHP joins ADMARES and partners to build a digital smart factory in Finland, aiming to churn out over 16,000 modular homes each year.
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Three stages of CFO e-invoicing denial

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As Europe's strict e-invoicing rules bite, UK CFOs risk costly denial unless they treat compliance as core digital infrastructure.
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Structural stress rises for sysadmins in hybrid IT era

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Hybrid IT sprawl is driving “structural stress” for sysadmins as security risks rise, responsibilities grow and control over tools shrinks.
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ExpressVPN unveils beta MCP server for AI VPN control

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ExpressVPN launches a beta MCP server that lets AI tools monitor VPN status and switch regions directly from its desktop apps.
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CIOs warn AI adoption is racing ahead of governance

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CIOs warn AI is being rolled out faster than governance can keep up, with many fearing security gaps and lacking oversight of tools in use.
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Why women can be leaders when it comes to AI

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Women in cybersecurity, long trained to question and validate, are uniquely placed to lead the era of risky, fast‑moving AI tools.
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Ransomware attacks surge 50% as industrial firms hit hardest

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Global ransomware attacks jump 50% to 7,874 in 2025, with industrial firms bearing the brunt as criminal groups reshuffle their tactics.
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Addepar unveils Addison AI to power wealth insights

2 days ago
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Addepar launches Addison AI to give wealth managers trusted, natural language portfolio intelligence embedded across its platform workflows.
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Women in transport tech: How diverse teams keep freight moving

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Women at MyTrucking are reshaping transport tech, blending empathy with efficiency to keep freight moving in smarter, more human ways.
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Women in tech call for systemic change beyond quotas

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Women in tech mark International Women's Day by urging systemic fixes to finance, culture and leadership, saying quotas alone fall short.
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Delinea buys StrongDM to tackle AI-driven access risk

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Delinea acquires StrongDM to fuse privileged access tools with just‑in‑time authorisation, tackling AI‑driven identity and access risks.
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The autonomous future of Australian and New Zealand enterprises

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Australian and New Zealand enterprises race towards autonomy, but experts warn observability and security must be architected in now.
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Agentic AI and the question of equitable intelligence

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Agentic AI promises autonomy but raises urgent questions over whose values guide its decisions and how equity is safeguarded in practice.
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Blackpearl urges calm as AI agents shake SaaS models

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Blackpearl boss urges calm as AI agents rattle SaaS, warning firms to focus on data, not features, as micro-competition intensifies.
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Women, we can have it all - and AI is helping us prove it

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As AI reshapes work, women are using it to ditch outdated trade-offs and prove ambitious careers and rich family lives can coexist.
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Tamr doubles SaaS revenue as AI drives data mastering

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Tamr's direct SaaS revenue surges 102% as enterprises embrace AI-driven data mastering to underpin production-ready AI deployments.