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30 Nov 2025
AWS loads Amazon Connect with customer service AI agents
AWS brings AI agents to Amazon Connect.
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26 Nov 2025
Microsoft bets on human-agent team collaboration
At Microsoft Ignite, executives outlined the future of human-agent collaboration where AI agents are gaining specialized roles to enhance team collaboration.
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26 Nov 2025
Toyota's plan for contact center AI deployment
Toyota wants to enable its contact center agents to provide better service, not eliminate their jobs. How AI figures in.
Security News from the past 365 days
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01 Dec 2025
Mandatory digital ID paves way for surveillance and exclusion, MPs hear
It is currently unclear how the UK’s government’s proposed mandatory digital ID scheme will help with its stated goal of curbing illegal migration and working
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26 Nov 2025
London councils endure wave of cyber attacks, shared IT services hit
Four London councils – Kensington and Chelsea; Hackney; Westminster; and Hammersmith and Fulham – have suffered cyber attacks, disrupting services and prompting NCSC-supported investigation
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26 Nov 2025
Iomart strikes positive tone after mixed H1
Managed services player shares the progress made in its first half as it continues to look for a replacement CEO
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26 Nov 2025
US breach reinforces need to plug third-party security weaknesses
Cyber breach at US financial sector tech provider highlights the risk of third-party vulnerabilities in finance ecosystems
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24 Nov 2025
Softcat shares customer priorities for 2026
Security, artificial intelligence and delivering a positive user experience through the digital workplace are areas where users plan to invest
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21 Nov 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at Crayon, Arrow Electronics, Node4, Qodea, BCN, Schneider Electric, Zenture Partners, Solace and Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
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21 Nov 2025
UK digital ID scheme cash will come from existing funds
UK Parliamentary committee hearing reveals there will be no permanent government chief digital officer going forward, and digital ID scheme will be funded by existing budgets
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20 Nov 2025
Russian money launderers bought a bank to disguise ransomware profit
A billion-dollar money laundering network active in the UK funnelled money, including the profits of ransomware attacks, into its own bank to circumvent sanctions on Russia and help fund its attacks on Ukraine
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20 Nov 2025
UK targets ‘bulletproof’ services that hosted ransomware gangs
The UK’s NCA and partners have cracked down on ‘bulletproof’ services that hosted cyber criminal infrastructure
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20 Nov 2025
UK targets ‘bulletproof’ services that hosted ransomware gangs
The UK’s NCA and partners have cracked down on ‘bulletproof’ services that hosted cyber criminal infrastructure
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20 Nov 2025
Swedish welfare authorities suspend ‘discriminatory’ AI model
A machine learning model used by Sweden’s social security agency to flag benefit fraud has been discontinued following investigations by media outlets and the country’s data protection watchdog
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19 Nov 2025
Microsoft Foundry ties in with Agent 365
Microsoft Foundry adds context, including model routing, and tightens governance for developers working on AI agents within its broader Agent 365 control plane.
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19 Nov 2025
Cloudflare contrite after worst outage since 2019
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince apologises for the firm’s worst outage in years and shares details of how a change to database system permissions caused a cascading effect that brought down some of the web’s biggest names
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19 Nov 2025
EU sets out plans to cut red tape on digital
Changes have been proposed to simplify AI Act compliance for smaller businesses, easier cyber security reporting and tweaks to GDPR
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19 Nov 2025
UAE to launch first space-to-ground quantum communication network
Technology Innovation Institute and Space42 unveil a collaboration at the Dubai Airshow to deliver the UAE’s first space-enabled quantum communication network, strengthening national cyber resilience and advancing sovereign leadership in next-generation secure infrastructure
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19 Nov 2025
Cisco: Network architectures must be rebuilt for agentic AI
Rising traffic volumes, AI-powered security threats and the move to agentic workflows will require organisations to modernise their network infrastructure
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18 Nov 2025
Microsoft unveils AI agents to automate security operations
Tech giant bakes AI agents into its security products to democratise advanced security capabilities, automate repetitive tasks and provide context-aware intelligence for cyber defenders
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18 Nov 2025
Ransomware resilience may be improving in the health sector
A Sophos report on ransomware highlights resilience improvements among healthcare organisations but warns that the wider threat is still live and growing
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18 Nov 2025
Softcat update signals strong Q1
Channel player shares brief details of progress made in its first quarter
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18 Nov 2025
Fintech leaders call for united front against AI-driven cyber crime
As AI makes financial scams more personalised and convincing, fintech experts have called for deeper collaboration and the use of behavioural analytics and other technologies to protect consumers
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16 Nov 2025
Australia lags regional peers in AI adoption
Report finds governance gaps, a lack of training and fear of risks as key reasons for the nation’s slow uptake of artificial intelligence compared with regional peers
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14 Nov 2025
Cl0p claims ransomware hit on NHS
Ransomware gangsters claim to have attacked the NHS, but clarity on the nature of the incident is yet to emerge
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14 Nov 2025
News brief: Agentic AI disrupts security, for better or worse
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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14 Nov 2025
Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack costs firm £485m in the quarter
Jaguar Land Rover’s quarterly financial statement discloses a £485m loss due to the late August cyber attack that halted production for six weeks, damaging the UK economy
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14 Nov 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at SCC, Hammer, Ingram Micro, N-Able and Selector
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14 Nov 2025
Trustmarque CEO outlines ambitions after Ultima merger
The boss of the combined Trustmarque and Ultima operation outlines strategy and ambitions for the business
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14 Nov 2025
MI5 made multiple applications for phone data to identify BBC journalist’s sources
MI5 discloses it made and authorised unlawful ‘sequential applications’ for Vincent Kearney’s phone data during his time at the BBC, but will neither confirm nor deny whether it undertook further ‘lawful’ surveillance of BBC journalists
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13 Nov 2025
Scottish government to launch cyber observatory
The observatory will analyse and share warnings on public sector cyber threats, and identify emerging risks
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12 Nov 2025
Hungry for data: Inside Europol’s secretive AI programme
The EU’s law enforcement agency has been quietly amassing data to feed an ambitious but secretive artificial intelligence development programme that could have far-reaching privacy implications for people across the bloc
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12 Nov 2025
US cyber intel sharing law set for temporary extension
The CISA 2015 cyber intelligence sharing law, which lapsed just over a month ago amid a wider shutdown, will receive a temporary lease of life should attempts to reopen the federal government succeed
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12 Nov 2025
Microsoft users warned over privilege elevation flaw
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Kernel tops the list of issues to address in the latest monthly Patch Tuesday update
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12 Nov 2025
Synnovis to notify NHS of data breach after nearly 18 months
Synnovis, the pathology lab services provider hit by a Qilin ransomware attack in 2024, is notifying its NHS partners that their patient data was compromised, following a lengthy investigation
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12 Nov 2025
MSPs mull over impact of Cyber Security Bill
There are clear obligations for those that supply critical national infrastructure, but there might well be a wider impact on the SME community
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12 Nov 2025
Northrop Grumman, Ford prep AI infrastructure with OpenShift
The defense contractor leaned on OpenShift AI and GitOps as it installed a 30,000-core GPU farm, while the automaker established workload identity federation across clouds.
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12 Nov 2025
IT services companies and datacentres face regulation as cyber security bill reaches Parliament
The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will require large IT services companies, including datacentres, to report security incidents within 24 hours
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11 Nov 2025
Google: Don’t get distracted by AI, focus on real cyber threats
While hackers are using artificial intelligence to optimise attacks, many of the most damaging breaches still rely on old-school methods, says a top security analyst from Google
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11 Nov 2025
German healthcare aims to replace faxes and phones with secure messaging
Germany’s digital health agency, Gematik, has turned to open source for secure messaging services that will link patients, doctors and pharmacies
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09 Nov 2025
Nikkei data breach exposes personal data of over 17,000 staff
Hackers used stolen login details from an employee's computer to access the Japanese media giant’s Slack messaging platform, with names, email addresses and chat histories potentially exposed
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07 Nov 2025
News brief: Collaboration apps face security scrutiny -- again
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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07 Nov 2025
Popular LLMs dangerously vulnerable to iterative attacks, says Cisco
Cisco researchers probed some of the most widely used public GenAI LLMs and found many of them were dangerously susceptible to so-called multi-turn cyber attacks producing undesirable outputs
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07 Nov 2025
Industry calls for clarity on government digital ID plans
The digital identity industry asks UK government for transparency on its digital identity scheme and proposes a formal collaboration agreement
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07 Nov 2025
Expertise will unlock OT opportunity
Channel advised to develop understanding and skills to support customers looking to connect and protect their operational technology environments
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07 Nov 2025
AvePoint points to MSP contribution in Q3
Digital workplace player experiences a strong quarter with its channel continuing to play a pivotal role in delivering growth
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07 Nov 2025
How Palo Alto Networks is leveraging AI
Palo Alto Networks CIO Meerah Rajavel explains how the company is using AI to sieve through 90 billion security events a day, and why security and user experience are two sides of the same coin
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06 Nov 2025
Government considers physical ID cards
Physical ID cards may become available to those who don’t have access to technology when the government introduces its mandatory digital ID scheme
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06 Nov 2025
Cisco beefs up secure AI enterprise network architecture
IT and networking giant builds on enterprise network architecture with systems designed to simplify operations across campus and branch deployments such as network configuration
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05 Nov 2025
Darktrace: Developer tools under constant attack
Attackers are using automated tools to target development environments within seconds of them going live, warns Darktrace’s global field chief information security officer
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05 Nov 2025
US indicts three cyber pros who moonlit for ransomware gang
US prosecutors indict three men who allegedly attacked multiple victims with ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware while working as professional cyber incident responders
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05 Nov 2025
M&S profits tumble after cyber attack
M&S profits fall by over 90% in the wake of the spring 2025 cyber attack that crippled the retailer’s systems for weeks
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05 Nov 2025
Dutch boardroom cyber security knowledge gap exposed
Cyber security governance professor warns that executives lack the capability to assess cyber threats in implementation approaches
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05 Nov 2025
Bugcrowd brings Mayhem AI to bear on ethical hacking community
Bugcrowd acquires scaleup Mayhem Security to enhance the ingenuity of its human hackers with AI-backed software testing capabilities
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04 Nov 2025
Ryt Bank taps agentic AI for conversational banking
Malaysia’s Ryt Bank is using its own LLM and agentic AI framework to allow customers to perform banking transactions in natural language, replacing traditional menus and buttons
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04 Nov 2025
The Security Interviews: Colin Mahony, CEO, Recorded Future
Recorded Future’s CEO talks threat intelligence, AI in cyber security and the ever-changing cyber threat landscape
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04 Nov 2025
Nordic investors drive investment in region’s defence sector
Slush Startup in Helsinki will feature dual-use, defence and security events that bring suppliers together
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04 Nov 2025
Cisco channel chief talks 360, AI and partner value
As the vendor pulls thousands of its partners together for its summit, its recently installed channel leader shares his thoughts on a range of issues
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04 Nov 2025
UAE Sovereign Launchpad begins nationwide roll-out with support from e& and AWS
The cloud infrastructure platform aims to strengthen digital resilience and regulatory compliance across government and regulated sectors in the United Arab Emirates
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04 Nov 2025
G42 and Cisco expand strategic partnership to drive AI innovation and infrastructure growth
The UAE-based tech group and global networking giant will co-develop secure AI infrastructure and cyber security solutions to support high-performance computing and datacentre growth
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04 Nov 2025
Fewer data breaches in Australia, but human error now a bigger threat
Australian privacy commissioner warns that the human factor is a growing threat as notifications caused by staff mistakes rose significantly even as total breaches declined 10% from a record high
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03 Nov 2025
CrowdStrike: Europe second only to North America for cyber attacks
Europe faces rising cyber threats from criminals and nation-states, according to CrowdStrike. Ransomware attacks now take just 24 hours, with 22% of global victims being European
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03 Nov 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at Trustmarque and Ultima, Westcon-Comstor, Climb, Presidio and Phoenix Software
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03 Nov 2025
Cisco steps up security options for MSPs
Cisco’s cloud platform enhancements have been designed to make life easier for its managed service provider base
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31 Oct 2025
European governments opt for open source alternatives to Big Tech encrypted communications
European governments are rolling out decentralised secure messaging and collaboration services as they seek to reduce their reliance on Big Tech companies
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31 Oct 2025
News brief: Nation-state threats evolve and escalate
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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31 Oct 2025
Cyber agencies co-sign Exchange Server security guide
US and allied cyber agencies team up to try to nudge users to pay more attention to securing Microsoft Exchange Server
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30 Oct 2025
Yubico bolsters APAC presence, touts device subscriptions
Yubico is hiring local teams in Singapore and pitching its subscription service to help enterprises secure employee access to corporate networks and applications
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30 Oct 2025
US senators seek to prohibit minors from using AI chatbots
Two US senators have proposed legislation that would require AI chatbot companies to verify the ages of people using their chatbots, in attempt to limit their harmful effects on children
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29 Oct 2025
Rapid7: Cyber defences stuck in the 1980s as threats mount
The company’s chief product officer notes that many defence tactics are still stuck in the past, urging organisations to adopt AI-driven security platforms to improve threat detection and response
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29 Oct 2025
Scope of US state-level privacy laws expands rapidly in 2025
Nine state-level data protection laws have come into force in the US this year, and three more are slated for January 2026. Navigating this complex landscape is becoming a challenge
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28 Oct 2025
Effective cyber sanctions require a joined-up approach, says Rusi
Calling out and sanctioning cyber threat actors can be an effective tool, but is not a universal panacea, and needs to be considered as part of a wider, strategic approach, say Rusi think tank analysts
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28 Oct 2025
Cisco and Splunk plot multi-year data fabric journey
Company leaders talk up their vision for the Cisco Data Fabric that will allow enterprises to gain insights about their IT infrastructure and security posture from machine data wherever it resides, from the network edge to the cloud
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27 Oct 2025
LockBit 5.0 expands targeting amid ransomware escalation
The LockBit RaaS operation is back in action, with technical features and expanded targeting, and is contributing to a steadily growing number of ransomware attacks
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27 Oct 2025
Hamas lawyer seeks appeal following police’s seizure of his phone at Welsh port
Police say that solicitors cannot have a ‘cast iron defence’ to protect their electronic devices from ever being searched
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27 Oct 2025
BDO Unibank taps Zscaler to secure cloud migration
Zscaler’s deal with the Philippine bank comes as it is expanding its platform’s capabilities and footprint across Asia
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24 Oct 2025
Cybersecurity awareness news brief: What works, what doesn't
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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24 Oct 2025
UK ramps up ransomware fightback with supply chain security guide
Multinational guidance, developed by the UK and Singapore, is designed to help organisations reinforce their supply chain against ransomware attacks
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24 Oct 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at NCC Group, Arrow Electronics, NTT Data, Hammer and Kaseya
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23 Oct 2025
Bereaved families call for public inquiry over suicide forum
The Molly Rose Foundation and families bereaved by suicide claim Ofcom and government departments have not taken effective action to deal with a forum promoting suicide
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23 Oct 2025
Amid CISA cuts, US state launches first VDP
Legislators in Annapolis, Maryland, have teamed up with Bugcrowd to launch a statewide vulnerability disclosure programme
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23 Oct 2025
Ministry of Justice’s OpenAI deal paves way to sovereign AI
OpenAI has been busy signing deals with the UK government to bolster UK artificial intelligence. It’s now launching data residency for UK customers
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23 Oct 2025
Cabinet Office pinches digital ID responsibility from GDS
Prime minister Keir Starmer announces Cabinet Office will take over responsibility for the government’s new digital identity scheme
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22 Oct 2025
Singapore unveils efforts to govern agentic AI, prepare for post-quantum era
Guidelines and tools will help organisations in the city-state manage risks from AI agents and prepare for a future where quantum computers could break current encryption
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22 Oct 2025
Jaguar Land Rover attack to cost UK £1.9bn, say cyber monitors
The UK's Cyber Monitoring Centre calculates the overall cost of the Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack will be almost two billion pounds
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22 Oct 2025
Softcat CEO talks expansion, AI and growing in a tough market
With the publication of the channel player’s FY25 results, Softcat’s boss shares context around the firm’s strong performance
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22 Oct 2025
Container storage: Five key things you need to know
We look at container storage and backup, diving deep into how storage works in containers, container storage interface, container-native storage, and the management platforms storage suppliers offer
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22 Oct 2025
Softcat delivers again in FY ’25
Channel player has delivered growth for more than two decades as the focus on data and digital technology continues to pay off
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22 Oct 2025
Building security and trust in AI agents
AI agents require standardised guidelines, clear human responsibility and a shared language between developers and policymakers to be secure and trusted, experts say
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22 Oct 2025
Inspired by the EU: Sweden eyes open standard for encrypted chat services
What if your messaging and collaboration app could talk to all the others? Swedish government agencies are investigating the possibility
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21 Oct 2025
New cyber resilience centre to help SMEs fend off cyber threats
Spearheaded by the Singapore Business Federation, the cyber resilience centre will equip SMEs in the city-state with cyber security capabilities to mitigate and recover from cyber attacks
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20 Oct 2025
France’s Atos eyes UK public sector with investment in secure UK infrastructure
French IT services supplier invests in highly secure and accredited UK-based infrastructure
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20 Oct 2025
Microsoft admonished for role in facilitating Gaza genocide
Following credible allegations that Microsoft Azure was being used to facilitate mass surveillance and lethal force against Palestinians, which prompted the company to suspend services to the Israeli military unit responsible, human rights organisations are calling for further action
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17 Oct 2025
News brief: National cyberdefenses under mounting pressure
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.
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17 Oct 2025
Opswat continues to invest in UK channel growth
Security player Opswat signals it will increase headcount next year and build on the momentum enjoyed in 2025
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17 Oct 2025
PCL Group unveils SME security offering
Channel player PCL Group invests in developing a service to add data protection to the options it can provide to its customer base
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17 Oct 2025
Channel catch-up: News in brief
Developments this week at ANS, Hammer, e92plus, TD Synnex, Intermedia, LevelBlue, Barracuda and Westcon-Comstor
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16 Oct 2025
Gov.uk One Login live with digital Veteran Card
The digital version of the Veteran Card is the first government-issued document available in the Gov.uk One Login app, allowing veterans to use their smartphone to access discounts and services
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16 Oct 2025
GTIA sharing MSP threat intelligence
Organisation keen to get members engaged with its forums to share, track and expose the latest efforts by cyber criminals to underline the managed service provider community
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16 Oct 2025
Microsoft identifies boardroom cyber awareness as a top priority
Digital security report urges IT leaders to convince company boards that cyber security is a board-level problem
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16 Oct 2025
Securing the AI era: Huawei’s cyber security strategy for the GCC
At Gitex 2025, Sultan Mahmood, chief security officer for Huawei Gulf North, outlined how the company supports GCC digital sovereignty, AI security, and enterprise cyber resilience
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16 Oct 2025
Gitex 2025: Help AG aims to be global cyber force as UAE leads AI security transformation
Acting CEO Aleksandar Valjarevic discusses how Help AG is evolving from a regional cyber security authority into a global innovation-driven player, powered by sovereign services, AI automation and managed security models
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16 Oct 2025
F5 admits nation-state actor stole BIG-IP source code
F5 discloses that a nation-state actor has stolen source code and unpatched vulnerability data for its widely used BIG-IP products, raising supply chain security concerns across the industry
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15 Oct 2025
ICO fines Capita £14m after ransomware caused major data breach
Outsourcing giant hit with £14m fine over 2023 cyber attack, but costs could rise as legal actions continue