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TMX Transform appoints Frances Farren as UK director

The move strengthens TMX's UK portfolio management push as occupiers face mounting pressure to align property decisions with supply chains.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Manufacturing

UK firms face climate revenue hit, Capgemini finds

Most UK businesses are feeling climate hits to sales, but only 5% have fully measured the financial damage, Capgemini says.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Business Continuity stories

Ransomware

Two-thirds of US telecoms in elevated cyber risk band

Smaller operators are carrying much of the danger as a new study finds 66% of assessed US telecoms fall into an elevated risk band.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Disaster Recovery

Google Cloud issues six-step guide for outage response

Customers can use the six-step workflow to tell whether an outage stems from Google, their own systems or a third-party service.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week

Disaster Recovery

F5 & Omnissa join forces on virtual desktop security

Enterprise IT teams could gain simpler, tighter-protected remote workspaces as the tie-up aims to cut gateway layers and improve resilience.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Malware

Hiscox: cyber attacks cost small firms USD $52,000

Smaller companies are facing cyber losses almost equal to their resilience spending, as attacks cost an average USD $52,000 a year.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Mandiant warns of AI agents fuelling new attack risks

Autonomous systems are now creating fresh avenues for code theft, remote execution and runaway cloud spending, Mandiant says.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Disaster Recovery

Forrester urges firms to prioritise practical AI governance

Enterprises face mounting risks from AI outages and hidden governance costs as Forrester says day-to-day operational needs now outrank frontier fears.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Certificate failures cost Australian firms over USD $250,000

Expired or mismanaged certificates are now causing outages for many Australian firms, with nearly a tenth reporting losses above USD $250,000.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

AI speeds up cyber attacks on ageing systems, experts warn

Ageing technology is leaving critical services exposed as AI lets attackers exploit known weaknesses at machine speed, experts say.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Only 2% trust AI-ready cyber recovery, survey finds

Australian firms face rising cyber risk, with 80% hit in the past year and only 2% confident their recovery plans can withstand frontier AI threats.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

UK firms demand more control over data as AI risks rise

AI security fears are prompting UK companies to tighten data controls, with half seeking more oversight of sensitive and strategic information.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Business Continuity stories

Data Protection

New Zealand SMEs face rising cyber threats, study finds

Nearly three-quarters of medium-sized firms have faced a cyber threat in six months, as AI scams and weak staff training heighten risk.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today

Data Protection

Landmark & Microsoft launch secure Copilot workshops

Irish business leaders will get monthly guidance on deploying Copilot safely as firms weigh productivity gains against data and cybersecurity risks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday

Software-as-a-Service

Why Australian businesses are still underestimating the time it takes to recover from a cyberattack

Boards are being warned that recovery from cyberattacks often takes weeks, not days, under mounting pressure from regulators and customers.

By Martin Creighan • 5 min read • Yesterday

Software-as-a-Service

Canada faces ransomware rate more than twice global

Canadian firms are being hit by ransomware at 18.2% versus a 9.0% global average, with web-delivered attacks now overtaking email.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Customer Experience

2degrees wins Canstar small business telecoms award

Business customers are rewarding simpler billing and support, with 2degrees taking Canstar's small business telecoms prize for a fifth time in six years.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week