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Droplet warns UK that identity-based cyber defences fail

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Droplet warns UK that identity-based cyber defences are failing against state-backed attackers, urging multi-layered, 'never trust' security.
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VORTIQ-X launches runtime AI governance layer in EMEA

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VORTIQ-X debuts an AI governance hypervisor in EMEA, enforcing runtime controls to meet looming EU AI Act demands on high-risk systems.
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Manufacturing downtime driven by failures, not cyber

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Manufacturers lose up to USD $100,000 an hour to downtime, with botched maintenance and network failures eclipsing cyberattacks as causes.
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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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Microsoft & Europol disrupt global Tycoon 2FA scam

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Microsoft and Europol have seized over 300 domains to disrupt Tycoon 2FA, a vast phishing-for-hire service bypassing MFA worldwide.
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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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Acre links access control & intrusion in cloud suite

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Acre Security links its intrusion controllers with cloud-based access control to give critical sites a single, governed identity workflow.
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How women can build influence in critical tech roles

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A woman charts a nonlinear path through telecom and data centres, showing how curiosity and courage can amplify female voices in tech.
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Bridging the gap: Cybersecurity breakthroughs and imbalances

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Cybersecurity evolves to AI‑driven defences, but gender imbalances persist, pushing women to fight harder for visibility and leadership.
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NCC warns of rising cyber risks to connected farming

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NCC warns that insecure connected farm machinery could let cyber attacks disrupt harvests, cut yields and threaten food supply chains.
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Celerity appoints David Stokes to drive IBM M&A push

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Celerity hires ex-IBM leader David Stokes to steer UK and European M&A and deepen collaboration around IBM's watsonx AI and data platform.
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Verne appoints Wayne Louw as COO to drive AI growth

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Verne has named Wayne Louw COO to scale its Northern Europe data centres, targeting AI-driven, high-density, renewable-powered growth.
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International Women's Day: Building sustainable pathways for women in data centres

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On International Women's Day, the data centre sector confronts stark gender gaps and the urgent need for sustainable career pathways.
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Tech leaders urge action to lift women into senior roles

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Tech leaders across three continents mark International Women's Day 2026 urging structured support and clearer paths for women in cyber.
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Diverse leadership is infrastructure: Why mission-critical systems demand broader perspectives

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Women's leadership in mission-critical infrastructure is essential to true sustainability, uniting resilience, equity and long-term accountability.
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Cloudflare flags AI-fuelled identity & SaaS attacks

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Cloudflare warns AI-driven identity fraud and SaaS abuse are reshaping cybercrime, as global costs hit USD $10.5 trillion a year.
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e2e-assure hires Ian Henderson to bolster OT security

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e2e-assure brings in former BP OT cyber leader Ian Henderson to strengthen defences for critical infrastructure and industrial operators.
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Rakuten Symphony, Lightstorm team on sovereign NaaS

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Rakuten Symphony and Lightstorm join forces to offer a sovereign NaaS platform for automated, compliant cloud-network services across MEA, India and APAC.
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Identity management tops 2026 security & IT agenda

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Identity management is set to dominate 2026 security agendas as HID research shows rising convergence, biometrics use and privacy scrutiny.
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Octave rebrands as it prepares spin-off from Hexagon

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Hexagon software unit Octave unveils new brand identity as it lines up independence, unifying design, build, operate and protect tools.