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Most firms unprepared for AI rules as GDPR pressure grows
Data Protection

Most firms unprepared for AI rules as GDPR pressure grows

Most firms admit they are unready for tightening AI rules, with GDPR demands and poor staff training fuelling growing compliance risks.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
EU faces growing shortage of SAP S/4HANA specialists
DevOps

EU faces growing shortage of SAP S/4HANA specialists

EU employers scramble for scarce SAP S/4HANA talent as ECC 2027 deadline nears, exposing deep gaps in senior and mid-level expertise.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
VORTIQ-X launches runtime AI governance layer in EMEA
Physical Security

VORTIQ-X launches runtime AI governance layer in EMEA

VORTIQ-X debuts an AI governance hypervisor in EMEA, enforcing runtime controls to meet looming EU AI Act demands on high-risk systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
AI & tech shifts driving complexity for UK leaders
Data Protection

AI & tech shifts driving complexity for UK leaders

AI and tech upheaval is piling pressure on UK business leaders, with most saying their roles have become far more complex since 2020.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026

Global Stories

A resilient security culture is built in the flow of work, not the classroom
Data Protection

A resilient security culture is built in the flow of work, not the classroom

Rising UK cyber attacks show training alone is failing; firms must embed behavioural security cues into daily work to cut human risk.

By Andy Fielder • 4 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant to Data Security Cloud
Data Protection

Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant to Data Security Cloud

Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant and a faster endpoint agent to Data Security Cloud to tighten policy control for generative AI workloads.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Women in cybersecurity, what it really looks like, and where you can fit
Risk & Compliance

Women in cybersecurity, what it really looks like, and where you can fit

Women hold under a quarter of cyber roles, but the field is broader, more human and more open to curiosity than many women are told.

By Michaella Masters • 7 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
International Women's Day 2026: Death by a thousand qualifications
Fintech

International Women's Day 2026: Death by a thousand qualifications

On International Women's Day 2026, women in fintech expose an “authority gap” where progress on paper masks bias in daily decisions.

By Swati Deshpande • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
From optics to outcomes: What real progress for women in tech looks like
Fintech

From optics to outcomes: What real progress for women in tech looks like

Women in tech win visibility but little venture capital; real progress demands funding that follows performance, not familiar faces.

By Janthana Kaenprakhamroy • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
SAP teams with Uptycs on 'Glass Box' AI security analyst
Hybrid Cloud

SAP teams with Uptycs on 'Glass Box' AI security analyst

SAP teams with Uptycs to launch Juno, a “Glass Box” AI security analyst designed to augment SOC teams with verifiable, auditable outputs.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Cato unveils Dynamic Prevention engine for SASE security
Firewalls

Cato unveils Dynamic Prevention engine for SASE security

Cato launches Dynamic Prevention, a SASE-native engine that auto-detects multi-stage attacks by correlating months of security telemetry.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Structural stress rises for sysadmins in hybrid IT era
DevOps

Structural stress rises for sysadmins in hybrid IT era

Hybrid IT sprawl is driving “structural stress” for sysadmins as security risks rise, responsibilities grow and control over tools shrinks.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Enterprise AI agents: The rise of human-augmented operations
Manufacturing

Enterprise AI agents: The rise of human-augmented operations

Enterprise AI agents are shifting from handy copilots to semi-autonomous operators, forcing firms to redesign core systems and human roles.

By Rasangi De Silva • 6 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
AI agents and enterprise transformation: Turning hype into measurable value in 2026
Data Protection

AI agents and enterprise transformation: Turning hype into measurable value in 2026

In 2026, AI agents move from pilots to the enterprise core, forcing firms to prove measurable value under tight governance.

By Rasangi De Silva • 6 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
ACI unveils Connetic for Cards to unify payments ops
Digital Transformation

ACI unveils Connetic for Cards to unify payments ops

ACI Connetic for Cards promises unified issuing, acquiring and ATM processing as banks race to modernise card systems and fight fraud.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Survey shows pentesters favour PTaaS over bug bounties
DevOps

Survey shows pentesters favour PTaaS over bug bounties

New research from Cobalt finds 98% of surveyed pentesters prefer PTaaS to bug bounties and show almost no faith in AI-only security scanning.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Manufacturing downtime driven by failures, not cyber
Data Protection

Manufacturing downtime driven by failures, not cyber

Manufacturers lose up to USD $100,000 an hour to downtime, with botched maintenance and network failures eclipsing cyberattacks as causes.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
RecordPoint unveils MCP Server for governed AI data
Physical Security

RecordPoint unveils MCP Server for governed AI data

RecordPoint launches an MCP Server to give AI tools secure, auditable access to governed enterprise data via a standardised interface.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026