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Google Cloud adds group IAM auth to AlloyDB preview
Privileged Access Management

Google Cloud adds group IAM auth to AlloyDB preview

Large enterprises can now manage AlloyDB permissions through Google Groups, reducing shared credentials and tightening audit trails in preview.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
KnowBe4 launches vishing simulations for staff training
Artificial Intelligence

KnowBe4 launches vishing simulations for staff training

Employees now face more realistic phone-based fraud tests as security teams can simulate vishing using local caller IDs and AI voices.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Enterprise AI deployments slowed by security reviews
Data Protection

Enterprise AI deployments slowed by security reviews

Security checks are delaying most AI projects for weeks or months, with many firms deploying watered-down systems to get them live.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Rimini Street launches AI governance service for firms
Digital Transformation

Rimini Street launches AI governance service for firms

The service targets firms struggling to control AI agents as they move from pilots into production and face growing security and compliance risks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Oracle expands Gemini use across Fusion & NetSuite
Software-as-a-Service

Oracle expands Gemini use across Fusion & NetSuite

Businesses will gain more choice in AI tools as Gemini is woven into Oracle's core finance, HR and supply-chain software.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Intune satisfaction rises as IT teams battle manual work
Digital Transformation

Intune satisfaction rises as IT teams battle manual work

Despite high satisfaction, most IT teams still spend six to 15 hours a week on manual Intune tasks, survey findings show.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Bolt-on AI is the new lipstick on a pig; the pig is still running your enterprise
Software-as-a-Service

Bolt-on AI is the new lipstick on a pig; the pig is still running your enterprise

Enterprises risk wasting money on AI add-ons that change interfaces, not the legacy systems still limiting speed, autonomy and outcomes.

By Anurag Gurtu • 5 min read • Last week
Check Point launches AI Network Firewall in R82.20
Data Protection

Check Point launches AI Network Firewall in R82.20

It aims to close a security gap as firms grapple with prompt injection and shadow AI across existing firewall estates.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Acronis launches AI tools for managed service providers
Software-as-a-Service

Acronis launches AI tools for managed service providers

Managed service providers are being given one environment for automation and ticket handling as Acronis seeks to reduce manual workloads and boost margins.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last week
Adfinis wins Red Hat OpenShift certification for Secretz Enterprise
Data Protection

Adfinis wins Red Hat OpenShift certification for Secretz Enterprise

OpenShift users now have a validated way to deploy Secretz Enterprise through the Red Hat Ecosystem Catalog, including offline sites.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week
Finance teams embrace AI amid growing accuracy fears
Digital Transformation

Finance teams embrace AI amid growing accuracy fears

Most finance professionals now use AI, but 93 per cent worry its outputs may be inaccurate or biased, a new survey finds.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

IT Department stories

Synology launches DVA7400 on-premises surveillance appliance
Data Protection

Synology launches DVA7400 on-premises surveillance appliance

Organisations can analyse up to 100 camera feeds on site as privacy rules and bandwidth limits push surveillance processing away from the cloud.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
Yuno Group boosts resilience with Irish data centre
Data Protection

Yuno Group boosts resilience with Irish data centre

The move gives the energy and broadband group more capacity and backup resilience as it shifts disaster recovery off site and into a Tier 3 facility.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
London to take majority of UK finance hiring in 2026
Digital Transformation

London to take majority of UK finance hiring in 2026

Vacancies in the capital are forecast to rise 17% next year, lifting London to 52% of UK finance recruitment as hiring narrows.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
Backslash launches graph to map AI agent endpoint risk
Endpoint Protection

Backslash launches graph to map AI agent endpoint risk

Security teams can now map hidden AI agent links on employee devices to spot overprivileged tools before they expose data or credentials.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
SnapLogic expands SnapGPT across integration lifecycle
Software-as-a-Service

SnapLogic expands SnapGPT across integration lifecycle

Enterprise teams can now use natural language to plan, build and troubleshoot integrations as SnapLogic widens SnapGPT across its platform.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Airsys urges MPs to back data centre retrofits first
Digital Transformation

Airsys urges MPs to back data centre retrofits first

Retrofitting existing sites could ease Britain's AI capacity crunch faster than new builds, Airsys has told MPs amid power and planning bottlenecks.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last week
UK SMEs miss GBP £54 billion as finance confidence dips
Productivity

UK SMEs miss GBP £54 billion as finance confidence dips

Confusion and mistrust are leaving thousands of SMEs unable to fund expansion, with Portman estimating a GBP £54 billion hit to revenue.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week