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HP launches Print AI in New Zealand for home printers

Compatible home and office printers in New Zealand will now auto-fix awkward web pages, cutting wasted paper, ink and reprints.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

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Endpoint Protection

Ubitquity releases ShieldBreak Windows Defender patch

A Windows Defender zero-day is leaving organisations exposed to SYSTEM-level takeover until Microsoft issues an official fix.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

Robotics

NVIDIA unveils Nemotron 3.5 Lightning for local agents

Developers can now run more specialised AI agents on PCs and compact systems, as NVIDIA broadens support for open-weight local models.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month

DevOps

PDQ adds ticketing integrations & macOS vulnerability tools

IT teams can now handle Mac and Windows vulnerabilities in one workflow, while support agents gain ticketing links that cut manual lookups and errors.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month

Data Protection

Cherry launches smart card devices for secure workplaces

Support for mixed IT estates should improve as Cherry's new smart card devices work with native drivers and update after deployment.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month

Security Information and Event Management

Windows was the OS that made PCs usable, the agentic OS is what makes the enterprise intelligent

Enterprises that adopt agentic AI early could gain an edge as governance, integration and deployment hurdles keep most firms stuck in pilots.

By Anurag Gurtu • 6 min read • Last month

Network Security

MedusaHVNC malware hijacks live browser sessions on Windows

Windows users face session theft risk as MedusaHVNC lets attackers operate in hidden browser desktops using existing cookies and log-ins.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Virtual Private Networks

APT28-linked campaign hijacks hotel Wi-Fi for logins

Corporate travellers at hotels and conference centres were quietly sent to fake Microsoft 365 pages after attackers took over guest Wi-Fi gateways.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Agent Island update keeps Claude Code status local

Developers can now track Claude Code and Codex sessions locally in Agent Island 1.7.1, without uploading transcripts to a cloud dashboard.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Adobe brings Acrobat PDF tools to WhatsApp Web & Windows

WhatsApp Web and Windows users can now review PDFs in-chat, reducing the need to download files as Adobe targets workplace document sharing.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month

Malware

Expel warns of cyber gang targeting certificate trust

Financial firms in Asia Pacific face signed malware that can evade Windows checks after attackers abuse support portals to steal certificates.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Open source

Agent Island 1.7.1 improves local Claude Code monitoring

Developers can now track Claude Code sessions more reliably on their own machines, with Agent Island 1.7.1 fixing local monitoring on macOS and Windows.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month