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State actors target defence suppliers in long game
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State actors target defence suppliers in long game

Small defence contractors are left exposed as state-backed hackers spend years mapping supply chains and laying covert access routes before striking.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week
Harmonic unveils AI tools for fibre network operations
Unified Communications

Harmonic unveils AI tools for fibre network operations

Rural fibre roll-outs could become cheaper and easier to manage as the new kit targets faults, deployment hurdles and system integration.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • This month
Experian launches Agent Trust for AI-led commerce
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Experian launches Agent Trust for AI-led commerce

The new framework aims to curb fraud and unauthorised purchases as AI agents start making payments on behalf of shoppers.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • This month
ACI joins Harmonic open cOS Amply ecosystem for DOCSIS 4.0
Unified Communications

ACI joins Harmonic open cOS Amply ecosystem for DOCSIS 4.0

Broadband operators can now manage ACI amplifiers through Harmonic's software, giving DOCSIS 4.0 upgrades a lower-cost path on existing networks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Dynatrace to buy Bindplane in telemetry pipeline push
DevOps

Dynatrace to buy Bindplane in telemetry pipeline push

Customers stand to gain tighter control of telemetry as Dynatrace adds Bindplane’s data-routing tools to cut costs and manage compliance.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Qualys warns exploitation is outpacing manual patching
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Qualys warns exploitation is outpacing manual patching

Attackers are now exploiting flaws before patches exist, leaving 85% of vulnerable assets unpatched at disclosure across 10,000 organisations.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Cloud security experts warn of control plane risks
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Cloud security experts warn of control plane risks

Rising automation and data growth are exposing cloud users to identity drift, hidden telemetry gaps and fragmented defences.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Versa unveils AI edge, secure browser & inbound SSE push
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Versa unveils AI edge, secure browser & inbound SSE push

Versa teams with Intel on AI at the edge, debuts a secure enterprise browser and launches inbound SSE to protect internet-facing apps.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
InferX hires senior leaders to drive sovereign AI push
Unified Communications

InferX hires senior leaders to drive sovereign AI push

InferX adds three senior leaders to accelerate sovereign AI and GPU edge deployments as Europe tightens control of data infrastructure.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
SentinelOne, Cloudflare link AI SIEM with edge data
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SentinelOne, Cloudflare link AI SIEM with edge data

SentinelOne and Cloudflare deepen ties, feeding edge and Zero Trust telemetry into Singularity AI SIEM to unify threat detection and response.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
ZEDEDA, Submer unveil liquid-cooled modular edge AI
Unified Communications

ZEDEDA, Submer unveil liquid-cooled modular edge AI

ZEDEDA and Submer unveil modular liquid‑cooled edge AI pods, packs and containers to run GPU inference in harsh, remote industrial sites.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Cloud identity compromise now drives most cyber attacks
Malware

Cloud identity compromise now drives most cyber attacks

Cloud identity compromise now drives over 80% of cyber incidents, as attackers increasingly abuse trusted accounts and workplace tools.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026
Equinix unveils vendor-neutral hub for distributed AI
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Equinix unveils vendor-neutral hub for distributed AI

Equinix launches a vendor-neutral Distributed AI Hub, linking 280 data centres to simplify multi-cloud, edge and AI security operations.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Fortinet's FortiOS 8.0 adds AI & quantum-safe tools
Firewalls

Fortinet's FortiOS 8.0 adds AI & quantum-safe tools

Fortinet's FortiOS 8.0 brings AI governance, next-gen SASE and quantum-safe cryptography to unify security across hybrid environments.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Red Hat, Nvidia, Palo Alto forge AI-native telco stack
Virtualisation

Red Hat, Nvidia, Palo Alto forge AI-native telco stack

Red Hat, Nvidia and Palo Alto launch unified AI-native telco stack to merge network functions, accelerated compute and security at core and edge.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026

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Sitehop launches SAFEcore Edge for remote network security
Firewalls

Sitehop launches SAFEcore Edge for remote network security

Quantum fears are driving demand for hardware encryption at hard-to-secure remote sites, as Sitehop targets infrastructure, banks and government.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Attackers shift upstream into Australia's network edge
Firewalls

Attackers shift upstream into Australia's network edge

Critical infrastructure and cloud operators face harder-to-detect attacks as criminals turn routers, VPN gateways and IoT kit into proxies.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
Hetzner deploys Nokia Deepfield to bolster DDoS defence
Firewalls

Hetzner deploys Nokia Deepfield to bolster DDoS defence

Hetzner adopts Nokia Deepfield Defender across European data centres to automate edge DDoS mitigation and safeguard rising AI workloads.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026