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Catherine Knowles
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Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.

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Cato unveils Dynamic Prevention engine for SASE security

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Cato launches Dynamic Prevention, a SASE-native engine that auto-detects multi-stage attacks by correlating months of security telemetry.
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Survey shows pentesters favour PTaaS over bug bounties

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New research from Cobalt finds 98% of surveyed pentesters prefer PTaaS to bug bounties and show almost no faith in AI-only security scanning.
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Siemens boosts circuit protection with circular soft starter

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Siemens expands SENTRON circuit protection and unveils a refurbished SIRIUS soft starter built for circularity and lower CO2 emissions.
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ExpressVPN unveils beta MCP server for AI VPN control

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ExpressVPN launches a beta MCP server that lets AI tools monitor VPN status and switch regions directly from its desktop apps.
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iManage enhances Insight+ to close the AI governance gap

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iManage upgrades Insight+ to plug the AI governance gap, adding richer metadata, data warehouse links and multi-region, compliant search.
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Smarsh unveils AI tool to cut compliance alert noise

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Smarsh launches AI-powered Noise Reduction Agent to suppress low-risk messages, promising 60% fewer false positives for smaller firms.
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CIOs warn AI adoption is racing ahead of governance

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CIOs warn AI is being rolled out faster than governance can keep up, with many fearing security gaps and lacking oversight of tools in use.
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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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IRONSCALES adds AI agents to counter next‑gen phishing

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IRONSCALES' Winter 2026 Release debuts three AI agents, outbound encryption and Teams deepfake defences to counter next‑gen phishing.
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1Kosmos adds identity checks to ServiceNow AI workflows

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1Kosmos adds embedded identity checks to ServiceNow AI workflows to curb social engineering in high-risk service desk interactions.
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Delinea buys StrongDM to tackle AI-driven access risk

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Delinea acquires StrongDM to fuse privileged access tools with just‑in‑time authorisation, tackling AI‑driven identity and access risks.
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MSPs warned as cyber criminals weaponise trusted access

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Cyber criminals are hijacking MSP trust relationships, abusing valid credentials and VPNs as AI turbocharges phishing and ransomware.
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LiveRamp unveils AI agents for data-driven marketing

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LiveRamp launches partner-built AI agents in its platform, automating audience planning, cross-media measurement and privacy-safe optimisation.
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Google AI more negative than ChatGPT for brand reputation

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AI search tools cast brands in starkly different lights, with Google skewing early negative and ChatGPT souring sentiment near purchase.
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Endor Labs unveils AURI to secure AI-driven coding

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Endor Labs has launched AURI, an AI-aware security platform that embeds continuous code checks directly into agent-driven development workflows.
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Keeper connects Jira workflows with privileged access

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Keeper launches native Jira integrations to tie security incident workflows directly to privileged access approvals while retaining zero-knowledge controls.
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LevelBlue & Tenable expand exposure tools for partners

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LevelBlue debuts Exposure Management for Partners with Tenable, giving MSSPs and MSPs tiered, unified exposure and risk visibility tools.
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Monjur unveils AI contract tool with built-in lawyers

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Monjur launches Monjur Pilot, an AI contract tool for MSPs that automates redlining and escalates tricky issues to specialist lawyers.
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Global eSIM shipments surge as traditional SIMs endure

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Global eSIM shipments jumped 18% to 605m in 2025 as adoption widened across regions and devices, even as traditional SIMs held firm.
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Atlassian brings AI agents to Jira with MCP support

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Atlassian launches Jira AI agents with MCP support, embedding governed automation in existing workflows rather than separate chat tools.