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Europe cybersecurity spending shifts to compliance
Firewalls

Europe cybersecurity spending shifts to compliance

Companies are diverting more cyber budgets to compliance and training as pressure grows to prove risk controls and financial resilience.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Dext launches AI Connector for accounting practices
Risk & Compliance

Dext launches AI Connector for accounting practices

The read-only feature lets firms query client cash positions and compliance data in plain language, while keeping records unchanged.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
It's time to embrace our robot overlords
Software-as-a-Service

It's time to embrace our robot overlords

Agentic AI can already handle bookings, bills and reminders for users, but its growing access to personal data raises fresh hacking and privacy fears.

By Donovan Jackson • 8 min read • Last week
SUSE unveils sovereign AI platform with NVIDIA tie-up
Hybrid Cloud

SUSE unveils sovereign AI platform with NVIDIA tie-up

Enterprises will be able to keep AI agents and proprietary data inside their own infrastructure under the new SUSE-NVIDIA sovereign AI stack.

By Mara Sugue • 5 min read • Last week
Securonix launches behavioural analytics for AI threats
Security Information and Event Management

Securonix launches behavioural analytics for AI threats

With AI agents widening the attack surface, security teams need to spot abnormal activity across human and machine users before damage is done.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
CyberFOX buys Optimize365 to bolster Microsoft 365 security
Firewalls

CyberFOX buys Optimize365 to bolster Microsoft 365 security

The deal adds continuous Microsoft 365 monitoring for smaller IT teams struggling to track configuration drift and security changes across limited staff and budgets.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Targa Telematics rolls out on-premise AI for developers
Risk & Compliance

Targa Telematics rolls out on-premise AI for developers

About 150 engineers can now use generative AI tools without sending proprietary code or data outside Targa Telematics' own systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Extreme previews on-prem AI zones for enterprise networks
Network Infrastructure

Extreme previews on-prem AI zones for enterprise networks

Enterprises could keep AI workloads on site and still use cloud models where allowed, as Extreme targets tighter data control and lower latency.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week

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UK finance leaders struggle to prove AI value in cash
Data governance

UK finance leaders struggle to prove AI value in cash

Despite widespread adoption, nearly a third of UK finance chiefs cannot quantify AI's impact on cash and liquidity management, a survey found.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today
Nearly half of firms report rogue AI agent actions
DevOps

Nearly half of firms report rogue AI agent actions

Many firms still lack the controls to trace or halt AI agents, leaving unauthorised API calls and data changes to go unnoticed for hours or days.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Today
AI to manage 37% of corporate travel spend by 2028
Artificial Intelligence

AI to manage 37% of corporate travel spend by 2028

Security concerns are rising as firms prepare to let software handle almost two-fifths of travel budgets, though controls are still patchy.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
UK small firms race to build AI tools without oversight
Digital Transformation

UK small firms race to build AI tools without oversight

Governance is lagging as 25% of AI-using UK small firms now prototype their own systems, with 24% finding unauthorised tools in-house.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Yesterday
UK businesses warned over ghost AI governance risk
Customer Relationship Management

UK businesses warned over ghost AI governance risk

Rising concern over AI oversight is pushing firms to audit overlooked systems that may still hold access to sensitive company data.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Yesterday
AAA Technologies pivots to AI-led cybersecurity push
Risk & Compliance

AAA Technologies pivots to AI-led cybersecurity push

The Mumbai-based group plans a tenfold workforce expansion as it adds AI services aimed at helping clients fix breaches and stay compliant.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Securonix launches behavioural analytics for AI agents
Security Information and Event Management

Securonix launches behavioural analytics for AI agents

It is aimed at security teams facing a rising attack surface from enterprise AI agents, where legitimate actions can mask compromise or misuse.

By Regine Laguilles • 5 min read • Yesterday
UK finance leaders back AI but struggle to prove value
Digital Transformation

UK finance leaders back AI but struggle to prove value

Nearly a third of UK finance leaders cannot quantify AI's benefits, highlighting a gap between enthusiasm and proof as liquidity teams face rising pressure.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Reco joins Microsoft Pegasus to tackle AI agent security
Cloud Security

Reco joins Microsoft Pegasus to tackle AI agent security

The move could help the security startup reach larger enterprises as firms wrestle with AI agents that can inherit access rights and trigger actions.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week
CyberFest 2026 secures sponsor backing for North East
Space

CyberFest 2026 secures sponsor backing for North East

Backing from national and international sponsors will help draw more than 1,000 delegates to CyberFest 2026 in the North East this October.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week