Data Security stories
More than half of UK and Irish hospitality businesses fear AI could expose customer and company data, a new survey shows.
Partners will get bigger incentives and a file assessment tool as Peer Software tries to help customers manage fragmented hybrid storage more quickly.
The funding gives Wasabi room to expand storage capacity and global reach as demand rises for data-heavy AI workloads.
The recognition reflects tighter integration with Google Cloud as customers seek cleaner recovery, stronger backup security and AI-ready protected data.
Partners across JAPAC are becoming more important to CrowdStrike’s regional sales as customers increasingly buy security through resellers and managed services.
Businesses in Australia and New Zealand are seeking simpler tools as AI adoption and quantum risk sharpen demand for data security.
Video editors and other professionals can now build up to 32 TB of external RAID storage in a single Thunderbolt 5 enclosure.
Windows users can now open and save encrypted Mac drives without reformatting, as MacDrive 12 expands APFS support and crash protection.
The appointments come as businesses shift AI from trials to daily operations, putting far greater pressure on data privacy and security teams.
Despite widespread confidence in governance, UK companies are already seeing AI tools surface sensitive data as Copilot rollouts accelerate.
Most IT staff say AI is adding scrutiny, trust checks and governance duties, offsetting time saved by automating routine work.
Enterprises under pressure to control AI data and workloads now have an open alternative to single-cloud setups across cloud, on-premises and edge sites.
The framework is designed to expose hidden risks in production AI systems that can be missed by conventional one-off tests.
Rising legal and compliance workloads across Asia Pacific are boosting demand for its AI tools, prompting plans for local hiring in Singapore this year.
Growing AI data volumes are pushing enterprises to seek more flexible recovery systems, prompting Commvault to add Hitachi Vantara and NetApp.
As AI agents spread across workplaces, static credentials are proving too risky for sensitive tasks and customer-facing systems.
Australian platforms facing tougher age-check rules can now verify users through bank data, without collecting passports or licences.
The insurer will use cloud and AI tools to cut claims admin and speed up customer service under a five-year agreement with Microsoft.
Nearly all Scottish tech firms now use AI, with full adoption doubling to 18% as sales and cashflow improve despite softer confidence.
The utility has cut vulnerability response from days to hours, helping protect 900,000 South Australian homes and businesses from outage risk.