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Enterprises urged to act now on post-quantum security

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Quantum leaps from Google, IBM and Microsoft are shrinking the Q‑Day countdown, forcing enterprises to race toward post‑quantum cryptography.
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Fireblocks & Thales deepen bank crypto key control

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Fireblocks deepens its Thales tie-up to keep bank crypto keys in customer-owned HSMs, tightening control, compliance and resilience.
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AMD unveils Kintex UltraScale+ Gen 2 mid-range FPGAs

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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AMD's Kintex UltraScale+ Gen 2 FPGAs add LPDDR hard controllers, PCIe Gen4 and new security to boost bandwidth for data-heavy embedded designs.
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CIRO announces tiered crypto custody rules for dealers

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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blockchain
Canada's investment watchdog has unveiled a tiered crypto custody regime, tying asset limits to custodians' capital, tech controls and oversight.
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Commvault unveils Geo Shield for sovereign cloud data

Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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data protection
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private cloud
Commvault has launched Geo Shield, a sovereign cloud approach giving regulated customers tighter data residency, control and encryption key choice.
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Veracode boosts package firewall to block malicious code

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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devops
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cloud security
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application security
Veracode upgrades its Package Firewall and testing tools to block malicious software packages before they enter development pipelines.
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Kingston gains FIPS 140-3 Level 3 for IronKey USBs

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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storage
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data protection
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Kingston wins FIPS 140-3 Level 3 for its IronKey Keypad 200 USBs, making it the first supplier with three drives at this stringent standard.
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OVHcloud buys Seald to boost end-to-end encryption

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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data protection
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encryption
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hyperscale
OVHcloud snaps up French encryption specialist Seald to bake end-to-end protection into its cloud services and bolster zero-knowledge security.
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Data Privacy Day spotlight on control, resilience, design

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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data protection
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ransomware
Data Privacy Day shifts focus from policy to proof, as firms embed control, resilience and design into complex hybrid data estates.
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Thales unveils AI Security Fabric for runtime threats

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
Thales launches AI Security Fabric to shield enterprise LLM and agentic AI apps from runtime threats like prompt injection and data leakage.
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CommScope, TI boost secure boot for industrial devices

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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manufacturing
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mfa
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cloud security
CommScope launches PRiSM-based secure boot signing for TI AM6x chips, aiming to simplify compliance with tightening industrial cyber rules.
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Adfinis unveils OpenBao services for secure secrets

Mon, 22nd Dec 2025
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devops
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digital transformation
Adfinis launches six OpenBao-based services to help regulated organisations modernise open source secrets and encryption management.
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Microsoft sets 2033 deadline for post-quantum security rollout

Thu, 21st Aug 2025
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firewalls
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data protection
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encryption
Microsoft aims to complete its quantum-safe security rollout by 2033, integrating post-quantum cryptography across Windows, Azure and Microsoft 365 to counter future threats.
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Dell launches ObjectScale XF960 for faster, secure AI storage

Thu, 21st Aug 2025
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storage
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data protection
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ai
Dell launches ObjectScale XF960 with 4.1 update, boosting AI storage speeds up to 300% and expanding capacity to 23.6PB per rack with enhanced security features.
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Slack unveils all-in-one AI tools & enterprise search upgrade

Sat, 19th Jul 2025
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rpa
Slack launches integrated AI tools and enterprise search, enhancing team productivity with smart writing aids and unified data access across apps.
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When emergency strikes, it's time for a native zero-trust network

Wed, 9th Jul 2025
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robots
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devops
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digital transformation
NetFoundry pioneers native zero-trust networks to securely orchestrate autonomous vehicles during emergencies, preventing cyberattacks and ensuring swift response.
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Percona launches free open source encryption for PostgreSQL data

Fri, 4th Jul 2025
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storage
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data protection
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encryption
Percona launches pg_tde, a free open source Transparent Data Encryption for PostgreSQL, enabling secure, compliant data storage without licensing fees or vendor lock-in.
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Utimaco launches Quantum Protect for post-quantum security

Fri, 4th Apr 2025
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edutech
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data protection
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semiconductors
Utimaco has unveiled Quantum Protect, a Post Quantum Cryptography application package and simulator, addressing quantum threats to secure future digital assets.