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N-able adds cloud disaster recovery service for MSPs

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N-able widens Cove Data Protection with cloud-hosted Disaster Recovery as a Service for MSPs and IT teams facing cyberattacks and outages.
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Applause appoints Aatish Salvi as Chief Technology Officer

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Applause appoints Aatish Salvi as Chief Technology Officer to steer AI-driven testing as the software quality specialist expands its enterprise offering.
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Konverge embeds AI in custom software to streamline work

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Konverge bolts AI into bespoke enterprise software to cut duplication and speed up decisions across operations, finance and supply chains.
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Scotiabank launches Scotia Intelligence for bank-wide AI

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Scotiabank puts AI under one roof as new enterprise platform rolls out for staff, with commercial email routing and client tools already delivering gains.
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AI shifts IT roles towards orchestration, SolarWinds says

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SolarWinds research finds AI is pushing IT staff into more strategic oversight, as governance and trust become key to using new tools effectively.
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Tollring unveils AI tools for customer conversation analysis

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Tollring launches AI features to let managers query call recordings in plain English and automate quality checks with over 90% accuracy.
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Sonatype warns of surge in trusted open-source malware

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Sonatype flags 21,764 malicious open-source packages in Q1 2026, with npm hit hardest as attackers used trusted workflows to steal secrets.
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Cyber security chiefs split on quantum threat urgency

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Cyber security leaders are split over whether firms should rush into post-quantum cryptography now or keep attention on AI-driven malware.
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Gigamon eyes AI-led surge in network observability

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Gigamon unveils AI traffic tools as IDC says network observability market will reach USD $4.39 billion by 2029.
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Payhawk flags AI governance gap in finance leaders

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Payhawk survey finds 45% of self-described AI leaders in finance lack minimum use rules, exposing a wider gap between ambition and control.
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Cyber teams unready for major attack, Sygnia finds

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Most companies lack confidence in cyber defences as a Sygnia survey finds major gaps in visibility, coordination and board-level readiness.
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Loftware launches Connect for global supply chains

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Loftware unveils Connect platform to link trading partners and standardise product identification across global supply chains.
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Bitget launches CFD copy trading amid market volatility

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Bitget adds CFD copy trading as volatility lifts daily volume above USD $6 billion and draws more crypto users into gold, oil and forex.
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American Express launches AI commerce kit & protection

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American Express adds AI agent safeguards and purchase protection as it opens a developer kit for software-led buying.
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Ledger appoints Ian Rogers to lead AI security push

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Ledger names Ian Rogers as Chief Human Agency Officer, putting hardware approval and human oversight at the centre of its AI security push.
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Claroty xDome adds orchestration to fix visibility gaps

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Claroty adds orchestration to xDome to help security teams close cyber-physical asset visibility gaps and prioritise remediation.
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KnowBe4 launches Agent Risk Manager for AI agent security

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KnowBe4 unveils Agent Risk Manager to monitor autonomous AI agents in real time, flag prompt injections and curb rogue data access.
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Microsoft April Patch Tuesday reveals 167 vulnerabilities

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Microsoft's latest security update fixes an exploited SharePoint flaw and a critical Windows IKE bug as browser patches surge to record levels.
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Cloudflare Mesh links AI agents to private networks

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Cloudflare launches Mesh to give AI agents secure access to private networks across clouds, data centres and internal systems.
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Kijiji adds Interac identity checks to boost trust

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Kijiji teams up with Interac to let users verify identities before trades, messaging and pickups as Canada's classifieds site lifts safeguards.