Twilio evolves from APIs to conversational trust
about 2 hours agoAs AI agents proliferate, Twilio is focusing on trusted, governed communications infrastructure rather than the apps that sit on top of it.
Australian stories
Exalate launches Australian hosting for cloud connector
Australian firms can now keep Exalate Cloud in-country on Google Cloud in Sydney, easing migration and compliance concerns for connected systems.
Australia's smart home market to top AUD $11 billion
Battery systems are driving Australia's smart home boom, with revenue set to jump to AUD $7.7 billion in 2025 and top AUD $11 billion in 2026.
Integrated Research launches Clarion SaaS tool
The cloud-native product is aimed at helping IT teams spot call and meeting problems before they trigger support tickets in distributed workforces.
Recognition to promote SMB1001 cybersecurity standard
The campaign targets an estimated 400 million small and medium-sized businesses worldwide, aiming to make cyber certification more affordable and practical.
VentraIP urges sites to prepare for quantum encryption
Site owners face a slow, infrastructure-wide upgrade as browsers and hosting providers start adopting quantum-resistant methods to protect long-lived data.
JFrog launches local AI security for developer laptops
Security teams can now spot unapproved AI tools on laptops before they reach central controls, as JFrog widens its software supply chain checks.
Editor Interviews
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Secure Code Warrior founders named NSW Entrepreneur of the Year
The win underscores the rise of a Sydney-born cybersecurity firm now serving more than 600 clients worldwide and employing over 200 staff.
Today
TechnologyOne rethinks AI-enabled student services
Students could soon avoid hunting through university portals, as TechnologyOne's new AI agent handles enrolment, deferrals and course changes in one chat.
Today
BeyondTrust: Agentic AI is an 'old new' identity problem
Gartner says Fortune 500 firms could run 150,000 AI agents by 2028, raising the risk of overprivileged machine identities.
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Fortinet: The AI challenge is visibility and control, not permission
Shadow AI is driving higher breach and compliance risks, with exposed firms incurring around $670,000 more in data-breach costs.
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Most organisations are only solving half of the certificate problem
Shorter certificate lifespans are exposing a dangerous blind spot, with renewals succeeding on paper while deployments still fail in production.
about 7 hours ago
Address-Anchored Identity: Why Data Quality Is the Missing Link in eIDV
Synthetic fraud is slipping past standard checks, prompting banks to use real-time address matching to tie identities to physical locations.
1 day ago
Shadow AI Is Creating an Unmanaged Identity Crisis Across APAC
Breaches linked to unapproved AI tools are now costing organisations more and exposing a widening identity gap across APAC.
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It's time to embrace our robot overlords
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The identity gap putting Australia's healthcare data at risk
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Singapore's 2035 Quantum-Safe Target Starts With Identity
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What Is Shadow AI and What Does It Mean for Your Organisation?
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Fortinet launches cloud SASE for small branch offices
The move gives retailers and other distributed operators cloud security for small branches without adding on-site firewalls or endpoint software.
Proofpoint joins Microsoft ICES in Defender portal
Microsoft 365 customers can now review Proofpoint email threat alerts inside Defender, cutting the need to switch between security tools.
Fortinet launches AI security service for FortiGate
The cloud-delivered offering adds real-time prompt and response inspection to existing firewalls, helping firms curb shadow AI, data loss and runaway spend.
Cisco warns Singapore firms struggle to spot compromised AI
Just 38% of Singapore organisations feel able to detect and respond to compromised AI agents, as 89% suffered a cyber incident last year.
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Analyst Insights
Industry research and analysis from leading firms.
Saviynt recognised in Gartner PAM report for third year
The recognition highlights growing demand for tighter control over AI agents, service accounts and other non-human identities with elevated access.
Today
BeyondTrust named leader in Gartner PAM report again
Its highest Ability to Execute ranking may bolster sales as enterprises seek tighter control over human users, service accounts and AI agents.
Today
Check Point launches firewall subscription for AI security
The new model lets organisations spread firewall spending over time, easing budget pressure as AI traffic and threats grow.
Today
Contrast Security named leader in IDC DAST assessment
The ranking should help the application security company bolster its sales pitch as buyers seek clearer proof of exploitable flaws and fewer false alarms.
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