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Sofiah Nichole Salivio
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Sofiah Nichole has balanced a dual passion for technical precision and the written word since 2017. Before diving into the world of Civil Engineering, she spent years navigating school press conferences and contributing to university publications, honing her skills as a versatile staff writer. Outside of her engineering labs, you can find her advocating for student voices and looking for the next great story to tell. She believes that whether you are building a bridge or a news report, the foundation must be rock solid.

Stories by Sofiah Nichole

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Australia regulators unite on privacy & online safety

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data protection
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risk & compliance
Australian regulators formalise joint action on age checks and digital harms as privacy watchdog and eSafety align oversight of platforms.
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Coro promotes Benjamin Morrell to security strategy role

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digital transformation
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network security
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cloud security
Coro elevates Benjamin Morrell to Vice President of Security Strategy as it ties product design more closely to internal operations and AI-led protection.
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Scality appoints Greg DiFraia to lead AI alliances

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data protection
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partner programmes
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Scality names Greg DiFraia as senior vice president to expand AI partnerships and support enterprise deployments across its global ecosystem.
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Click to Pay lifts Ecommpay approval rates to 75.18%

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data analytics
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fintech
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cx
Ecommpay says Click to Pay is helping merchants win more completed online sales as guest checkout adoption rises and approval gaps widen.
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Apricorn launches 32TB offline encrypted desktop drive

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data protection
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ransomware
Apricorn broadens its Aegis Padlock DT FIPS line with a 32TB hardware-encrypted desktop drive for offline backups and sensitive data.
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Grafana Labs buys Logline to speed Loki log searches

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storage
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devops
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data analytics
Grafana Labs acquires Logline to turbocharge Loki's searches for rare log identifiers, cutting scan times from terabytes to gigabytes.
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Kong launches Agent Gateway for multi-agent AI traffic

Yesterday
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data protection
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devops
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digital transformation
Kong adds Agent Gateway to AI Gateway 3.14, giving firms a single control point for agent-to-agent traffic, tools, models and audit trails.
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Syspro names Tom Loeffert as Chief Human Resources Officer

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manufacturing
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digital transformation
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hcm
Syspro taps veteran HR leader Tom Loeffert to help reshape its global workforce strategy as CEO Leanne Taylor drives the ERP software group's next growth phase.
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Acronis launches AI protection for managed service providers

Yesterday
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data protection
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digital transformation
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cloud security
Acronis rolls out GenAI Protection for managed service providers to spot shadow AI, curb data leakage and block prompt injection.
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OVHcloud and Alchemy strike blockchain cloud tie-up

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paas
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hyperscale
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crypto
OVHcloud teams up with Alchemy to host blockchain developer tools on its cloud, targeting regulated markets and multi-cloud growth.
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Cogna appoints former Amazon AI leader Sam Ng as CTO

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digital transformation
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smart home
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partner programmes
Cogna taps former Amazon AI engineering leader Sam Ng as Chief Technology Officer to steer its platform as it expands beyond its core markets.
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Iron Mountain wins Google Cloud award for media archives

2 days ago
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storage
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Iron Mountain lands Google Cloud honour for AI-powered media vaults, helping rights holders digitise ageing archives and unlock new licensing revenue.
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Zscaler joins Anthropic Project Glasswing on cyber AI

2 days ago
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firewalls
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vpns
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network security
Zscaler joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing to test Claude Mythos Preview in software scans, as the firm pushes zero trust against AI-driven attacks.
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Hetzner launches EX131 server with Intel Xeon 6731P

2 days ago
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storage
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virtualisation
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data protection
Hetzner rolls out EX131 dedicated server line with Intel Xeon Gold 6731P, Gen5 NVMe drives and pricing from EUR €560.70 a month.
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Australians warned over social media clues aiding scammers

3 days ago
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data protection
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mfa
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phishing
Home Affairs urges Australians to tighten privacy settings as fresh data shows scammers can exploit public profiles, passwords and account recovery clues.
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Protegrity hires 10-plus AI & data protection experts

3 days ago
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data protection
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digital transformation
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martech
Protegrity bolsters AI security push with more than 10 senior hires across engineering, product and machine learning as data protection demand grows.
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OpenX appoints new product chief as it expands curation

3 days ago
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martech
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rpa
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ai
OpenX names a new Vice President of Product and broadens two executives' remits as it steps up focus on curation, partnerships and CTV.
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Sage adds AI tools for Intacct roll-outs & advisory

3 days ago
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saas
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
Sage and PwC have launched AI-driven tools to speed Sage Intacct deployment and help accounting firms automate advisory work.
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Snowflake expands AI tools for business users & developers

3 days ago
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uc
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Snowflake broadens AI platform with new business-user agents and developer tools to move corporate projects from pilots into everyday workflows.
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Unknown AI agents plague 82% of enterprises, survey finds

3 days ago
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digital transformation
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cloud security
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physical security
Survey finds most enterprises are struggling to control AI agents, with hidden systems, data exposure and weak decommissioning processes raising risk.