Australian Stories

From reseller to risk advisor: What the shift means for your email and hosting conversations

MSPs are turning email and hosting renewals into risk-led advisory wins, with higher margins and stronger client ties in the Australian channel.

By Tom Thatcher • 6 min read • Last week

Customer Experience

New Sydney Catalyst conference backs MSP peer lessons

Australian channel groups launch Catalyst in Sydney, a charity-backed conference for MSPs and IT leaders focused on practical peer lessons, not vendor pitches.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

CMTG bets on backup as cyber resilience demand rises

CMTG expands data backup and recovery push as cyber risk, ransomware and tougher regulation drive businesses to prioritise resilience over storage.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026

Global Stories

Disaster Recovery

Avatier launches offline card after Stryker cyberattack

Avatier unveils offline Identity Challenge Card as firms seek fallback access after Stryker hack exposes MFA weaknesses.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Data Protection

AI vulnerability discovery forces boards to rethink cyber risk

AI models that can hunt and chain software flaws are forcing boards to rethink cyber defences, while scrutiny grows over Anthropic's MCP design risks.

By Kaleah Salmon • 6 min read • Last week

Endpoint Protection

Cyber insurance now common among North American SMBs

ESET survey finds North American SMBs increasingly buying cyber cover, with insurers shaping controls and managed detection services after repeated breaches.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Cork Cyber adds automated mapping to Vantage platform

Cork Cyber boosts Cork Vantage for MSPs with automated mapping, cutting manual work and improving asset accuracy across client, device and inbox records.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Disaster Recovery

Manufacturing leads ransomware targets in 2025 report

Manufacturing was the most targeted sector for ransomware in 2025, as Check Point counted 1,466 attacks worldwide amid rising supply chain exposure.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Firewalls

Hiscox warns ransomware hits UK SMEs more than once

Hiscox says UK SMEs often face repeat ransomware demands after paying, with many still forced to rebuild systems and suffer fresh disruption.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month

Firewalls

SonicWall flags SMB cyber gaps as attacks rise 20.8%

SonicWall says small firms are being hit hardest by basic security lapses as ransomware, bot traffic and identity theft keep climbing.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Disaster Recovery

Geneva Association urges firms to use cyber insurance

Geneva Association says cyber insurance can help firms tackle rising threats, but warns take-up remains low and SMEs are underusing cover's prevention services.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Ransomware

UK cyber survey exposes gaps in basic security controls

UK firms lag on MFA, supplier checks and breach reporting as the 2025/26 cyber survey flags gaps ahead of tougher rules.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • Yesterday

Malware

Nebula Global Services gains Cyber Essentials Plus

Nebula Global Services has secured Cyber Essentials Plus after independent testing, giving customers and partners added assurance over its cyber controls.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Data Protection

Cyber-attacks top risk for professional firms in 2026

Everywhen survey shows cyber threats dominating boardroom concerns for legal, accountancy and consultancy firms, as economic worries lag far behind.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Firewalls

Cyber Essentials update raises bar on visibility gaps

UK Cyber Essentials overhaul tightens MFA and patching rules, forcing firms to prove controls cover every device and account or risk failure.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Mobile Device Management

Renaissance partners with CyberSmart to widen Ireland reach

Renaissance and CyberSmart team up to give Irish resellers a single platform for threat monitoring, compliance checks and staff training.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last week

Firewalls

Cyber breaches need communications planning, data warns

NZD $173,000 average ransomware cost masks deeper losses as QBE data shows preparation can trim cyber claims by 20% and protect trust.

By Dwayne Alexander • 14 min read • Last week

Firewalls

Healthcare hit by ransomware every 10 hours, Securin says

Securin says healthcare faces ransomware attacks about every 10 hours, with hospitals repeatedly hit via known flaws, stolen credentials and remote access.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Last week