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Confluent: Data architecture gap impairing AI ambitions
Data Protection

Confluent: Data architecture gap impairing AI ambitions

Older systems may leave Australian firms unable to meet CDR demands, while modern data architecture is becoming crucial for real-time AI use.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Last week
Australian CISOs face rising AI risk duties at Proofpoint
Software-as-a-Service

Australian CISOs face rising AI risk duties at Proofpoint

Australian security chiefs are facing heavier AI oversight as breach costs climb and most say staff use of generative tools could expose data.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Resilience stories

Mandiant warns of AI agents fuelling new attack risks
Software-as-a-Service

Mandiant warns of AI agents fuelling new attack risks

Autonomous systems are now creating fresh avenues for code theft, remote execution and runaway cloud spending, Mandiant says.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Today
Wellio finds students know wellbeing tips but not use them
Education, Learning & Training

Wellio finds students know wellbeing tips but not use them

Students may know how to manage stress, but most are not practising those skills when pressure rises, a survey of 72,000 finds.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago
The autonomous SOC takeover
Digital Transformation

The autonomous SOC takeover

AI is set to shrink junior SOC roles and raise costs unless firms phase in autonomous defence carefully, experts warn.

By Martin Jakobsen • 5 min read • 3 days ago
NTT Data expands AI ops platform for Daimler Truck
Manufacturing

NTT Data expands AI ops platform for Daimler Truck

Daimler Truck's manufacturing operations will get earlier warnings of IT faults as NTT Data adds AI monitoring and automation across its global infrastructure.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Automotive firms face crisis after 24 hours' outage
Malware

Automotive firms face crisis after 24 hours' outage

Outages could shut down vehicle makers and suppliers in hours, with 87% of organisations saying they cannot cope for more than a day.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

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Oracle to invest USD $5 billion in UK cloud infrastructure
Data Protection

Oracle to invest USD $5 billion in UK cloud infrastructure

The spend will expand local cloud capacity as UK demand for AI and data services rises, with healthcare and finance among target sectors.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Funding uncertainty threatens Westport flood protection
Risk & Compliance

Funding uncertainty threatens Westport flood protection

Cashflow strain may force a redesign of Westport's flood defences, with the council warning it could struggle to fund the scheme.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • 2 days ago
$6.2m water main project set to disrupt Hastings for 11 months
Disaster Recovery

$6.2m water main project set to disrupt Hastings for 11 months

Central Hastings businesses face parking curbs and possible road closures for nearly a year as a new drinking water trunk main is built.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 4 min read • 2 days ago
Ingram Micro signs AirBridge distribution deal in NZ
Agricultural Technology

Ingram Micro signs AirBridge distribution deal in NZ

Partners will gain access to secure remote connectivity tools as the deal targets outages and poor coverage across the Pacific region.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 3 days ago
Fulton Hogan opens new asphalt plant in Wellington
Supply Chain

Fulton Hogan opens new asphalt plant in Wellington

Capacity constraints in Wellington should ease as a 200-tonne-an-hour plant boosts asphalt supply for roads, ports and airports.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Residents of flood-damaged Māngere to help allocate $300,000 recovery fund
Disaster Recovery

Residents of flood-damaged Māngere to help allocate $300,000 recovery fund

Māngere residents will vote on projects from a GBP £300,000 fund aimed at speeding recovery after the 2023 floods.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Last week
$10m for new SH25 bridge hoped to alleviate Coromandel traffic pains
Road Safety

$10m for new SH25 bridge hoped to alleviate Coromandel traffic pains

Traffic on the Coromandel's busy SH25 should ease next year, as NZTA replaces the ageing Ramarama Stream Bridge for NZD $10 million.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Last week
Superette owner on the brink of bankruptcy after nine months of roadworks
Supply Chain

Superette owner on the brink of bankruptcy after nine months of roadworks

Nine months of closures on Taradale Road have cut takings by up to 40 percent, leaving one Marewa superette owner fearing bankruptcy.

By RNZ • 3 min read • Last week
$10m for new SH25 bridge hoped to alleviate Coromandel traffic pains
Civil Defence

$10m for new SH25 bridge hoped to alleviate Coromandel traffic pains

Motorists on State Highway 25 should see fewer bottlenecks from next year as NZTA replaces the ageing Ramarama Stream Bridge with a two-lane crossing.

By Local Democracy Reporter • 3 min read • Last week
Pulsant invests GBP £1 million in Birmingham data centre
Digital Transformation

Pulsant invests GBP £1 million in Birmingham data centre

The upgrade aims to ease London dependence for Midlands firms needing low-latency AI capacity, security and resilience.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week