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Exclusive: Avetta boosts APAC expansion with brand new Sydney office

Avetta expands its Asia-Pacific footprint with new Sydney and upgraded Newcastle offices, boosting local support and tech integration amid rising safety demands.

By Melania Watson • 6 min read • Wed, 30th Jul 2025

Lenovo

Lenovo honoured for disability inclusion in UK, US & Brazil

Lenovo has been named a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion by the Disability Index in the UK, US and Brazil for 2025, marking its fifth consecutive US win.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Mon, 28th Jul 2025

Security Operations Centres

AI becomes essential to the future of security operations centre

A survey by Abnormal AI shows cybersecurity experts in the UK and US view AI as vital for future security operations centres, boosting efficiency and job satisfaction.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 25th Jul 2025

Digital Transformation

UK pushes for AI leadership but must unlock unstructured data

OpenAI's UK expansion boosts AI ambitions, but unlocking unstructured data remains vital for the nation's digital and public service advancements.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 25th Jul 2025

Human Capital Management

Criterion & Trackforce launch unified payroll solution for security

Criterion and Trackforce have teamed up to offer UK and Canadian security firms an integrated workforce management and payroll platform to streamline operations.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 25th Jul 2025

Ransomware

Q2 2025 ransomware trends analysis: Boom and bust

Q2 2025 saw a 14.47% drop in active ransomware groups but a 41.18% rise year-on-year, with new alliances and arrests shaking the cybercrime landscape.

By Chris Boyd • 14 min read • Thu, 24th Jul 2025

Firewalls

DDoS attacks hit new peak with over 250 billion requests in major June surge

June 2025 saw a record DDoS surge, with 250 billion requests targeting a major tech firm, as attacks nearly doubled to almost two every minute, Fastly reports.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Thu, 24th Jul 2025

Mental Health

NZ businesses urged to bridge gap in mental health support

Despite rising awareness, 73% of New Zealand businesses lack mental health days and 57% plan no new support, reveals Peninsula Group's global survey.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Jul 2025

Software-as-a-Service

Nearly 8% of UK & US staff use Chinese GenAI at work

Nearly 8% of UK and US employees use Chinese generative AI tools at work, raising concerns over frequent exposure of sensitive corporate data, a study finds.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Jul 2025

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Optus

Majority of Australians wary of roaming fees as travel surges

A survey finds 82% of Australians fear unexpected roaming fees as over half plan overseas trips, highlighting demand for affordable, reliable mobile data abroad.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 29th Jul 2025

Hybrid Cloud

Civo launches relaxAI API to boost UK data sovereignty in AI

Civo launches relaxAI API, an OpenAI-compatible AI solution hosted in UK data centres, ensuring data sovereignty and compliance for British organisations.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 25th Jul 2025

Data Privacy

UK consumers cautious as AI assistants rise in global acceptance

Over half of UK consumers use AI assistants for daily tasks but remain cautious, especially about financial decisions, valuing human support in stress.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 25th Jul 2025

Data Protection

Ban on ransom payments seen as start, not solution, to cyber risk

The UK bans public bodies from paying ransomware demands, marking a key move in cyber defence but experts urge broader action for true resilience.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 25th Jul 2025

Financial Systems

UK business leaders cautious on AI due to cost & security fears

Over half of UK senior business leaders plan no AI adoption in the next year, citing cost, security fears and trust issues, says a boxxe survey.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 25th Jul 2025

Artificial Intelligence

UK may impose two-hour social media limit for under-16s

The UK government plans to impose a two-hour daily social media limit for under-16s to tackle youth compulsive behaviour and online harms.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 25th Jul 2025

Document Management

LexisNexis launches Protégé, AI tool automating legal work

LexisNexis has launched its Protégé AI tool in Canada, enhancing legal document drafting and research with secure, agentic artificial intelligence technology.

By Jake MacAndrew • 2 min read • Fri, 25th Jul 2025

Network Infrastructure

UK firms see Windows 11 move as chance to adopt AI PCs

Most UK firms see the move to Windows 11 as a chance to upgrade to AI-capable PCs, boosting security and workplace productivity, Dell and Intel report.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 24th Jul 2025