About Catherine
Catherine Knowles
Journalist
Currently working as a freelance writer and content creator, Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.
Stories by Catherine - Page 172
Businesses grappling with volatile and complex security landscape
Thu, 31st Aug 2023
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hybrid & remote work
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
Majority of organisations in Asia Pacific are unprepared for cybersecurity attacks, despite an increase in incidents, says Cloudflare study.
Sophos announces Incident Response Retainer for 24/7 support
Thu, 31st Aug 2023
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firewalls
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network security
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breach prevention
Sophos has launched its Sophos Incident Response Retainer, offering organisations speedy access to its fixed-cost incident response service.
Quadient integrates Microsoft's Azure AI into cloud platform
Thu, 31st Aug 2023
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public cloud
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cx
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martech
Quadient has announced the integration of its Intelligent Communication Automation (ICA) platform with Microsoft Azure AI - a portfolio of AI services.
Qakbot cyber hacking operation revealed by Check Point and FBI
Thu, 31st Aug 2023
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ransomware
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it in manufacturing
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healthtech
FBI dismantles Qakbot cyber hacking operation, impacting 700k computers worldwide. The malware is highly adaptive and financially-driven.
Auvik and Jenne join forces to deliver advanced network management
Thu, 31st Aug 2023
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saas
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apm
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software development
Auvik partners with Jenne to deliver advanced network management and SaaS monitoring solutions to small and medium-sized businesses.
Keeper Security extends passkey management support
Thu, 31st Aug 2023
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zero trust security
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passwordless
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cybersecurity
Keeper Security, the provider of cloud-based zero-trust cybersecurity software, has announced expanded support for passkey management on desktop browsers.
Secureworks identifies malicious Qakbot ransomware campaign
Wed, 30th Aug 2023
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malware
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ransomware
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endpoint protection
Secureworks' Counter Threat Unit researchers have long maintained active monitoring of the botnet and detected the disruption activity on August 25.
Public cloud market booms, set to reach $1.35 trillion by 2027
Wed, 30th Aug 2023
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saas
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public cloud
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cloud services
Although annual spending growth is expected to slow slightly over the 2023-2027 forecast period, the market is forecast to achieve a five-year CAGR of 19.9%.
Fortinet enhances SASE offering with latest additions
Wed, 30th Aug 2023
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firewalls
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iot
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casb
Fortinet's SASE solution provides unified security, simplified management, and end-to-end DEM by seamlessly converging cloud-delivered security.
Dell and University of Queensland advance supercomputer innovation
Wed, 30th Aug 2023
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edutech
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network infrastructure
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datacentre infrastructure
For the next phase of supercomputing, UQ will use advanced GPU technologies to provide a whole new capability of visual compute inside the supercomputer.
Alibaba Cloud makes headway with large language vision models
Wed, 30th Aug 2023
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llms
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ai
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cloud services
Alibaba Cloud has launched two open-source large vision language models (LVLM), Qwen-VL and its conversationally fine-tuned Qwen-VL-Chat.
Gopuff launches ad platform to tap into billion-dollar market
Wed, 30th Aug 2023
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martech
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ecommerce
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advertising technologies
Gopuff has launched its Ads platform in the UK, giving brands the chance to target high-intent customers while they shop.
Dell Technologies highlights top ANZ partners at recent awards
Tue, 29th Aug 2023
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network infrastructure
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partner programmes
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cloud services
The Awards recognise partners for growing their business within the Dell Technologies Partner Program and unlocking new possibilities for their customers.
PC market finally on road to recovery - IDC report
Tue, 29th Aug 2023
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market
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pc shipments
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analyst report
The road to recovery for PCs has been challenging coming off explosive years in 2020 and 2021, but signs of growth are finally returning, IDC finds.
Marketing leaders struggle to allocate budgets amidst AI boom
Fri, 25th Aug 2023
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martech
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ai
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digital marketing
Over 60% of marketing leaders plan to invest in generative AI, with more than half seeing greater reward than risk, according to Gartner.
Fines for mismanagement of data expected to reach $1Bn
Fri, 25th Aug 2023
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data protection
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cx
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martech
Fines for mishandling subject rights will exceed $1 billion by 2026, warns Gartner, urging B2C firms to automate their management.
Thales launch aims to accelerate adoption of cloud-based payments
Fri, 25th Aug 2023
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payment technologies
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microsoft
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subscriptions
Thales launches Thales payShield Cloud HSM, a subscription-based digital payments security service for cloud-based infrastructure.
78% of NZ small business owners worried about AI adoption
Fri, 25th Aug 2023
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fintech
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financial systems
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genai
New Zealand small business owners are concerned that the development and adoption of AI is outpacing regulation, according to a study by Xero.
IBM brings GenAI capabilities to watsonx for app modernisation
Fri, 25th Aug 2023
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genai
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ai
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healthtech
IBM has announced watsonx Code Assistant for Z, a new generative AI-assisted product that will help enable faster translation of COBOL to Java on IBM Z.
Google.org launches AI, security and resilience initiative in APAC
Fri, 25th Aug 2023
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google
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strategy
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infoxchange
Google.org, in partnership with Infoxchange and the ADB, will provide digital resilience training to 40 NGOs in Asia and the Pacific.