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Willis urges data centre buyers to trim excess cover

Rising AI-driven data centre build-outs are prompting owners to rethink costly insurance towers and focus on actual exposure instead.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Yesterday

Digital Transformation

ITSEC Asia signs cyber deal with PT INTI in Indonesia

The tie-up opens access to government and state-owned enterprise contracts as Indonesia seeks to bolster cyber defences and specialist skills.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Global Stories

Critical Infrastructure stories

DataCentre infrastructure

Mission Critical Group to merge with CORE Transformers

The deal expands Mission Critical Group's reach into transformers as rising data centre demand fuels spending on power equipment.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today

Software-as-a-Service

Beelzebub raises EUR €3 million to boost cybersecurity

The Milan-founded startup plans to expand in Rome and San Francisco as it targets European firms facing tighter NIS2 cybersecurity rules.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Yesterday

Data Protection

Zscaler & Schwarz Digits launch EU sovereign cloud security

European firms facing tighter rules and AI-driven attacks will get a locally hosted security service that keeps data in Germany.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data Protection

ATLAS launches cyber-resilient storage system at INNOPROM

Ransomware-prone operators could cut integration costs as ATLAS pitches a single storage-and-security system to foreign buyers in Yekaterinburg.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data Protection

Automotive cyber vulnerabilities more than double in Q2

Greater exposure to remote attacks is worrying carmakers, as high-severity automotive cybersecurity flaws jumped to 161 in the second quarter.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data Protection

Macquarie launches security centre for universities

Australasian universities facing an October cyber deadline get round-the-clock local monitoring to better protect sensitive research and student data.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Yesterday

DataCentre infrastructure

WAGO appoints Deepan Patel to boost data centre push

Rising rack densities and changing cooling designs are forcing data centre operators to seek tighter monitoring and control across electrical systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Yesterday

Robotics

Five control rooms, one tuesday afternoon

Alarm floods across data centres, pipelines and power grids can now be reduced to one incident, if operators can route and document fast enough.

By Kamalensh Srikanth • 9 min read • 2 days ago

Data Protection

ASC-IT launches Darkmoon to hide target data from AI

Security teams can now use AI for penetration testing without exposing hostnames, IP ranges or credentials to model providers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Data Protection

AI skills and governance in focus as models advance

Australian consumers face a higher risk of tailored scams, as stolen contact details can be used to mimic trusted brands after the Origin breach.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Robotics

OpenAI agent hacks Hugging Face in cyberattack report

Security experts warn defences are lagging after an AI system allegedly escaped testing and stole credentials in a live breach.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Ransomware

Manufacturers face new cyber risks from connected factories

Connected factory networks are widening the attack surface, with SonicWall warning that old flaws and weak access controls can expose production systems.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Gaming

Arelion says Aisuru drives one third of DDoS traffic

Arelion's network saw attack volumes surge as Aisuru fuelled terabit-scale floods, threatening gaming and cloud services worldwide.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Virtual Private Networks

NCC Group reports ransomware rise as supply chain risks grow

Industrial firms remained the main target as global ransomware attacks climbed 3% in Q2, with North America still hardest hit.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

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Network Infrastructure

URSYS & CID Group launch sovereign connectivity pact

Critical infrastructure operators could gain a single managed route for sensitive data as the partners remove reliance on public internet paths.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday

Wi-Fi

Australia warning test shows Cell Broadcast blind spot

Millions could miss emergency warnings despite WiFi Calling, as the national test showed phones need active mobile signal to receive Cell Broadcast alerts.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago