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A10 launches AI Gateway to control model use & cost

Organisations using several AI models will get spending, access and policy controls in one place, as use of generative tools spreads across departments.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last week

Disaster Recovery

Quest expands identity security for AI agent threats

The update is aimed at speeding recovery and containing breaches as AI agents gain access to corporate identity systems.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Granicus adds AI analytics to Government Experience Cloud

Agencies using Government Experience Cloud can now spot where residents abandon online services and prioritise fixes using AI-led benchmarks.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Privileged Access Management

Keeper & SailPoint link identity governance with PAM

It automates provisioning and revocation of privileged access, helping organisations cut manual updates and reduce compliance risk.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Privileged Access Management

Keeper & SailPoint link governance to privileged access

By automating access changes end to end, the tie-up aims to cut delays and audit gaps when users move roles or leave an organisation.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Trust Before Technology: Why Council ERP Programs Fail Before Go-Live

Shadow spreadsheets often expose why council ERP projects collapse, as staff comply with change plans while quietly distrusting the new system.

By Sarabpreet (SP) Singh • 5 min read • Last week

Ransomware

Ransomware surges 600% as AI lowers cybercrime cost

Manufacturers, hospitals and service firms face escalating extortion threats as organised crime drives most attacks across Australasia.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

VAST Data targets AI data sovereignty with DataEnclave

Enterprises and governments could run AI on sensitive data without exposing it, as the technology targets sovereignty rules across APAC.

By David Shilovsky • 6 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Smarsh adds AI tools for governed communications data

Regulated firms could search and export archived messages through AI while keeping existing permissions, audit logs and chain-of-custody controls.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Semiconductors

Fujitsu launches MONAKA chip for sovereign AI servers

The chip aims to ease power and cooling constraints for operators seeking AI systems with tighter supply chain control and domestic manufacturing.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

EduTech

TechnologyOne launches AI agent for university students

University support could become easier as TechnologyOne rolls out a conversational AI agent linking students to enrolment, resources and tasks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Agricultural Technology

UNC6240 hits PeopleSoft flaw in global renewed attacks

Dozens of organisations worldwide face renewed compromise risk after attackers used an encoded path to slip past defences and hit Oracle PeopleSoft.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Hybrid Cloud

NCC Group named in Forrester MDR services landscape

Buyers are demanding proof of faster containment and better outcomes as Forrester highlights a crowded MDR market with rising AI expectations.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Public Sector stories

Digital Transformation

Kinetic IT named leader in two ISG public sector categories

The ranking may bolster Kinetic IT's bid for government contracts as agencies seek suppliers with local delivery, governance and security controls.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last week

Public Sector

Almost $3m in water charges missed across Selwyn

Around 2,700 Selwyn properties may have been underbilled, leaving ratepayers facing up to GBP £1.4 million in water charges.

By Jonathan Leask • 3 min read • Last week

Public Cloud

Canberra co-founders win Pearcey award for sovereign AI

Their Canberra-built software has won praise for keeping sensitive government and defence data onshore as Australia weighs reliance on foreign AI platforms.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week