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Backup plans still leave gaps in recovery readiness

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Backup strategies still fail when recovery is untested, fragmented and detached from business priorities across modern IT estates.
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Geneva Association urges firms to use cyber insurance

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Geneva Association says cyber insurance can help firms tackle rising threats, but warns take-up remains low and SMEs are underusing cover's prevention services.
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FE fundinfo flags five shifts in asset manager compliance

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FE fundinfo says UK and EU disclosure reforms, AIFMD II and AI oversight will reshape compliance for asset managers in 2026.
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ICS.AI launches AI reorganisation tool for councils

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ICS.AI unveils council merger software to help English authorities cut reorganisation time by up to 30% ahead of 2028 unitary switch.
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Commvault adds threat-hunting tools to backup scans

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Commvault adds Hyper Threat Hunting and Deep Inspection to Cloud Threat Scan, linking backup scanning with verified clean recovery after cyber attacks.
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World Backup Day warnings over ransomware resilience gaps

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Cybersecurity experts say many firms are still relying on fragmented backup tools and untested recovery plans as ransomware attacks and cloud complexity surge.
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Fenix24 launches Argos99 as standalone resilience software

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Fenix24 has turned Argos99 into a standalone SaaS platform, giving customers continuous asset visibility and dependency mapping to speed ransomware recovery.
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SATLINE upgrades Vilnius hub with Tier III resilience

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SATLINE strengthens its Vilnius hub with Tier III-aligned power and cooling redundancy, doubling generators and UPS capacity without customer downtime.
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AI adoption creates cybersecurity blind spots for UK CIOs

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UK CIOs warn AI rollout is hampering incident response and breach detection, with only 37% saying they have full visibility of tools in use.
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Healthcare trusts keep voice central despite digital shift

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Healthcare trusts keep voice central as hospitals balance digital tools, legacy telephony and the NHS’s enduring reliance on the phone.
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Keepit: enterprises still lag on SaaS recovery testing

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Keepit's 2026 data report says most SaaS restores are single files, while many organisations still fail to test identity and bulk recovery.
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Start Tech boss urges MSPs to focus on business needs

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Start Tech Managing Director Ian Groves tells London event MSPs to prioritise client business problems over AI hype as debate grows over automation's impact.
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YEO Messaging & C86 launch crisis chat for UK firms

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YEO Messaging and C86 team up to offer identity-checked crisis communications as UK resilience rules and cyber reporting deadlines tighten.
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Percona & Chainguard launch supported database images

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Percona teams up with Chainguard to offer supported, hardened container images for MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB databases.
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Manufacturers face CMMC readiness gap in defence chain

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Small US defence manufacturers face CMMC readiness shortfalls as cybersecurity checks tighten, with many underestimating the work needed to win contracts.
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Security leaders warn backup gaps as threats evolve

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Security executives say organisations must move beyond simple backups, as Kubernetes, AI and ransomware strain recovery plans ahead of World Backup Day.
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ScotlandIS chief executive Karen Meechan to step down

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ScotlandIS names interim successor as Karen Meechan prepares to step down after 22 years, with a search for permanent leadership due to begin in April.
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N-able report flags rise in network perimeter threats

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Network and perimeter attacks surged in 2025, N-able warns, as AI-driven SOCs face rising alert volumes and new cloud orchestrator risks.
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Gcore sees DDoS attacks surge to 1.3 million in Q4

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Gcore warns DDoS attacks hit 1.3 million in late 2025 as brief, high-volume floods and longer app assaults expose more sectors to risk.
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TrendAI flags agentic AI risks in enterprise deployment

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TrendAI survey finds businesses racing to deploy agentic AI despite weak controls, with sensitive data exposure, audit gaps and kill-switch doubts emerging.