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Smart Communications names Heidi Johnson AI leader

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Smart Communications names Heidi Johnson chief product and technology officer as it sharpens AI governance for heavily regulated clients.
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AI-fuelled cyber attacks surge 70%, Check Point warns

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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AI-driven hacking has pushed weekly cyber attacks up 70% since 2023, with Check Point warning campaigns are faster, broader and harder to stop.
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Aeris tops 100 million devices on IoT platform after deal

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Aeris surpasses 100 million devices on its IoT platform after Ericsson asset deal, far outpacing global cellular IoT growth rates.
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UK, Ireland lag on quantum-safe crypto as certs shrink

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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UK and Ireland firms trail global peers on post-quantum crypto prep as key, certificate woes mount and budgets constrain defences.
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AI deepfakes force firms to rethink trust & security

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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AI deepfakes are eroding faith in biometrics and executive identities, forcing companies to rebuild trust in how they verify people and payments.
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Shadow AI use surges as staff trade security for speed

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Staff are quietly turning to unsanctioned AI tools, trading security and data privacy for speed, as new research warns of rising leakage risks.
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C-suite seen as biggest source of workplace AI risk

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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C-suite leaders, not junior staff, are emerging as the biggest AI risk in UK workplaces, with heavy use, weak governance and data mishandling.
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Iron Mountain urges year-round UK data protection focus

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Iron Mountain warns UK firms to treat data protection as a year-round board priority as weak governance fuels losses and AI risks.
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Incode joins OpenAge drive for interoperable age checks

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Incode has joined the OpenAge Initiative, bolstering a push for interoperable, privacy-preserving age checks across online services.
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Duplicate patient records put care & finances at risk

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Duplicate patient records can jeopardise safety, inflate costs and risk fines; here's how better data practices and tools can prevent them.
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Shadow AI assistant Clawdbot raises workplace risks

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Shadow AI tool Clawdbot quietly spreads across workplaces, alarming security teams as staff grant it broad access on unmanaged devices.
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Tenable unveils AI Exposure for unified cyber risk view

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Tenable launches Tenable One AI Exposure to map, govern and cut AI-driven cyber risk across cloud, SaaS and on-premises systems.
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Dell warns of rising cyber 'resilience debt' in Australia

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Dell warns Australian firms face mounting “resilience debt” as prevention outspends recovery, leaving backups exposed to cyberattacks.
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McLaren partners with Rubrik to secure racing data

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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McLaren Racing has struck a multi-year deal with Rubrik to bolster cyber resilience and safeguard critical data across its F1 and IndyCar teams.
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AI reshapes data privacy as firms shift to real-time defence

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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AI-driven cloud adoption is forcing firms to swap static privacy checklists for continuous, real-time defence of sensitive data flows.
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Netwrix warns identity will anchor future AI security

Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Identity systems will become the linchpin of AI-era cyber defence as misconfigured automation opens new paths to sensitive data, Netwrix warns.
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AI trust paradox exposes gaps in literacy & governance

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Employees trust AI data more than ever, yet European and UK firms admit literacy gaps and weak governance are undermining safe adoption.
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Tenable unveils AI Exposure tool for unified cyber risk

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Tenable launches AI Exposure tool to give security teams unified visibility, governance and risk prioritisation across enterprise AI use.
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LevelBlue buys Fortra Alert Logic MDR services arm

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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LevelBlue to acquire Fortra Alert Logic managed services arm and form long-term tech partnership to expand MDR and XDR security reach.
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Umbraco secures ISO 27001 certification for CMS arm

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Umbraco's product arm wins ISO 27001/IEC:2022 certification, boosting security credentials for its open-source .NET CMS and partners.