By Anthony Daniel, Managing Director, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, WatchGuard Technologies This World Password Day, the conversation needs to move beyond password strength to the growing reality that most credentials are already exposed and circulating online. Across Australia, where cybercrime is reported every six minutes, attackers are increasingly bypassing traditional intrusion methods…
SINGAPORE (May 7, 2026) – KnowBe4, the global leader in digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans, has reinforced its rapid growth across Asia following a successful series of cloud email security events across Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines, with an upcoming launch in Malaysia. The latest event in the series, an exclusive…
SYDNEY, Australia, May 5, 2026 – Databricks, the Data and AI company, today announced a US$300 million (AU$420 million) investment in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) over the next three years. This commitment follows impressive momentum in Q1, where the company grew by more than 85% year-on-year across ANZ. As part of this investment, Databricks will establish…
STAMFORD, Conn., May 5, 2026 — Among organizations piloting or deploying autonomous business capabilities, approximately 80% report workforce reductions, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company. However, those reductions do not appear to translate into return on investment (ROI). The survey found that workforce reduction rates were nearly equal among…
San Francisco, CA; April 30, 2026 – ZestyAI, the Risk and Decision Intelligence Platform for the insurance industry, today announced that NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), one of the leading environmental advocacy organizations in the US, is using ZORRO Discover™ to support its climate research and public policy advocacy efforts. NRDC’s FAIR Future Team uses ZORRO…
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Zefr, the global leader in brand suitability technology for social platforms, today announced the launch of its agentic hub for social advertising, integrating cross-platform insights, reporting, and AdCP-based activation into a unified workflow. The new offering enables brands and agencies to analyze campaign performance, generate insights, and take action across YouTube, TikTok, and…
SINGAPORE (4 May, 2026) – KnowBe4, the global leader in digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans, today announced new research, Phishing Threat Trends Report Volume Seven. The report finds a seismic shift in the attack vectors utilised to conduct phishing attacks, including touchpoints outside of traditional email communication such as calendar invitations and messaging…
SYDNEY, Australia, May 1, 2026 — Palo Alto Networks® (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today announced its intent to acquire Portkey, a pioneer in AI Gateways. Portkey delivers a critical centralised control plane to manage and protect autonomous AI agents, already processing trillions of tokens per month with the low latency required for agent-to-agent…
Singapore (30 April 2026) – KnowBe4, the world-renowned platform that comprehensively addresses human and agentic AI risk management, is proud to support the second annual business phishing exercise, which was run by Singapore Business Federation (SBF), in partnership with Nexus, Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), and the Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS) as part of this year’s…
