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AI agents emerge as major enterprise security risk
Data Protection

AI agents emerge as major enterprise security risk

Experts warns that AI agents and other non-human identities are exposing dangerous enterprise blind spots as firms race to scale automation.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Last month
Actionstep adds iManage integration for midsize law firms
Document Management

Actionstep adds iManage integration for midsize law firms

Actionstep and iManage team up to give midsize law firms a single workflow for matters, documents, governance and security.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
OpenText brings AI tools to AWS European Sovereign Cloud
Data Protection

OpenText brings AI tools to AWS European Sovereign Cloud

OpenText will put content, security and service management tools on AWS's European Sovereign Cloud, targeting EU customers with strict data rules.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Anthropic launches Claude for Word with tracked edits
Robotic Process Automation

Anthropic launches Claude for Word with tracked edits

Anthropic brings Claude into Microsoft Word as a beta add-in, letting users edit tracked changes, check documents and draft in templates.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
UK SAP users warn of data gaps slowing AI adoption
Data Protection

UK SAP users warn of data gaps slowing AI adoption

UK businesses back AI and SAP transformation, but only 4% are very confident in data quality and 94% say silos hinder real-time decisions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Governance & compliance block MSP AI adoption, report says
Data Protection

Governance & compliance block MSP AI adoption, report says

Governance and compliance are stalling MSP AI rollouts, with AvePoint and Omdia finding operational strain is widening the gap between investment and delivery.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Last month
OneQode, Hitachi Vantara & Cylix launch sovereign AI
Storage

OneQode, Hitachi Vantara & Cylix launch sovereign AI

OneQode, Hitachi Vantara and Cylix Applied Intelligence launch a sovereign AI factory push across Australia, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Rubrik launches Google Workspace protection for enterprises
Data Protection

Rubrik launches Google Workspace protection for enterprises

Rubrik unveils Google Workspace backup service for enterprises, promising faster recovery from cyber incidents with immutable Gmail and Drive protection.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Last month
F5 & Forcepoint come together to secure enterprise AI
Data Protection

F5 & Forcepoint come together to secure enterprise AI

F5 and Forcepoint have teamed up to link data discovery with runtime controls, aiming to curb AI risks as enterprises move systems into production.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month
Agentic AI raises new cybersecurity and privacy risks
Data Protection

Agentic AI raises new cybersecurity and privacy risks

Norton Rose Fulbright warns that AI agents could intensify privacy and security challenges for Asian companies as data moves across systems and borders.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month
Survey finds organisations struggle to secure unstructured data
Data Protection

Survey finds organisations struggle to secure unstructured data

Cloud Security Alliance survey finds 75% of organisations claim confidence in unstructured data security, but coverage and visibility remain patchy.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
Microsoft launches Copilot Cowork for task execution
Digital Transformation

Microsoft launches Copilot Cowork for task execution

Microsoft widens Microsoft 365 Copilot with Cowork and new Researcher tools, adding Claude and OpenAI models for task execution and analysis.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
Garney adopts Hyland for SAP SuccessFactors in HR shift
Document Management

Garney adopts Hyland for SAP SuccessFactors in HR shift

Garney deepens Hyland tie-up to unify HR records in SAP SuccessFactors, aiming to cut manual work and bolster automation across its US operations.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
Backup plans still leave gaps in recovery readiness
Data Protection

Backup plans still leave gaps in recovery readiness

Backup strategies still fail when recovery is untested, fragmented and detached from business priorities across modern IT estates.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026

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Paperwork breaches hit 11,141 in UK over five years
Data Protection

Paperwork breaches hit 11,141 in UK over five years

Paper records remain a stubborn weak spot for UK organisations, with 11,141 breach reports filed to the Information Commissioner's Office over five years.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Last month
Finance professionals raise AI compliance & GDPR fears
Storage

Finance professionals raise AI compliance & GDPR fears

Cloud2Me survey finds finance staff using AI daily, but worries mount over GDPR, data storage and compliance after disciplinaries.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
Telus Health sees AI easing Canada's medical record gaps
Robotic Process Automation

Telus Health sees AI easing Canada's medical record gaps

Telus Health argues agentic AI in medical records could link scattered patient data across Canada, cut doctors' paperwork and improve care coordination.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
How yesterday's outdated platforms affect today's decisions
Data Protection

How yesterday's outdated platforms affect today's decisions

Old information platforms are quietly raising risk, slowing work and blunting innovation across Australian organisations, Konica Minolta Australia warns.

By Giovanni Forero • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026