About Shannon
Shannon Williams
News Editor
Shannon is an experienced journalist and editor with a strong interest in technology and the digital world. Her career spans a wide range of sectors, including tech, politics, tourism, transport and climate change, where she brings a sharp editorial eye and an ability to translate complex issues into clear, engaging stories.
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Secure.com guide says AI helps CISOs, but judgements matter
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data protection
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digital transformation
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advanced persistent threat protection
Secure.com urges Chief Information Security Officers to use AI for alert triage and threat detection, but keep human judgement in the loop.
IT teams still rely on MDT as cloud shift accelerates
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dr
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digital transformation
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edr
Survey finds IT teams still depend on Microsoft Deployment Toolkit and Windows Deployment Services, even as Intune adoption surges and cloud management expands.
UK businesses warned over email governance blind spots
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data protection
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cloud security
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phishing
Exclaimer warns UK businesses to tighten outbound email governance as 83% of IT leaders report an email-related security incident.
UK manufacturers hit by cyber attacks, survey finds
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dr
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ransomware
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endpoint protection
Cyber attacks hit 78% of UK manufacturers in the past year, with most suffering downtime, lost revenue and supply chain disruption, survey finds.
Majority of workers using AI at work, survey finds
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data protection
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devops
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surveillance
European workers embrace AI on the job, but most fear personal data is being used to train tools and many have already seen errors.
Marqeta adds AI risk score to tackle payment fraud
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fintech
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cx
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martech
Marqeta has embedded an AI-driven risk score into its Real-Time Decisioning tool, aiming to curb payment fraud and reduce false declines.
UK employers warned over false retention as job hugging rises
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hcm
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productivity
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organisational culture
BI WORLDWIDE says UK firms may be misreading headcount stability as loyalty, as more workers stay put because the jobs market feels too risky to move.
Bitdefender launches free attack surface assessment
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firewalls
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network security
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pam
Bitdefender offers free 45-day internal security check to spot over-entitled staff access as attackers increasingly abuse trusted tools.
Banks issue warning over AI-powered identity fraud risks
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data protection
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surveillance
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mfa
US banks and regulators are urged to adopt passkeys, mobile driving licences and tougher verification as generative AI fuels deepfake fraud.
ICS.AI launches AI reorganisation tool for councils
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uc
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digital transformation
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cx
ICS.AI unveils council merger software to help English authorities cut reorganisation time by up to 30% ahead of 2028 unitary switch.
Poor product information fuels returns & lost sales
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cx
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martech
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commerce systems
Poor product information is pushing up retail returns and turning shoppers away, with Akeneo research saying clearer data could protect margins and loyalty.
Zyxel tops techconsult firewall rankings, wins VPN acclaim
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firewalls
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vpns
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network infrastructure
Zyxel wins top firewall spot in techconsult's latest user survey, while also landing among the leading VPN vendors for ease of use and support.
F5 & Forcepoint join to secure enterprise AI systems
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firewalls
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
F5 and Forcepoint have teamed up to link data governance with live runtime controls, closing security gaps across enterprise AI lifecycles.
Antevia joins O-RAN Alliance to simplify private 5G
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uc
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
Antevia Networks joins the O-RAN Alliance, backing open standards and standard hardware to make private 5G simpler for smaller businesses and venues.
Siemens launches onsite drivetrain analyser for industry
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manufacturing
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hybrid cloud
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data analytics
Siemens adds an on-premises monitoring tool for industrial drive systems, keeping vibration and condition data inside plants for stricter control.
Vertiv expands Americas factories for AI data centres
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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edge computing
Vertiv boosts Americas manufacturing with new South Carolina and Pennsylvania sites, plus a Mexicali expansion, to meet booming AI data centre demand.
UK shoppers will pay more for seamless retail experience
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
UK shoppers willing to pay more for seamless cross-channel retail, with younger consumers leading demand for friction-free journeys and consistent payments.
N-able report flags rise in network perimeter threats
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firewalls
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network security
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cloud security
Network and perimeter attacks surged in 2025, N-able warns, as AI-driven SOCs face rising alert volumes and new cloud orchestrator risks.
Gcore sees DDoS attacks surge to 1.3 million in Q4
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gaming
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ddos
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network infrastructure
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.
Data centres should be built as civic assets to balance AI
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smart cities
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Experts are urging data centres be planned as civic infrastructure using digital modelling to balance booming AI demand.