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.
Stories by Shannon - Page 5
Litmos flags AI ceiling as skills outpace promotions
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digital transformation
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hcm
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genai
Workers' AI skills are racing ahead, but Litmos says promotions and pay are lagging, creating a new “AI ceiling” in career progression.
Veeam joins Cybersecurity Coalition as policy debates grow
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virtualisation
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data protection
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dr
Veeam joins the Cybersecurity Coalition, boosting industry influence over data resilience, AI governance and post-attack recovery policy.
Vorlon survey finds SaaS AI security gaps among CISOs
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data protection
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cloud security
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application security
Vorlon survey reveals nearly all CISOs suffered SaaS and AI security incidents in 2025, despite high confidence in existing controls.
Cloud Security Alliance launches CSAI for agentic AI
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cloud security
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iam
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supply chain
Cloud Security Alliance unveils CSAI foundation to set rules, standards and assurance for securing autonomous agentic AI systems.
Miggo expands runtime defence for AI agents & tools
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firewalls
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network security
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cloud security
Miggo extends its runtime security platform to map, monitor and rein in AI agents and MCP toolchains as live behaviour becomes attack focus.
Organisations boost browser security spend as attacks rise
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malware
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endpoint protection
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hyperscale
Rising browser-based attacks push 85% of organisations to boost security budgets, as firms treat the browser as a core enterprise attack surface.
Nudge Security adds AI agent discovery for workplace risk
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data protection
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digital transformation
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cloud security
Nudge Security has launched AI agent discovery to help firms spot risky employee-built agents, tighten access and curb shadow AI sprawl.
Omnissa study finds AI surge & endpoint security gaps
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data protection
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endpoint protection
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hcm
Omnissa warns AI tools are surging across workplace devices while patching, encryption and stability gaps widen, especially in regulated sectors.
Blackline survey finds safety budgets rise despite gap
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data analytics
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iot
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iiot
Most safety leaders plan higher budgets but warn culture, trust and behaviour must catch up if spending is to cut injuries at work.
Drata launches AI tools for risk reviews & trust centres
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cloud security
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rpa
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supply chain
Drata rolls out agentic AI tools to speed third-party risk reviews, automate security questionnaires and rapidly build online trust centres.
UK payroll errors persist as delays & manual work rise
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digital transformation
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fintech
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partner programmes
UK payroll in crisis as 89% of professionals report frequent errors and delays, with manual processes and poor system integration to blame.
Open source use rises as firms shun vendor lock-in
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devops
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
Concern over vendor lock-in is driving a global surge in open source adoption, with European organisations leading the shift to digital autonomy.
Sonatype finds live data beats larger AI models on upgrades
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devops
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application security
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supply chain
Sonatype says smaller AI tied to live software data can outsecure larger models on dependency upgrades, slashing risk and cost.
AI & invoicing friction shape B2B buying in Europe
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digital transformation
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fintech
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cx
European B2B buyers increasingly value seamless invoicing, onboarding and payment experience over price when choosing repeat suppliers.
Qualys launches Agent Val to prove exploitable risks
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socs
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cybersecurity
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agentic ai
Qualys debuts Agent Val to validate real exploit paths in live systems, promising sharply reduced noise and faster remediation for teams.
Rubrik links Microsoft Defender to speed identity recovery
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data protection
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dr
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hybrid cloud
Rubrik links Microsoft Defender with its identity recovery tools to speed response to credential-based attacks and cut downtime after breaches.
Fluke launches RotAlign Core & Elite alignment systems
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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power / energy
Fluke unveils RotAlign Core and Elite shaft alignment tools to cut costly downtime, as misalignment drives up to 50% of failures.
Red Hat survey finds cloud security incidents rife
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data protection
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digital transformation
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cloud security
Red Hat survey finds 97% of organisations hit by cloud-native security incidents, forcing delays, higher costs and loss of customer trust.
ExtraHop launches AI network visibility & governance tool
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firewalls
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
ExtraHop unveils an AI network visibility tool to track agents, expose shadow AI and tighten security and governance across enterprise systems.
Bazaarvoice finds AI review use fuels shopper mistrust
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cx
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martech
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personalisation
Bazaarvoice finds nearly a quarter of shoppers use AI to write reviews, yet almost two thirds distrust AI-assisted feedback as inauthentic.