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
Coalition launches standards for greener AI data centres
Today
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smart cities
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hyperscale
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dc
Greening AI data centre coalition sets global benchmarks as pressure mounts over power, water and green finance for booming server farms.
Claude Code can leak secrets in public npm packages
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data protection
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application security
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devsecops
Check Point says Anthropic's Claude Code can quietly stash credentials in .claude/settings.local.json, which may be published in public npm packages.
Parloa study finds big firms make customer contact hard
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uc
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digital transformation
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cx
Parloa study finds many global firms bury support details, while most chatbots fail to solve issues and phone menus remain frustrating.
Redgate survey says hybrid cloud is now long-term reality
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devops
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hybrid cloud
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data analytics
Redgate survey finds 43% of firms view hybrid cloud as permanent, with security worries and stalled database moves making migration harder than planned.
MiQ says marketing funnel no longer matches consumers
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cx
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martech
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social media
MiQ research finds consumers jump between screens and buying moments in minutes, prompting calls for a more flexible marketing model.
NeuReality says AI networking could cut rack emissions
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hyperscale
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dc
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power / energy
NeuReality says better AI networking could trim around 200 tons of CO2 a year from each rack while lifting output from existing infrastructure.
AI coding speeds up, but security teams fall behind
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devops
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digital transformation
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application security
AI coding accelerates software delivery, but security teams struggle to keep up as more code, alerts and manual checks pile up.
Sonatype warns of surge in trusted open-source malware
Last week
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application security
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devsecops
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supply chain
Sonatype flags 21,764 malicious open-source packages in Q1 2026, with npm hit hardest as attackers used trusted workflows to steal secrets.
Cyber security chiefs split on quantum threat urgency
Last week
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firewalls
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data protection
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ransomware
Cyber security leaders are split over whether firms should rush into post-quantum cryptography now or keep attention on AI-driven malware.
Gigamon eyes AI-led surge in network observability
Last week
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virtualisation
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firewalls
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hybrid cloud
Gigamon unveils AI traffic tools as IDC says network observability market will reach USD $4.39 billion by 2029.
Veolia launches global data centre resource service
Last week
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smart cities
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data analytics
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hyperscale
Veolia targets booming data centre buildout with a single service to cut water use, waste and energy strain as regulators tighten scrutiny.
Cyber teams unready for major attack, Sygnia finds
Last week
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ransomware
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digital transformation
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public cloud
Most companies lack confidence in cyber defences as a Sygnia survey finds major gaps in visibility, coordination and board-level readiness.
AI agents set to transform software development - study
Last week
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devops
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
SoftServe study finds 72% of executives expect AI agents to run software lifecycles within two years, as hiring shifts towards AI engineers.
AI agents emerge as major enterprise security risk
Last week
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data protection
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digital transformation
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pam
Experts warns that AI agents and other non-human identities are exposing dangerous enterprise blind spots as firms race to scale automation.
Splashtop launches unified IT platform for endpoints
Last week
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endpoint protection
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digital transformation
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advanced persistent threat protection
Splashtop unveils AI-assisted endpoint platform for IT teams, blending patching, remote support and security alerts in one console.
Identity crisis as machine accounts outnumber humans
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pam
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cloud security
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iot security
Machine accounts and AI agents are now eclipsing human users in many IT estates, prompting warnings that outdated identity controls are no longer enough.
CIOs rank AI as a growing cyber risk, survey finds
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malware
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data protection
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ransomware
Logicalis survey finds 77% of firms hit by cyber incidents as CIOs warn AI is adding fresh risk, with weak governance and skills shortages deepening exposure.
Executives warn of rising quantum data security risks
Last week
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firewalls
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
Gigamon and Thales caution that attackers are stockpiling encrypted data now, warning quantum advances could expose it years later.
SLR buys climate analytics platforms in digital push
This month
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agricultural technology
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
SLR deepens its digital climate analytics offer with the acquisitions of Planetrics and ClimSystems, targeting asset-level risk modelling.
Lumen warns of malware-backed proxy networks in APAC
This month
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firewalls
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vpns
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network infrastructure
Lumen says malware-backed proxy networks are helping attackers hide in plain sight across Asia Pacific, as AI speeds up infrastructure changes.