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Blackwired, NTT Security Japan partner on cyber intel
Ransomware

Blackwired, NTT Security Japan partner on cyber intel

Blackwired teams with NTT Security Japan to embed its ThirdWatch intel platform in managed services, boosting pre-emptive cyber defence.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Sitecore expands sovereign cloud for AI in Singapore
Data Protection

Sitecore expands sovereign cloud for AI in Singapore

Sitecore launches sovereign AI and content services on Azure in Singapore, targeting regulated sectors with in-country data residency.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026

Global Stories

Critical Infrastructure stories

Glasswall unveils Foresight AI for offline file threat risk
Malware

Glasswall unveils Foresight AI for offline file threat risk

Glasswall launches Foresight AI, scoring file-borne threat risk from CDR telemetry to help security teams prioritise offline investigations.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Vertiv unveils PowerUPS 6000 for harsh industrial sites
Internet of Things

Vertiv unveils PowerUPS 6000 for harsh industrial sites

Vertiv launches PowerUPS 6000 Industrial UPS, promising resilient power protection for harsh, dusty and high-temperature plant environments.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Ericsson, Future Technologies deepen AI-ready 5G push
Unified Communications

Ericsson, Future Technologies deepen AI-ready 5G push

Ericsson and Future Technologies are deepening their North American push to deliver AI-ready private 5G for industrial and critical infrastructure.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Legrand's modular UPS wins Data Centre World award
DataCentre infrastructure

Legrand's modular UPS wins Data Centre World award

Legrand's Keor FLEX modular UPS wins Data Centre World award for boosting data centre sustainability, reuse and high-density AI readiness.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Ransomware dominates UK cyber incidents, data loss surges
Data Protection

Ransomware dominates UK cyber incidents, data loss surges

Ransomware drives over half of UK cyber incidents as data loss surges, with healthcare, retail and complex supply chains hardest hit.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Claroty named Gartner Leader again for CPS protection
Network Infrastructure

Claroty named Gartner Leader again for CPS protection

Claroty named a Leader in Gartner's 2026 CPS Protection Platforms Magic Quadrant for a second year, backed by fresh USD $150 million funding.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Grafana brings ObservabilityCON to Sydney amid AI boom
Virtualisation

Grafana brings ObservabilityCON to Sydney amid AI boom

Grafana brings ObservabilityCON to Sydney as APAC engineers tackle soaring AI complexity, tool sprawl and rising telemetry costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Manufacturing downtime driven by failures, not cyber
Data Protection

Manufacturing downtime driven by failures, not cyber

Manufacturers lose up to USD $100,000 an hour to downtime, with botched maintenance and network failures eclipsing cyberattacks as causes.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Ransomware attacks surge 50% as industrial firms hit hardest
Malware

Ransomware attacks surge 50% as industrial firms hit hardest

Global ransomware attacks jump 50% to 7,874 in 2025, with industrial firms bearing the brunt as criminal groups reshuffle their tactics.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Microsoft & Europol disrupt global Tycoon 2FA scam
Ransomware

Microsoft & Europol disrupt global Tycoon 2FA scam

Microsoft and Europol have seized over 300 domains to disrupt Tycoon 2FA, a vast phishing-for-hire service bypassing MFA worldwide.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Critical Infrastructure stories

From Bell's first call to AI: a new tech revolution
Unified Communications

From Bell's first call to AI: a new tech revolution

Marking 150 years since Bell's first call, UK tech leaders say AI is sparking a communications revolution to rival the telephone and internet.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Mirai Robotics raises USD $4.2m for autonomous ships
Robotics

Mirai Robotics raises USD $4.2m for autonomous ships

Italy's Mirai Robotics raises USD $4.2m pre-seed to build autonomous vessels and maritime AI, targeting dual-use coastal and offshore missions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2026
Balancing AI's gold rush with rest, humanity & pace
Hyperscale

Balancing AI's gold rush with rest, humanity & pace

As the AI gold rush accelerates, a new call urges us to balance relentless innovation with rest, empathy and the power of community.

By Jaime Miller Witherill • 5 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Droplet warns UK that identity-based cyber defences fail
Malware

Droplet warns UK that identity-based cyber defences fail

Droplet warns UK that identity-based cyber defences are failing against state-backed attackers, urging multi-layered, 'never trust' security.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
VORTIQ-X launches runtime AI governance layer in EMEA
Physical Security

VORTIQ-X launches runtime AI governance layer in EMEA

VORTIQ-X debuts an AI governance hypervisor in EMEA, enforcing runtime controls to meet looming EU AI Act demands on high-risk systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026