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About Catherine
Catherine Knowles
News Editor
Catherine has a keen interest in all areas of technology and storytelling in our digital age. Having worked with a number of businesses and people across media, education, publishing and communications, Catherine has a definite respect for common sense, great content and turning ideas into reality.
Stories by Catherine
Cato unveils Dynamic Prevention engine for SASE security
2 days ago
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firewalls
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Cato launches Dynamic Prevention, a SASE-native engine that auto-detects multi-stage attacks by correlating months of security telemetry.
Survey shows pentesters favour PTaaS over bug bounties
2 days ago
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devops
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application security
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devsecops
New research from Cobalt finds 98% of surveyed pentesters prefer PTaaS to bug bounties and show almost no faith in AI-only security scanning.
Siemens boosts circuit protection with circular soft starter
2 days ago
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hyperscale
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blockchain
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iot
Siemens expands SENTRON circuit protection and unveils a refurbished SIRIUS soft starter built for circularity and lower CO2 emissions.
Brands plan to boost content budgets despite AI friction
2 days ago
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saas
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
Brands plan to lift content budgets and AI use, but fragmented tools are fuelling burnout, wasted spend and slower campaign launches.
ExpressVPN unveils beta MCP server for AI VPN control
2 days ago
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firewalls
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data protection
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vpns
ExpressVPN launches a beta MCP server that lets AI tools monitor VPN status and switch regions directly from its desktop apps.
iManage enhances Insight+ to close the AI governance gap
2 days ago
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data protection
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document management
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digital transformation
iManage upgrades Insight+ to plug the AI governance gap, adding richer metadata, data warehouse links and multi-region, compliant search.
Smarsh unveils AI tool to cut compliance alert noise
2 days ago
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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ai
Smarsh launches AI-powered Noise Reduction Agent to suppress low-risk messages, promising 60% fewer false positives for smaller firms.
CIOs warn AI adoption is racing ahead of governance
2 days ago
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data protection
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data analytics
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digital transformation
CIOs warn AI is being rolled out faster than governance can keep up, with many fearing security gaps and lacking oversight of tools in use.
Ransomware attacks surge 50% as industrial firms hit hardest
2 days ago
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malware
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data protection
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ransomware
Global ransomware attacks jump 50% to 7,874 in 2025, with industrial firms bearing the brunt as criminal groups reshuffle their tactics.
IRONSCALES adds AI agents to counter next‑gen phishing
2 days ago
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uc
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data protection
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cloud security
IRONSCALES' Winter 2026 Release debuts three AI agents, outbound encryption and Teams deepfake defences to counter next‑gen phishing.
1Kosmos adds identity checks to ServiceNow AI workflows
2 days ago
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uc
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surveillance
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biometrics
1Kosmos adds embedded identity checks to ServiceNow AI workflows to curb social engineering in high-risk service desk interactions.
Delinea buys StrongDM to tackle AI-driven access risk
2 days ago
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devops
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hybrid cloud
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pam
Delinea acquires StrongDM to fuse privileged access tools with just‑in‑time authorisation, tackling AI‑driven identity and access risks.
Acre links access control & intrusion in cloud suite
2 days ago
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hyperscale
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cloud security
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dc
Acre Security links its intrusion controllers with cloud-based access control to give critical sites a single, governed identity workflow.
MSPs warned as cyber criminals weaponise trusted access
2 days ago
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firewalls
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dr
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ransomware
Cyber criminals are hijacking MSP trust relationships, abusing valid credentials and VPNs as AI turbocharges phishing and ransomware.
LiveRamp unveils AI agents for data-driven marketing
2 days ago
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data protection
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data analytics
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martech
LiveRamp launches partner-built AI agents in its platform, automating audience planning, cross-media measurement and privacy-safe optimisation.
Google AI more negative than ChatGPT for brand reputation
2 days ago
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cx
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martech
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risk & compliance
AI search tools cast brands in starkly different lights, with Google skewing early negative and ChatGPT souring sentiment near purchase.
Endor Labs unveils AURI to secure AI-driven coding
2 days ago
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devops
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application security
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devsecops
Endor Labs has launched AURI, an AI-aware security platform that embeds continuous code checks directly into agent-driven development workflows.
Keeper connects Jira workflows with privileged access
2 days ago
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siem
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digital transformation
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pam
Keeper launches native Jira integrations to tie security incident workflows directly to privileged access approvals while retaining zero-knowledge controls.
LevelBlue & Tenable expand exposure tools for partners
2 days ago
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devops
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digital transformation
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cloud security
LevelBlue debuts Exposure Management for Partners with Tenable, giving MSSPs and MSPs tiered, unified exposure and risk visibility tools.
Atlassian brings AI agents to Jira with MCP support
5 days ago
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saas
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devops
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digital transformation
Atlassian launches Jira AI agents with MCP support, embedding governed automation in existing workflows rather than separate chat tools.