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 - Page 5
SUSE buys Losant to boost open source industrial IoT
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virtualisation
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manufacturing
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hybrid cloud
SUSE acquires Industrial IoT platform Losant, vowing to open source the tech as it expands from edge infrastructure into automation software.
Evergreen accelerates MSP deals with UK B Corp buy
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Evergreen seals 47 deals in 2025 and snaps up its first UK B Corp MSP, Optimising IT, to deepen global managed services expansion.
Aeris & Palo Alto link SASE to secure global IoT fleets
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uc
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firewalls
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digital transformation
Aeris links its IoT Watchtower with Palo Alto Networks' Prisma SASE 5G to unify zero-trust security and connectivity for global IoT fleets.
Simbian unveils AI agent for continuous pentesting
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data protection
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devops
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application security
Simbian launches an AI Pentest Agent that runs continuous, adaptive penetration tests, promising faster, context-aware vulnerability detection.
Qodo 2.1 adds AI-driven rules for smarter code review
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devops
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martech
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application security
Qodo 2.1 debuts an AI-driven rules layer that learns from code history to enforce consistent standards and analytics-led code review.
12Port unveils AI session intelligence for PAM security
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data protection
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pam
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mfa
12Port adds AI-powered session intelligence to its agentless PAM platform, promising real-time detection and disruption of risky admin activity.
Gr4vy adds Sardine tools to unify fraud & payments
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biometrics
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fintech
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cx
Gr4vy integrates Sardine fraud and AML tools into its payments orchestration platform, offering merchants unified risk and routing in one layer.
DryvIQ unveils Nasuni connector for unified governance
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storage
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
DryvIQ launches Nasuni connector to unify governance, migration and AI-ready insight across dispersed unstructured enterprise content.
VQ unveils Advanced Conferencing Centre for Cisco users
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uc
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data protection
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rpa
VQ launches Advanced Conferencing Centre to give Cisco Meeting Server users tighter control over complex, operator-led multi-room calls.
Centacare boosts cyber resilience & halves Azure bill
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storage
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virtualisation
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data protection
Centacare overhauls disaster recovery with 11:11 Systems, boosting cyber resilience while slashing Azure data storage costs by half.
LockBit 5.0 ransomware targets Windows, Linux, ESXi
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malware
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virtualisation
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data protection
New LockBit 5.0 ransomware hits Windows, Linux and ESXi in single campaigns, widening blast radius across mixed and virtualised environments.
Google Lens to unlock medicine data via GS1 barcodes in Australia
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digital transformation
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supply chain
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risk & compliance
Google Lens will soon read GS1 barcodes on Australian medicine packs, giving patients instant access to digital leaflets via phone cameras.
Atturra wins five-year Haileybury deal for Scholarion
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saas
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crm
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manufacturing
Atturra secures a five-year deal to roll out its Scholarion cloud platform across Haileybury, one of Australia's largest independent schools.
RecordPoint's data surge as AI drives governance push
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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multi-cloud
RecordPoint now processes over 15 million data transactions daily as AI adoption fuels a surge in demand for stricter data governance controls.
MYOB taps Mastercard to boost SME open banking feeds
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data protection
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digital transformation
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fintech
MYOB will make Mastercard-powered open banking feeds the default for SMEs by 2026, promising faster, more secure data connections.
Veriff & Data Zoo partner to combat AI identity fraud
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data protection
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surveillance
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digital transformation
Veriff taps Data Zoo's global data network to bolster multi-layered ID checks and help digital firms fight fast-evolving AI identity fraud.
Kenvue joins Pharmx to streamline pharmacy ordering
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saas
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data analytics
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supply chain
Kenvue adds 450-plus consumer health lines to Pharmx Marketplace, giving Australasian pharmacies a more integrated digital ordering hub.
ExtraHop boosts agentic SOC with richer network insight
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virtualisation
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hybrid cloud
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pam
ExtraHop sharpens its network detection tools with deeper identity and Kubernetes insight to power more reliable agentic SOC automation.
Australia to enforce tougher rules on smart devices
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iot
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smart home
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soc
Australia will impose mandatory cybersecurity standards on smart devices from March 2026, forcing stronger passwords and update guarantees.
Cognizant deepens Google Cloud pact for agentic AI
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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lcnc
Cognizant is expanding its Google Cloud partnership to accelerate enterprise deployment of agentic AI using Gemini Enterprise at scale.