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Hiscox: cyber attacks cost small firms USD $52,000
Malware

Hiscox: cyber attacks cost small firms USD $52,000

Smaller companies are facing cyber losses almost equal to their resilience spending, as attacks cost an average USD $52,000 a year.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Percona report warns of database lock-in & AI woes
Data Protection

Percona report warns of database lock-in & AI woes

Rising cloud and licensing bills are forcing database teams to rethink ageing systems as vendor lock-in and AI readiness issues mount.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Alfa Laval urges data centres to service heat exchangers
Data centers

Alfa Laval urges data centres to service heat exchangers

Neglecting fouled heat exchangers could cost data centres more than EUR 12,000 in two months, alongside 175 tonnes of CO2, the report says.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Ransomware attacks rise as backup recovery worsens
Data Protection

Ransomware attacks rise as backup recovery worsens

Only 39% of organisations recovered at least three-quarters of their data after ransomware, as outages and data loss worsened.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
SIOS survey finds outages persist despite resilience spend
Virtualisation

SIOS survey finds outages persist despite resilience spend

More than half of IT leaders remain unhappy with their resilience setups, as 76% still reported outages lasting over 10 minutes last year.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month
Immutable backup gap leaves firms exposed to ransomware
Malware

Immutable backup gap leaves firms exposed to ransomware

Ransomware recovery is worsening as most organisations lack backup storage that cannot be altered or deleted, Omdia says.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
When IT fails in manufacturing, the whole supply chain pays
Software-as-a-Service

When IT fails in manufacturing, the whole supply chain pays

Disrupted systems can quickly delay production, shipments and spare parts, exposing how tightly factory IT now underpins supply chain performance.

By Simon Hayward • 3 min read • This month
Dabble moves observability to Grafana Cloud for growth
Software-as-a-Service

Dabble moves observability to Grafana Cloud for growth

The switch is meant to cut outage response times and keep observability costs from rising as the betting group expands across three markets.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Citrix launches dual-boot UniconOS for Windows recovery
Malware

Citrix launches dual-boot UniconOS for Windows recovery

Organisations can restore access to apps within minutes after ransomware or failed updates, without relying on spare hardware or reimaging.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
DHL expands data centre parts network across North America
DataCentre infrastructure

DHL expands data centre parts network across North America

Avoiding costly outages is driving DHL's North America network, which can deliver critical data centre parts within four hours of request.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Manitowoc warns against generic crane replacement parts
Supply Chain

Manitowoc warns against generic crane replacement parts

Cheaper non-original components could leave crane owners facing downtime, invalid load charts and greater liability, the manufacturer said.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Industrial ransomware hits 1,140 incidents in Q2 2026
Virtualisation

Industrial ransomware hits 1,140 incidents in Q2 2026

Industrial firms face growing disruption as ransomware incidents rose 12% to 1,140 in the second quarter, Dragos said.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Many ANZ ransomware victims still pay, study finds
Malware

Many ANZ ransomware victims still pay, study finds

More than a third of ransom-paying organisations in Australia and New Zealand still failed to restore systems cleanly, a survey found.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
UK & US firms shift cloud traffic to private links
Data Protection

UK & US firms shift cloud traffic to private links

Security and resilience are driving more enterprises to route sensitive cloud traffic over private links as cyber risks and DDoS attacks rise.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month

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Half of UK tech leaders say outages threaten revenue
Network Infrastructure

Half of UK tech leaders say outages threaten revenue

Outages are now a board-level risk for many UK firms, with most technology leaders saying network resilience is critical to revenue and operations.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Availability should follow the transaction, not the infrastructure
Disaster Recovery

Availability should follow the transaction, not the infrastructure

Manual recovery still risks missed payments and trades when financial systems fail, as customers care only whether transactions complete.

By Don Boxley • 4 min read • Last month
Enterprises lose 11.5 hours a week to cloud issues
Private Cloud

Enterprises lose 11.5 hours a week to cloud issues

IT teams are losing more than a day a week to cloud troubleshooting, as AI and multi-cloud plans expose network bottlenecks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 1st Aug 2026