Australian Stories

Small business tax refunds surge in first quarter to AUD $5,000

Small business tax refunds surged by 75% in Q1 2024, with average returns reaching AUD $5,000, reveals CommBank data on Australian financial year start.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 31st Jul 2025

Global Stories

Private Cloud

AI uptake accelerates in APAC as ANZ firms face skills shortage

AI adoption in Australia and New Zealand surges, with 21% noting gains despite a skills shortage delaying digital transformation and product development.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Tue, 12th Aug 2025

Document Management

SER unveils AI bundles to boost SAP finance & procurement

SER Group launches AI-powered Doxis bundles to boost SAP finance and procurement, enhancing automation and efficiency in purchase-to-pay and order-to-cash workflows.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Aug 2025

Marketing Technologies

Forter unveils tools to help retailers manage agentic AI surge

Forter launches new tools to help retailers track and manage rising agentic AI traffic, boosting fraud detection and enhancing eCommerce security.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 7th Aug 2025

Customer Experience

Forter expands tools for retailers to track agentic AI risks

Forter launches new AI agent detection tools to help retailers monitor and mitigate rising fraud and risks in agentic AI-driven digital commerce.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 7th Aug 2025

Fintech

4 in 10 UK scam victims recover nothing after GBP £765 loss

A survey finds 40% of UK scam victims recover nothing from an average loss of GBP £765, highlighting the growing impact of online fraud.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Wed, 6th Aug 2025

Mobile Device Management

Norton launches AI deepfake detection for mobile in early rollout

Norton has launched early access to AI-powered deepfake detection on mobile, helping users spot manipulated audio and video on Android and iOS devices.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Aug 2025

Unified Communications

Infobip named Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for CPaaS

Infobip is named a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for CPaaS, topping Completeness of Vision for the first time in its third consecutive year.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Jul 2025

Unified Communications

Proximus Global named Visionary in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant

Proximus Global has been named a Visionary in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for CPaaS, highlighting its unified approach and global telecom strengths.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Jul 2025

Application Security

Netacea unveils Talos to combat rising intelligent web threats

Netacea launches Talos, a cutting-edge detection engine using machine learning to tackle complex automated web threats across APIs, sites and apps.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Jul 2025

Malware

Group-IB unveils Fraud Matrix 2.0 to boost anti-fraud efforts

Group-IB launches Fraud Matrix 2.0, an upgraded tool enhancing fraud detection and response with real-time insights, actor profiles, and sector-specific analysis.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Jul 2025

Data Analytics

Siren & Flashpoint partner to boost intelligence investigations

Siren and Flashpoint have teamed up to enhance investigations with integrated intelligence, aiding security teams against rising hybrid and cyber threats worldwide.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 25th Jul 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Automated bots now make up 59% of all traffic to travel sites

Automated bots now comprise 59% of all visits to travel sites, disrupting bookings and inflating prices during peak holiday seasons, says Thales report.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Thu, 24th Jul 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Digital Transformation

Indosat rolls out AI solution to combat rising digital scams

Indosat unveils AI-powered Anti-Spam and Anti-Scam solution to protect Indonesians from rising digital fraud, filtering threats via 5G in real time.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Aug 2025

Cybersecurity

Concerns grow over UK digital ID checks for company directors

UK plans to enforce digital ID checks for company directors face criticism over security flaws in the GOV.UK One Login system and risks during a phased 12-month rollout.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 7th Aug 2025

Marketing Technologies

Avast uncovers global fake pharmacy scam with 5,000+ domains

Avast exposed a global scam with 5,000+ fake pharmacy websites selling counterfeit meds, risking health and money worldwide.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Thu, 7th Aug 2025

Digital Transformation

Recruiters urge HMRC to streamline digital tax systems by 2026

Nearly 80% of recruitment agencies urge HMRC to enhance digital tax systems and simplify processes ahead of 2026's Joint and Several Liability rules.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 31st Jul 2025

Firewalls

Suprema leads access control sector with EU CE RED certification

Suprema leads the access control sector, securing EU CE RED cybersecurity certification for its AI facial authentication devices ahead of 2025 compliance deadline.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Jul 2025