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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
Generate Summit unveils 2026 B2B marketer keynotes
Yesterday
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martech
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marketing
Generate Summit names first 2026 keynotes for its Sydney B2B marketer conference, promising hands-on sessions and a strict no-selling rule.
McCann Singapore teams up with Adobe to extend GenAI
Yesterday
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devops
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digital transformation
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martech
McCann Singapore partners with Adobe to embed generative AI in live client work, boosting brand-safe creative speed, control and measurement.
Taboola predicts five trends reshaping travel marketing
Yesterday
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data protection
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cx
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martech
Taboola forecasts 2026 travel marketing will hinge on personalisation, mobile-first booking, creator content, social search and first-party data.
Cato unveils Dynamic Prevention engine for SASE security
Last week
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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
Last week
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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
Last week
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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.
ExpressVPN unveils beta MCP server for AI VPN control
Last week
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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
Last week
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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
Last week
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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
Last week
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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.
Blackwired, NTT Security Japan partner on cyber intel
Last week
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ransomware
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digital transformation
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advanced persistent threat protection
Blackwired teams with NTT Security Japan to embed its ThirdWatch intel platform in managed services, boosting pre-emptive cyber defence.
Ransomware attacks surge 50% as industrial firms hit hardest
Last week
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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
Last week
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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
Last week
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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
Last week
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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.
MSPs warned as cyber criminals weaponise trusted access
Last week
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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
Last week
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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
Last week
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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
Last week
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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.
Delta unveils zero-deductible cyber cover in Singapore
Last week
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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phishing
Delta launches zero-deductible cyber cover in Singapore, promising instant quotes via a five-point digital assessment for SMEs across Asia.