Research from Vanta has found that only 28% of Australian businesses fully comply with regulations around the use of customer data to train AI. [ + ]

CrowdStrike is augmenting its SaaS security capabilities through the acquisition of Israeli-based Adaptive Shield. [ + ]

LockBit, a ransomware malware known to have been used to attack Australian targets, has been named the nastiest malware of 2024. [ + ]

Veeam has introduced new capabilities to its Veeam Backup for Salesforce solution on the Salesforce AppExhange. [ + ]

Research from TeamViewer finds that many Australian organisations believe AI is now essential for improving business efficiency. [ + ]

Extreme Networks' new ExtremeCloud Universal ZTNA solution combines cloud network access control with zero trust network access. [ + ]

Business software company Zoho is leveraging NVIDIA's AI Accelerated computing platform to help build AI applications for its enterprise customers. [ + ]

Fujitsu has announced an AWS practice to support Australian organisations with a suite of AWS solutions. [ + ]

Crowdstrike and Fortinet have agreed to combine their endpoint and firewall protection capabilities into a more powerful joint solution. [ + ]

Dell has announced a series of optimisations to its PowerMax range of enterprise storage solutions. [ + ]

Sophos has arranged to expand its portfolio of security solutions through the acquisition of Dell subsidiary SecureWorks in an all‍-‍cash deal. [ + ]

HPE's new 100% fanless direct liquid-cooled systems architecture aims to help organisations embrace AI while still reducing energy consumption and costs. [ + ]

Zendesk has introduced a series of AI-powered tools for customer service teams, including AI agents capable of providing omni‍-‍channel support. [ + ]

Many Australian organisations are relying on vendors and third parties over internal controls for cloud security, a survey suggests. [ + ]

Data pioneers Cloudera and Snowflake have announced an integration of their respective tools based on Apache Iceberg. [ + ]