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Red Hat, Nvidia, Palo Alto forge AI-native telco stack

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Red Hat, Nvidia and Palo Alto launch unified AI-native telco stack to merge network functions, accelerated compute and security at core and edge.
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Red Hat, NVIDIA & Palo Alto unveil AI-native telco stack

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Red Hat, NVIDIA and Palo Alto launch an AI-native telco stack uniting cloud, edge compute and zero trust security for next-gen networks.
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Consolidation Wave Hits Infosec, Sparing CISOs From Tool Sprawl

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Overwhelmed CISOs are driving a consolidation wave in cybersecurity, slashing tool sprawl to close security gaps and cut mounting costs.
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AI-fuelled cyber attacks now steal data in 72 minutes

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AI-driven hackers can now steal data in just 72 minutes, as faster, multi-surface attacks overwhelm complex, over-trusting enterprises.
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Zero Networks adopts channel-first model to grow UK partners

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Zero Networks shifts to a 100% channel-first model and revamps its Zero to Sixty programme to accelerate UK partner growth in cybersecurity.
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Distributors gain clout in shaping cloud & AI sales

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Global distributors, steering USD $180 billion in tech sales, are recasting how cloud and AI reach customers via platforms and new partners.
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Aeris & Palo Alto link SASE to secure global IoT fleets

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Aeris links its IoT Watchtower with Palo Alto Networks' Prisma SASE 5G to unify zero-trust security and connectivity for global IoT fleets.
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DryRun Security adds Andrew Peterson to drive AI shift

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DryRun Security appoints Signal Sciences Co-founder Andrew Peterson to its board to steer its AI-native code security push.
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Palo Alto warns on earnings as guidance disappoints

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Palo Alto Networks beat quarterly estimates but flagged weaker next-quarter earnings, unsettling investors despite stronger revenue and contract growth.
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Simbian touts AI SOC growth as automation race intensifies

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Simbian claims 15-fold customer surge as its AI-driven SOC agents vie to replace rules-based automation in the cyber defence arms race.
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Palo Alto revamps NextWave to reward AI security platforms

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Palo Alto overhauls NextWave to reward partners building AI-driven security platforms and services over traditional product sales volume.
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Anthropic plugins accelerate the shift to AI agents

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Anthropic adds Claude plugins to Cowork, fuelling investor fears that agent-style AI could undermine traditional seat-based software.
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AI, hybrid cloud spur security shift to consolidation

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AI, hybrid cloud and SASE are driving a shift from security sprawl to consolidation, with unified policy control now the top priority.
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Cybersecurity as a Service market to hit USD $83.96bn

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Cybersecurity as a Service market forecast to soar from USD $17.60bn in 2024 to USD $83.96bn by 2034, driven by threats and skills gaps.
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Veeam appoints new leaders to drive data resilience push

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Veeam reshapes its top team with three senior hires to sharpen its global data resilience, security and AI-driven growth strategy.
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Misconfigured cloud training labs open paths to attacks

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Misconfigured cloud training labs on AWS, Google Cloud and Azure expose major firms to live attacks via overly permissive access roles.
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SaaS attacks surge as boards turn to AI for defence

Thu, 25th Dec 2025
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Cyber attacks on SaaS platforms are soaring, pushing boards to make AI‑driven security a core strategy as misconfigurations fuel mass breaches.
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MITRE flags deepfake KYC threat using face-swap tools

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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MITRE warns that cheap face-swap deepfakes can defeat banks' remote KYC checks, bypassing liveness tools to open fraudulent accounts.
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Gartner crowns leaders in key artificial intelligence races

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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Gartner names Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Palo Alto Networks as frontrunners in nearly 30 fiercely contested AI market “races”.
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Proofpoint named Leader in Gartner 2025 email security

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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Proofpoint crowned a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Email Security, topping rivals on Ability to Execute for a second year.