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Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant to Data Security Cloud
Data Protection

Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant to Data Security Cloud

Forcepoint adds ARIA AI assistant and a faster endpoint agent to Data Security Cloud to tighten policy control for generative AI workloads.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Interconnection Academy & GCA expand free cyber training
Firewalls

Interconnection Academy & GCA expand free cyber training

Interconnection Academy and GCA team up to share free MANRS-based routing and cyber training as global security skills gaps and risks surge.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Female representation in AI is a win-win situation for businesses
Unified Communications

Female representation in AI is a win-win situation for businesses

Boosting female representation in AI is key to cutting bias, building trust and unlocking more innovative, profitable business outcomes.

By Emma Irwin • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Give to Gain: Creating pathways for women in fraud prevention
Fintech

Give to Gain: Creating pathways for women in fraud prevention

Fraud teams can unlock leadership pathways for women by breaking silos, sharing context and pairing mentorship with real decision power.

By Mira Sidhu • 5 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
How female-led healthtech can close the gender gap
Health Technologies

How female-led healthtech can close the gender gap

Women bear the brunt of chronic illness, but a new wave of female-led health tech aims to tackle root causes and close the gender health gap.

By Nora Cavani • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Why women's health data is still an afterthought in tech - and what needs to change
Health Technologies

Why women's health data is still an afterthought in tech - and what needs to change

Women's health tech is failing because data, research and investment still treat female bodies as exceptions, not the default.

By Sonja Rincon • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Breaking the algorithmic glass ceiling: How AI can shape a more inclusive future for women leaders
Digital Transformation

Breaking the algorithmic glass ceiling: How AI can shape a more inclusive future for women leaders

AI is reshaping who rises at work; without deliberate governance it could entrench bias or unlock a fairer future for women leaders.

By Sonia Eland • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Glass Half Full: AI is the beginning for job searchers
Human Capital Management

Glass Half Full: AI is the beginning for job searchers

AI can turn scattered skills into new careers, offering job seekers second chances while demanding fair access, training and inclusion.

By Natasha Markham • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026

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The agentic revolution is redefining the talent lifecycle
Unified Communications

The agentic revolution is redefining the talent lifecycle

AI agents are forcing firms to redesign jobs, promotion paths and performance metrics as automation spreads through enterprise teams.

By Michael Murphy • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2026
Talion wins SME Security Solution Award amid cyber shift
Digital Transformation

Talion wins SME Security Solution Award amid cyber shift

SMEs are demanding clearer incident response as cyber attacks rise, boosting Talion’s case for a model built around decision-making over alerts.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
Agentic AI demands stronger cyber security governance
Data Protection

Agentic AI demands stronger cyber security governance

As cyber attacks surge, Canadian firms race to adopt agentic AI, betting on autonomous defence while scrambling to build new governance.

By Steve Giguere • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Cyber security that works with humans, not against them
Data Protection

Cyber security that works with humans, not against them

As AI-fuelled social engineering rises, firms are urged to adopt phishing-resistant MFA that supports, not undermines, human behaviour.

By Michael Downs • 6 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Australians urged to recycle 22.87 million idle mobiles
Data Privacy

Australians urged to recycle 22.87 million idle mobiles

Australians are being urged to recycle 22.87 million idle mobiles, as industry warns hoarded handsets are choking circular economy goals.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Making cyber threat intelligence work: closing the intelligence paradox
Digital Transformation

Making cyber threat intelligence work: closing the intelligence paradox

Businesses must turn generic cyber threat data into tailored, actionable intelligence or risk paying more for security that feels no safer.

By Nigel Hardy • 5 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
How to design early tech careers women want to stay in
Data governance

How to design early tech careers women want to stay in

Tech firms can attract women, but keeping them means clear expectations, real support and meaningful work from the very start.

By Mary Hartwell • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
Australian workers fear AI 'skills cliff' as training lags
Data Analytics

Australian workers fear AI 'skills cliff' as training lags

Australian workers fear an AI “skills cliff” as new data shows training lags behind rapid adoption, fuelling insecurity and scepticism.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
In a cost-pressured AI race, operational maturity is now the competitive advantage
DevOps

In a cost-pressured AI race, operational maturity is now the competitive advantage

Companies racing to adopt AI risk eroding margins unless they build mature, deliberately designed operations to control cost and complexity.

By Murali Thiagarajan • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
If AI replaces jobs, which women lose first?
Digital Transformation

If AI replaces jobs, which women lose first?

AI threatens to displace millions of women in admin and service roles first, unless leaders fund inclusive reskilling and redefine work now.

By Holly Hunt • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026