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Digital sovereignty in practice: three examples of balancing control with global reach

Enterprises are reworking infrastructure to keep data and traffic under local control while still accessing global cloud and trading networks.

By Matthias Guenther and Ana Maria Ordonez • 5 min read • Today

Wildfire

GSMA warns climate damage to mobile networks tops GBP £3bn

Severe storms and floods could push annual repair bills for mobile operators above USD $3 billion by 2050, the industry body said.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Today

Unified Communications

Watercare appoints Martine Watson as Chief Digital Officer

The move comes as the utility prepares to oversee a $15.2 billion infrastructure pipeline across Auckland over the next decade.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Manufacturing

Groundup.ai launches GINA V2 for industrial maintenance

It aims to cut downtime by telling plant operators not just that something is wrong, but which fault is likely and what to fix first.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Unified Communications

Palo Alto Networks: AI hunting vulnerability in legacy systems

Critical infrastructure operators are being urged to merge IT and OT security as AI speeds up attacks on ageing industrial systems.

By David Shilovsky • 6 min read • Last week

Private Cloud

Schneider Electric, NVIDIA & HPE launch industrial AI

Industrial operators could soon detect faults and cyber risks faster as Schneider Electric, NVIDIA and HPE move AI closer to plant data.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week

Data Analytics

Google adds AI & partner tools to air-gapped cloud

Defence and intelligence users can now query local text, audio and video with Gemini, without moving sensitive data outside their air-gapped perimeter.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Cloud Security

Cybersecurity Awareness: The Importance of Getting the Basics Right

Poor data classification and weak access controls can let AI expose information or rack up costs, leaving organisations vulnerable.

By Saurabh Sood • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

SAP & NTT team up on sovereign cloud for governments

Governments and defence operators could gain tighter control over sensitive systems as the two groups target regulated customers with sovereign cloud services.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Data governance

Australian AI firms test Singapore market opportunities

More than 100 meetings in Singapore showed buyers want AI tools that solve specific problems, as Australian firms sought regional contracts.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Manufacturing

Syncrowin raises AUD $3 million in oversubscribed round

The cash will fund expansion of Syncrowin's AI software for energy and manufacturing, as operators seek better reliability and output.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Encryption

Google Cloud launches PQC notebook for security chiefs

Security teams face growing pressure to map vulnerable encryption now, as Google says a quantum-safe transition should begin well before 2029.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Cloud Security

Endor Labs adds BYOK support for AI security scans

The new option should ease approval hurdles for regulated firms that need AI code scans without handing source code to vendor-selected models.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Critical Infrastructure stories

Manufacturing

Integrity360 launches managed OT security services

Industrial operators can now outsource continuous protection as the new service set aims to reduce cyber risk without disrupting production.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today

Data Protection

Public Services Increasingly Depend On Stronger, Smarter Networks

Outages, cyberattacks and ageing systems are making reliable digital government harder to deliver for Australians, despite tighter budgets.

By Trevor Boal • 5 min read • Yesterday

Internet of Things

DigiCert to secure Australia's connected energy grid

More than 4.2 million homes with rooftop solar could gain safer grid connections as the new framework lets devices and operators verify identities.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today

KiwiRail

Wellington trains resume after attempted cable theft causes delays

Passengers on Wellington's Kāpiti Line faced delays and cancellations this morning after a reported tunnel intrusion prompted a police inspection.

By RNZ • 1 min read • Last week

Encryption

Verkada gains Australian IRAP approval for protected data

Australian agencies and critical infrastructure operators can now consider Verkada's cloud security platform for protected data after an IRAP assessment.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week