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AI is becoming routine in finance departments, even as most teams now run six tools or fewer and plan further consolidation.
Data theft is now driving ransom demands, with average payments rising and attackers increasingly targeting senior staff at exposed companies.
Most UK organisations would struggle to meet a proposed 24-hour cyber incident reporting rule, Cisco research suggests.
Eligible sellers can now update Apple Maps listings from Square, reducing the burden of keeping hours, addresses and branding current across eight markets.
Poor visibility and weak board oversight are leaving security chiefs exposed as hybrid AI adoption widens breach risks and governance gaps.
Nearly all surveyed organisations in Australia had an AI tool accessing sensitive data beyond its remit, exposing weak real-time controls.
Compliance teams at regulated banks can now query live surveillance alerts inside Claude, while Shield keeps permissions and records unchanged.
The merger is set to give Microsoft customers broader AI-led threat detection, response and recovery support across North America, the UK and DACH.
Many UK executives are masking AI uncertainty, with 38% fearing their careers will suffer unless they upskill within a year.
Marketers can now clean and activate customer records inside Snowflake, cutting data movement and tightening privacy controls.
Demand for regional UK data centres is rising as businesses shift AI workloads closer to users and tighten data-residency controls.
Banks handling failed payments could cut repair times as Finastra adds scheme-aware AI guidance to its OperatorAssist platform.
The survey suggests in-store cash machines are drawing shoppers back, with 83% saying their area would be worse off without one.
SMEs under pressure to prove returns from AI can now tap pre-built agents and workshops aimed at turning pilot projects into measurable gains.
Almost all surveyed firms had AI rules on paper, but 98.8% reported tools or agents accessing sensitive data beyond their intended scope.
Rising scrutiny over boardroom rewards has not curbed ASX 200 CEO pay, which climbed to AUD $5.2 million as long-term incentives grew.
Shoppers walk away within minutes when card systems fail, with outages now threatening AUD $3.1 billion in annual retail and hospitality sales.
The new framework gives providers legal cover to share scam data, aiming to stop fraud before calls and texts reach customers.
Fragmented administration platforms are making it harder for UK group protection insurers to cut manual work and connect with employers.
Patients could see faster, more consistent NHS web updates as Bristol's new platform aims to cut duplicated digital work across trusts.