Business Continuity stories
Rising data volumes and AI are forcing Australian firms to cut storage waste, tighten governance and test backups before breaches hit.
Many firms still lack recoverable copies of critical data as ransomware increasingly targets cloud and SaaS systems, experts warn.
Remote Australian and New Zealand sites will get faster access to edge AI and private 5G as Wavelink builds a new partner channel.
It aims to cut ransomware downtime by giving organisations a live map of assets and dependencies drawn from more than 60 data sources.
Customers should see fewer outages after the Vilnius site added redundant power and cooling, with no downtime during the upgrade.
Many firms still fail to test SaaS recovery properly, leaving identity outages able to cut off access to other core applications.
Managed service providers risk missing client needs if they chase AI hype first, Ian Groves told an industry event in London.
Enterprises could cut in-house patching as the deal brings supported, security-focused database container images to production environments.
Smaller defence suppliers risk losing contracts as many underestimate the paperwork and evidence needed to pass new cyber checks.
Outages and opaque AI decisions are pushing APAC firms to use observability to keep automated systems reliable, accountable and compliant.
Many enterprises still cannot prove they can restore data quickly enough as cloud, container and AI systems outpace traditional backup plans.
Brief, high-volume floods are increasingly overwhelming businesses, with technology, financial services and gaming among the hardest hit sectors.
Businesses relying only on endpoint tools could miss more than 137,000 network attacks, as perimeter threats took a larger share in 2025.
Pressure to adopt AI is outpacing safeguards, with most firms saying governance and legal controls have lagged behind deployment.
Most UK organisations lack full visibility of AI tools in use, leaving security teams slower to spot breaches and respond to incidents.
Hospital patients still rely on phone lines for urgent care updates, leaving trusts wary of telephony changes as the PSTN switch-off looms.
New reporting deadlines are pushing critical UK firms to secure trusted communications when cyber attacks knock out internal systems.
Only 42% of Australian organisations back up all workloads, leaving many exposed when ransomware or hardware failures hit.
Honda aims to cut costly production stoppages, as outages can run above USD $100,000 an hour in manufacturing and disrupt plant operations.
The Scottish tech body will keep continuity in place as Nicola Taylor takes over and recruitment for a permanent boss starts in April.