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Coinhive tops Check Point's Global Threat Index for February 2019, marking its 15th month as the most disruptive malware despite its impending shutdown.

The personal computing market is in decline, with unit shipments expected to drop 3.3% in 2019, except for detachable devices which see modest growth.

SonicWall introduced new cloud-managed Wi-Fi access points and wireless planning tools designed to ease the deployment of global wireless networks.

Forcepoint is addressing the need for consolidated, cloud-based security solutions in a deployment-agnostic delivery model.

Scytale, an authentication provider founded by engineers from tech giants, has launched a cloud-based subscription offering for cloud-native enterprises.

Its new solution uses machine learning to protect online and mobile channels, as well as meet compliance requirements for transactional risk analysis.

The market is dominated by the larger players, with more than 80 percent allocated to just the top four vendors.

According to IDC, 92% of organisations have adopted a cloud environment with 64% adopting a multi-cloud approach.

By 2022 IDC expects the top four clouds in APAC will be the destination of choice for a whopping 70 percent of workloads.

Gartner says while there are obvious concerns for today's workforce, the massive rise of AI will be about augmentation, not total automation.

Data centre acquisitions surged in 2018 with 68 deals worth USD $16 billion, despite falling below 2017's peak, Synergy Research reports.

IDC expects global annual spending on IoT to exceed US$1 trillion by 2022, driving huge demand for data centres.

The rush to 'digitally transform' and adopt cloud-based technologies has caused some major changes in the market.

Global demand for data surge fuels a boom in hyperscale data centres, with 132 new facilities set to bolster the current 430, a rise led by Amazon and Google.

Researchers in the UK are developing an app called 'Shatter Secrets' to help travellers protect their digital information from border control agents.

The top nine vendors in the wide cloud market ecosystem are responsible for well over half of all the revenues.

Some organisations need 5G faster than many telco providers can deliver, which may result in unexpected 5G network providers.

A new study from Gartner produced some startling findings, including the lack of readiness of communications service providers (CSPs).

IDC expects year-over-year shipment growth of 2.6% in 2019, while the world's largest market is still forecast to be down 8.8% in 2018.

Schneider Electric launches EcoStruxure IT Expert in Australia, offering vendor-neutral, cloud-based monitoring to simplify IT infrastructure management.