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Cloaking drives surge in PropellerAds ad safety blocks
Malware

Cloaking drives surge in PropellerAds ad safety blocks

Cloaking dominates PropellerAds' 2025 safety report as stricter checks drive a 35% rise in blocked campaigns and more account suspensions.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
Camunda names Chris White Chief Revenue Officer amid AI push
Digital Transformation

Camunda names Chris White Chief Revenue Officer amid AI push

Camunda appoints Chris White as Chief Revenue Officer to drive sales and partner growth as demand for agentic AI orchestration accelerates.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
A look ahead: workplace and tech converge in 2026
Software-as-a-Service

A look ahead: workplace and tech converge in 2026

Australian workplaces brace for 2026 as AI, hybrid models and security demands converge to reshape how, where and why people work.

By Brad Pulford • 6 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026
Guardsquare buys Verimatrix XTD to boost mobile security
Endpoint Protection

Guardsquare buys Verimatrix XTD to boost mobile security

Guardsquare snaps up Verimatrix's XTD tech, adding real-time mobile threat detection and response to its end-to-end app security platform.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Sat, 7th Feb 2026
Avast launches Deepfake Guard & expands Scam Guardian
Malware

Avast launches Deepfake Guard & expands Scam Guardian

Avast rolls out Deepfake Guard for Windows and takes Scam Guardian global on mobile in a push to combat rising video-led fraud.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Google disrupts IPIDEA's global hijacked device network
Malware

Google disrupts IPIDEA's global hijacked device network

Google has dismantled IPIDEA's vast residential proxy network, which hijacked millions of consumer devices for global cyber operations.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Device security stories

McAfee warns Australians of AI-fuelled Valentine scams
Data Protection

McAfee warns Australians of AI-fuelled Valentine scams

McAfee warns Australians AI-powered romance scams are surging ahead of Valentine's Day, with one in seven victims losing an average AUD $780.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
Hands-on review: Avast Deepfake Guard and Scam Guardian
Mobile Device Management

Hands-on review: Avast Deepfake Guard and Scam Guardian

Avast rolls out Deepfake Guard for Windows and expands Scam Guardian on mobile, promising real-time protection from AI-powered scams.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
DigiCert appoints Christian Stanford to lead EMEA partners
Hybrid Cloud

DigiCert appoints Christian Stanford to lead EMEA partners

DigiCert hires Christian Stanford as EMEA Partner Chief, sharpening channel strategy amid rising digital trust and compliance demands.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
CelcomDigi honours artisans in Lunar New Year push
Mobile Device Management

CelcomDigi honours artisans in Lunar New Year push

CelcomDigi's Lunar New Year push spotlights Malaysian artisans, youth ang pow designers and festive mobile offers in one campaign.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Google boosts AI research, skills & safety in Singapore
EduTech

Google boosts AI research, skills & safety in Singapore

Google will expand AI R&D, cloud engineering, health projects and skills training in Singapore, deepening a USD $5 billion tech presence.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026
Australians turn to AI for love as dating scams surge
Data Protection

Australians turn to AI for love as dating scams surge

Australians are turning to AI for romance and emotional support as dating app scams soar, with social engineering behind most threats.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026
Indosat's AI spam shield blocks scams worth USD $500m
Firewalls

Indosat's AI spam shield blocks scams worth USD $500m

Indosat's AI spam shield blocked 2bn risky contacts in six months, averting scam losses of about USD $500m for Indonesian users.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Feb 2026
EnSilica joins CHERI Alliance to boost chip security
Mobile Device Management

EnSilica joins CHERI Alliance to boost chip security

EnSilica has joined the CHERI Alliance, aiming to embed hardware memory safety in custom chips for industrial, automotive and IoT systems.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
CelcomDigi & Firebase launch telco-based verification
Multi-factor authentication

CelcomDigi & Firebase launch telco-based verification

CelcomDigi, Firebase and Telenor Linx launch network-based phone verification in Malaysia to replace vulnerable SMS one-time passwords.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
UK daters embrace AI romance as scams & loneliness rise
Mobile Device Management

UK daters embrace AI romance as scams & loneliness rise

Lonely UK daters increasingly turn to AI companions even as romance scams surge, with rising losses and growing trust in chatbots over humans.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 31st Jan 2026
Hugging Face used to spread Android trojan TrustBastion
Firewalls

Hugging Face used to spread Android trojan TrustBastion

Cybercriminals abused Hugging Face to host rapidly mutating TrustBastion Android malware stealing credentials across Asia-Pacific.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Exclusive: Emily Choi on Samsung's AI companion push
Wearables

Exclusive: Emily Choi on Samsung's AI companion push

Samsung is recasting AI as an invisible, trusted home companion, using CES 2026 to unveil proactive, privacy-focused smart living.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026