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Industrial ransomware attacks climbed 13% in Q3 2025 to 742 cases worldwide, with manufacturing absorbing nearly three quarters of hits.

Gallagher Security steps up global expansion with new leaders, offices and award-winning tech as it sharpens its growth focus for 2026.

Consumers worldwide demand flexible, digital credit cards, pushing traditional banks to modernise or risk losing ground to agile fintech rivals.

Cyber-extortion incidents rose 44.5% to 19,000 victims, with small firms targeted most amid a fragmented, global cybercrime landscape, warns Orange Cyberdefense.

Vistar Media has launched a free global certification to boost marketers' skills in strategic creative for digital out-of-home advertising campaigns.

Small firms expanding remotely face device management chaos, risking compliance crises and productivity loss before AI adoption can begin properly.

Equinix plans a USD $22 million data centre in Lagos, its first in West Africa, boosting digital infrastructure to power Nigeria's growing tech economy by 2026.

By 2026, AI will revolutionise banking and insurance, with over half of younger adults using generative AI for financial advice, says Forrester report.

OVHcloud's new accelerator supports 16 blockchain startups with EUR €50,000 in cloud credits, mentoring and workshops from September to November 2025.

Norton has enhanced its Small Business service with Dark Web and Social Media Monitoring to help firms counter rising cyber threats in 2025.

Retail leads AI satisfaction in EMEA with 96% success rate, while healthcare outspends all sectors but faces challenges, says Lenovo's CIO Playbook 2025 study.

AI and sovereign data laws drive global data centre market to an estimated $387 billion by 2025, reshaping infrastructure and energy use worldwide.

Directed Technologies has teamed up with A3T to expand its connected vehicle solutions for commercial vehicles in India's rapidly growing automotive market.

Alibaba Cloud will provide digital infrastructure for the 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, the first Olympic event hosted in Africa.

Malaysian startup FieldEx boosts efficiency by 30% and sharpens security with Datadog's platform, enhancing system monitoring and uptime across Asia-Pacific and Africa.

TCS reported USD $7,421m revenue in Q1 FY26, highlighting gains in AI and cybersecurity despite a slight year-on-year revenue decline.

dLocal's 2025 handbook reveals emerging markets, driving 65% of global growth by 2035, shift payments with local methods and digital demand reshaping commerce.

Westcon-Comstor marks 40 years with USD $5.24bn sales, launching Future Ready to boost partners amid evolving AI, cybersecurity and cloud trends.

FIRST, with Fortinet's support, launches CORE Fund to boost cybersecurity incident response in under-resourced regions globally, starting in Africa and the Caribbean.

AWS invites startups worldwide to join its 2025 Generative AI Accelerator, offering up to USD $1 million in credits, mentorship, and tech support.