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SUSE buys Losant to boost open source industrial IoT
Virtualisation

SUSE buys Losant to boost open source industrial IoT

SUSE acquires Industrial IoT platform Losant, vowing to open source the tech as it expands from edge infrastructure into automation software.

By Catherine Knowles • 6 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Barracuda links 2025 ransomware wave to firewall flaws
Firewalls

Barracuda links 2025 ransomware wave to firewall flaws

Barracuda warns that unpatched firewalls and weak accounts drove 90% of 2025 ransomware attacks, as threats spread in mere hours.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
OT cyber threats shift from spying to disruption in 2025
Ransomware

OT cyber threats shift from spying to disruption in 2025

Cyber attacks on industrial systems in 2025 shifted from quiet spying to coordinated operations aiming to disrupt critical infrastructure.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Gallagher & M.C. Dean deepen global security pact
IoT Security

Gallagher & M.C. Dean deepen global security pact

Gallagher Security and M.C. Dean deepen a long-standing global pact to tackle complex, mission-critical security deployments worldwide.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Rockwell names Karen Hannify to lead APAC EPC alliances
DevOps

Rockwell names Karen Hannify to lead APAC EPC alliances

Rockwell Automation names Karen Hannify to lead Asia-Pacific EPC alliances as it ramps up engagement on major industrial and infrastructure projects.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026
OPSWAT names Jan Miller CTO to lead new Technology Centre
Malware

OPSWAT names Jan Miller CTO to lead new Technology Centre

OPSWAT appoints malware expert Jan Miller as CTO and puts him in charge of a new Technology Centre focused on AI-driven threat prevention.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
Gartner warns misconfigured AI could halt G20 power
Robotics

Gartner warns misconfigured AI could halt G20 power

Gartner warns a misconfigured AI in cyber-physical systems could knock out critical infrastructure and power in a G20 nation by 2028.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
Honeywell, TCS partner to drive AI-led IT-OT convergence
Data Analytics

Honeywell, TCS partner to drive AI-led IT-OT convergence

Honeywell and TCS form an AI-driven cloud partnership to merge IT and OT, targeting autonomous, secure and efficient industrial operations.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Cegal completes Tenaz Dutch North Sea IT transition
Network Infrastructure

Cegal completes Tenaz Dutch North Sea IT transition

Cegal has completed a complex IT and OT transition for Tenaz's newly acquired Dutch North Sea assets, avoiding downtime across platforms.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Illumio, Armis deepen OT security & visibility push
Firewalls

Illumio, Armis deepen OT security & visibility push

Illumio and Armis expand their partnership to fuse asset intelligence with microsegmentation, tightening OT and IT security controls.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Illumio & Armis link tools to secure IT & OT estates
Firewalls

Illumio & Armis link tools to secure IT & OT estates

Illumio and Armis expand their partnership to deliver integrated Zero Trust security for converged IT, OT and IoT estates worldwide.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
AI pushes dense, decentralised & sustainable data centres
Network Infrastructure

AI pushes dense, decentralised & sustainable data centres

AI-hungry workloads are forcing data centres to go high-density, pushing power, cooling and sustainability to the top of the IT agenda.

By Farokh Ghadially Vice President at Schneider Electric and Brendan Hogan Senior Manager at Dell Technologies • 5 min read • Tue, 10th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Operational Technologies (OT) stories

Healthcare tops cyber attacks on Australian OT & IoT
Ransomware

Healthcare tops cyber attacks on Australian OT & IoT

Healthcare is now the prime target for OT and IoT cyber attacks in Australia, as security alerts per organisation surge to third globally.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
UK warned over growing cyber threat to key services
Disaster Recovery

UK warned over growing cyber threat to key services

UK's cyber agency warns ageing infrastructure and SMEs face rising attack risk, urging urgent resilience upgrades and stronger regulation.

By Kaleah Salmon • 6 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
Backslash raises USD $19m to secure AI 'vibe coding'
Manufacturing

Backslash raises USD $19m to secure AI 'vibe coding'

Backslash raises USD $19m to secure emerging AI 'vibe coding' workflows as autonomous agents reshape how enterprise software is built.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
Vizst named Gigamon's EMEA Partner of the Year 2025
Data Protection

Vizst named Gigamon's EMEA Partner of the Year 2025

Gigamon has named Vizst its 2025 EMEA Partner of the Year, underscoring a deeper channel push around deep observability and cloud security.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
ANYbotics gains ISO 27001 for industrial robot security
Data Protection

ANYbotics gains ISO 27001 for industrial robot security

ANYbotics becomes first four-legged robot maker with ISO 27001, easing security reviews for scaling autonomous industrial inspections.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 12th 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