Skills shortage stories - Page 11
AI, cyber & inflation top concerns for Australasian CEOs
Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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AI disruption, cyber threats and inflation now rank as top concerns for Australasian CEOs, even as most still plan to expand in 2026.
Netpoleon, Hack The Box boost ANZ cyber skills training
Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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Netpoleon partners with Hack The Box to deliver hands-on cyber skills training and readiness tools to address ANZ's growing security gap.
Pluralsight names Michael Ross as new Chief Product Officer
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Pluralsight has hired veteran product leader Michael Ross as Chief Product Officer to steer innovation in its tech skills platform.
Contact centres report rising morale but AI doubts grow
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Contact centre staff report rising morale and stronger support, yet many remain uneasy and undertrained as AI tools spread through their work.
AI security drives demand for faster pentesting models
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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cloud security
AI security fears and rapid release cycles are pushing firms to demand faster, deeper pentesting - and many are ready to ditch existing vendors.
CPG firms modernise data systems to unlock AI at scale
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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manufacturing
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Consumer goods groups race to modernise fragmented data systems as they lay foundations for scaling AI and agentic tools across factories.
Exclusive: SonicWall's Suroop Chandran on why security basics still fail
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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malware
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firewalls
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data protection
SonicWall warns over 95% of cyber breaches stem from misconfigured tools, as firms lean on MSPs and cyber warranties to plug skills gaps.
Pearson warns AI gains hinge on urgent workforce reskilling
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Pearson says US could gain up to USD $6.6 trillion from AI by 2034, but only if employers urgently invest in reskilling and task-level redesign.
Security fears keep half of agentic AI stuck in pilots
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Security and governance fears keep half of agentic AI stuck in pilots, even as leaders raise budgets and pursue tightly supervised use cases.
Fortinet boosts FortiCNAPP to sharpen cloud risk view
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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firewalls
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
Fortinet has upgraded FortiCNAPP with network, data and runtime signals to sharpen cloud risk scoring and cut alert overload for security teams.
AI tools reshape accounting workflows & client work
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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data protection
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digital transformation
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fintech
AI has shifted from hype to an everyday tool for accountants, reshaping workflows, client work and skills as agentic systems loom.
AI goals outpace IT infrastructure, Netskope warns
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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network infrastructure
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AI ambitions are outstripping legacy IT, as Netskope finds most infrastructure leaders doubt they can meet rising performance and security demands.
Emergent raises USD $70m to fuel AI software surge
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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AI platform Emergent raises USD $70m Series B from Khosla Ventures and SoftBank to speed global software creation for non-coders.
SonicWall pushes unified automation for faster cyber defence
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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ransomware
SonicWall launches unified automation tools to cut alert fatigue, speed cyber threat remediation and streamline overstretched security teams.
Accountants embrace AI tools as scepticism increases
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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data analytics
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rpa
Accountants double down on everyday AI tools, as optimism stays high but scepticism, job fears and data security worries all intensify.
Preparing campus and branch networks for AI demand
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
AI is exposing the limits of aging campus and branch networks, pushing enterprises and MSPs towards unified, cloud-managed, secure platforms.
AI surge exposes cloud security gaps, report warns
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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firewalls
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data protection
New global survey warns a widening 'complexity gap' leaves AI-driven, multi-cloud environments outpacing organisations' security defences.
Skillsoft names Bernard Barbour as new technology chief
Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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Skillsoft has appointed Bernard Barbour as Chief Technology and Product Officer to drive AI-led evolution of its Percipio skills platform.
KPMG report warns AI scale-up lags lofty ambitions
Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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quantum computing
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KPMG warns firms' AI ambitions outpace delivery, with most chasing top maturity by 2026 but only a quarter scaling agentic AI with ROI.
CrowdStrike study touts 273% ROI on modern endpoint security
Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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endpoint protection
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digital transformation
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cloud security
CrowdStrike cites a Forrester study claiming 273% ROI and USD $5m in three-year benefits from consolidating legacy endpoint security.