About Shannon
Shannon Williams
News Editor
Shannon is an experienced journalist and editor with a strong interest in technology and the digital world. Her career spans a wide range of sectors, including tech, politics, tourism, transport and climate change, where she brings a sharp editorial eye and an ability to translate complex issues into clear, engaging stories.
Stories by Shannon
Cloaking drives surge in PropellerAds ad safety blocks
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Cloaking dominates PropellerAds’ 2025 safety report as stricter checks drive a 35% rise in blocked campaigns and more account suspensions.
CISOs confident in cyber skills but lag on AI threats
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digital transformation
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cloud security
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supply chain
CISOs show strong faith in cyber defences yet less than two-thirds feel ready for fast-rising AI-driven attacks and deepfake threats.
AI-fuelled romance scams spread beyond dating apps
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biometrics
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ai
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social media
AI-driven romance scams now cost UK victims GBP £20.5 million, spreading from dating sites to everyday apps and evading bank checks.
Delivery constraints now define Europe’s data centres
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hyperscale
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dc
Europe’s data centres face surging AI demand but BCS warns grid, skills and planning bottlenecks now dictate where capacity can be built.
Oracle NetSuite unveils AI tools & integration push
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saas
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Oracle NetSuite launches AI tools and a low-code integration platform to automate finance, planning and customer workflows across its suite.
Cyber premiums fall but claims may fuel 2027 rebound
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ransomware
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pam
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mfa
Cyber premiums drop 11% as competition heats up, but Lockton warns maturing claims could spark a volatile pricing rebound by 2027.
Most homes never change router passwords, guide warns
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malware
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firewalls
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data protection
Most households leave router admin passwords unchanged, prompting insurer Everywhen to issue a 10‑step guide to secure home Wi‑Fi.
Knowledge governance seen as key to AI adoption gap
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document management
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digital transformation
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ecm
New research finds 85% of firms trial AI but only 17% use it daily, with weak knowledge governance blamed for stalled adoption.
MoD signs Red Hat deal to boost hybrid cloud and AI
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virtualisation
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private cloud
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devops
UK Ministry of Defence signs Red Hat enterprise deal to standardise hybrid cloud, automation and AI platforms across Defence Digital Foundry.
Honeywell, TCS partner to drive AI-led IT-OT convergence
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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edge computing
Honeywell and TCS form an AI-driven cloud partnership to merge IT and OT, targeting autonomous, secure and efficient industrial operations.
AI data centre demand set to exceed capacity by 2027
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
AI workloads are set to outstrip data centre capacity by 2027, as power constraints and skills shortages threaten expansion plans.
AI shift to operations exposes Australia readiness gap
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uc
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Australian tech leaders shift AI from trials to daily operations, but warn a gap in skills and infrastructure risks stalling productivity gains.
File errors cost firms & push stressed staff to quit
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storage
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document management
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digital transformation
Broken documents and file mix-ups are costing firms an average of USD $6,790 per employee each year, a new survey of US workers finds.
Cost-of-living pressures reshaping customer spending
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fintech
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payment technologies
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smb
Digital ordering and payment options are influencing behaviour, with more people using QR codes to avoid awkward money conversations with friends.
Synsira unveils Kind, a private desktop AI search tool
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data protection
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hyperscale
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martech
Synsira launches Kind, an AI desktop app that privately searches users’ own files for grounded answers instead of trawling the open web.
Cybersecurity teams brace for surge in global CVEs in 2026
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siem
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cloud security
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supply chain
Cyber group FIRST warns CVE disclosures could smash records in 2026, topping 50,000 and potentially surging towards six figures.
Portnox expands zero trust access to console tools
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firewalls
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vpns
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network security
Portnox extends zero trust network access to RDP, SSH, VNC and Telnet, promising passwordless admin access and fewer VPN dependencies.
Hackers ditch noisy ransomware for stealthy data theft
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firewalls
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data protection
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dr
Hackers are abandoning noisy ransomware to quietly steal data, as a report finds 80% of top attack techniques now focus on evasion.
Object First triples growth on ransomware-proof backups
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storage
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virtualisation
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firewalls
Object First posts 183% bookings surge as demand soars for immutable on-premises backup storage to combat escalating ransomware threats.
Study finds 28,000 fake domains mimic top websites
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malware
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phishing
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advanced persistent threat protection
Study finds over 28,000 fake domains mimicking top global sites, exposing users to rising phishing, malware and industrial-scale squatting.