2026 Stories - Page 45

Australian Stories

2026 stories

Employment Hero tests real-time super ahead of 2026

Employment Hero's HeroClear processes what it claims is Australia's first real-time super payment, as employers brace for 2026 Payday Super rules.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025

Firewalls

AI's next phase in Australia: 4 Predictions for 2026

Australia races into AI's next phase as leaders demand visibility, security and smarter human-AI collaboration to stay competitive by 2026.

By Craig Nielsen • 5 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025

Crypto

Zepz to launch stablecoin Visa cards with Stripe's Bridge globally

Zepz will launch stablecoin-linked Visa cards with Stripe's Bridge, enabling global daily spending of digital dollars from early 2026 in markets including Australia and the US.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025

Global Stories

2026 stories

Firewalls

Cyber leaders tip 2026 shift to resilience over prevention

Cyber chiefs predict 2026 cyber budgets will pivot from prevention and box-ticking to rapid response, recovery and demonstrable resilience.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025

Data Protection

2026 Predictions: The year identity becomes the ultimate control point for an autonomous world

In 2026, identity emerges as the critical control point as autonomous AI, fragile machine trust and weak governance collide.

By Jeffrey Kok • 5 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025

Firewalls

Netskope adds MCP controls to secure enterprise AI use

Netskope adds Model Context Protocol controls to its One platform, giving security teams new tools to monitor and lock down AI agent traffic.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025

Data Analytics

Gartner warns of AI slowdown & divide among carmakers

Gartner warns most carmakers will rein in AI spending within five years, leaving a small, software-led elite to dominate the industry.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025

Data Protection

Gallagher Security maps global growth & 2026 focus

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

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025

Document Management

Exclusive: DocuWare's Marcin Pichur on AI-powered IDP evolution

DocuWare is set to announce its upcoming initiative promising new innovations in document management solutions.

By Jake MacAndrew • 5 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025

Data Protection

AI leaders surge ahead in growth & profitability

A global NTT DATA study finds AI leaders are 2.5 times likelier to see double-digit revenue growth and triple the profit margins of peers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025

Data Protection

Cloudera predicts industrial AI boom in Australia by 2026

Cloudera forecasts Australia's AI shift from pilots to industrial-scale, privacy-first deployments by 2026 as tech spend tops AUD $172 billion.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025

Data Protection

Bodd secures AUD $15 million to drive global 3D scanning growth

Melbourne-based Bodd raises AUD $15 million to fuel global rollout of its 3D body scanning tech across defence, aviation and healthcare.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025

Hybrid Cloud

Red Hat & AWS expand AI chip partnership for cloud efficiency

Red Hat and AWS expand partnership to run AI workloads on AWS Trainium and Inferentia chips, boosting cloud AI efficiency by up to 40% for enterprises.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025

Data Protection

AI supply chain to mature with trust & oversight by 2026

AI supply chains will consolidate by 2026, with tight human oversight, integrated infrastructure and trust becoming key differentiators.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 6th Dec 2025

Multi-factor authentication

HP predicts surge in AI-driven cyber threats & cookie theft by 2026

HP warns of rising AI-driven cyber threats by 2026, including increased cookie theft and attacks on device and identity security in organisations.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 6th Dec 2025

Marketing Technologies

Orgvue unveils Henshaw AI to transform workforce planning

Orgvue launches Henshaw AI to automate workforce planning, cutting months of data work to minutes and aiding firms like Salesforce in redesign efforts.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Sat, 6th Dec 2025