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CompTIA launches SecAI+ to tackle AI security skills

Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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CompTIA unveils SecAI+ certification to equip cybersecurity professionals with AI security, risk management and governance skills.
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Babcock extends AUT Women in Tech STEM partnership

Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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Babcock extends its AUT Women in Tech partnership for three more years, boosting mentoring and career pathways for women in STEM.
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LJMU launches AI academy to boost staff skills, save time

Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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Liverpool John Moores University launches AI Academy with Multiverse to upskill 134 staff and free hours weekly for teaching and research.
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Human skills top workplace learning priorities for 2026

Sun, 15th Feb 2026
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Leadership and communication top 2026 workplace learning as employees prioritise human and business skills alongside rising AI adoption.
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Exclusive: HPE Networking advances 'self-driving' networks

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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HPE unites Aruba and Juniper under the HPE Networking banner to push AI‑driven, secure, self‑managing networks for enterprise customers.
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Wesfarmers, Microsoft deepen AI & cloud retail pact

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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Wesfarmers is deepening its AI and cloud pact with Microsoft to roll out Copilot tools, agents and data platforms across its retail brands.
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Simbian touts AI SOC growth as automation race intensifies

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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Simbian claims 15-fold customer surge as its AI-driven SOC agents vie to replace rules-based automation in the cyber defence arms race.
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Spark & Icehouse launch free AI workshops for SMEs

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Spark and Icehouse will run free nationwide AI and productivity workshops to help New Zealand SMEs lift performance and overcome tech barriers.
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Survey finds enterprises race to agentic AI, lag on scale

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Enterprises rush to adopt agentic AI via external platforms, but few have standardised, organisation-wide deployments in place yet.
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CyberArk crowns PwC 2025 Global Partner of the Year

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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CyberArk names PwC its 2025 Global Partner of the Year as partner-led deals surge and certification-driven identity security gains pace.
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EC-Council unveils new AI risk & CISO training suite

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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EC-Council rolls out its biggest training expansion in 25 years, unveiling an AI risk credential suite and revamped CISO leadership course.
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Fortinet unifies cloud risk signals in FortiCNAPP upgrade

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Fortinet updates FortiCNAPP to fuse network, data and runtime signals into one workflow, aiming to cut cloud tool sprawl and speed remediation.
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Tech salaries level off as burnout & AI skills surge

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Cyber and AI specialists top tech pay into 2026 as entry-level hiring stalls and burnout surges across Australia and New Zealand.
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Tesa marks 45 years in Singapore with new lab push

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Tesa marks 45 years in Singapore with a new A*STAR lab, boosting Asia-Pacific innovation and sustainable adhesive manufacturing.
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Writer's Toolbox wins Singapore AI schools contracts

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Writer's Toolbox secures Singapore school contracts as the city-state boosts AI investment with SGD $1 billion for research and development.
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Rockwell opens Singapore SOC to secure Asia Pacific OT

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Rockwell opens a 24/7 Singapore security operations centre to monitor and defend industrial OT networks across the Asia Pacific region.
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Flare sees rapid MSSP uptake of external threat intel

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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Flare reports 114% annual growth among MSSPs as providers consolidate threat intelligence tools to boost services without extra analyst strain.
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Skillsoft unveils AI-ready Percipio skills platform

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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Skillsoft launches an AI-ready Percipio platform that unifies learning and skills management as employers race to keep pace with job changes.
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Gartner names Komodor key vendor in AI SRE tooling

Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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Gartner names Komodor a Representative Vendor in its AI SRE tooling guide, as it predicts 85% of enterprises will adopt such tools by 2029.
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AI-linked security incidents surge amid skills gap

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Most firms suffered AI-linked cyber incidents last year, yet many still rate their security as above average amid a widening skills gap.