GUEST RESEARCH:  More than half (54%) of Finance and Shared Services leaders are using AI for automating routine tasks but 60% say they are concerned with the current state of processes in their organisation may limit the value they can reach with AI.

GUEST RESEARCH:  When new technologies such as generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) emerge, cybercriminals inevitably look for ways to exploit its capabilities for malicious purposes. While most mainstream GenAI models have built-in safeguards to prevent misuse, Tenable Research has found that DeepSeek R1 can be tricked into generating malware, raising concerns about the security risks posed by AI-powered cybercrime.

GUEST RESEARCH: Logicalis, the leading global technology service provider, has released its 11th annual CIO Report 2025, revealing that organisations in the Asia Pacific (APAC) are increasing their technology investments to drive new revenue streams. The report, based on a survey of 1,000 global chief information officers (CIOs), including more than 300 from APAC, finds that CIOs are taking on a larger role in business strategy, with many now regularly reporting to the board on return on investment (ROI).

GUEST RESEARCH:  Bitdefender has combined information from openly available sources (OSINT) – including news reports and research – with data we gather by analysing Data Leak Portals (DLPs), websites where ransomware groups post details about their victims to develop our March 2025 Threat Debrief. It’s important to remember that we can't independently verify all of these claims, but we can feel quite confident in the trends we see over time.