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5 Fraud use cases you can stop with email validation
Data Protection

5 Fraud use cases you can stop with email validation

Rising fraud is exploiting fake and disposable emails; smarter validation at sign-up and checkout can block attacks before they cost you.

By Bobby Joseph • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025
Arctic Wolf: agentic AI to reshape SOCs & Zero Trust
Digital Transformation

Arctic Wolf: agentic AI to reshape SOCs & Zero Trust

Arctic Wolf predicts agentic AI will overhaul SOCs, tighten Zero Trust and keep humans central as cyber risk surges into 2026.

By Melvin Hipolito • 5 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
Real people, real numbers: Why phone verification is your new trust filter
Digital Transformation

Real people, real numbers: Why phone verification is your new trust filter

Phone numbers are becoming the new trust filter, helping businesses block fraud, cut wasted messages and secure real, reachable customers.

By Edmund Ng • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
How to detect fake players in online gaming
Gaming

How to detect fake players in online gaming

Online gaming faces a hidden surge of fake players; here's how operators can detect bots, fraudsters and protect fair play at scale.

By Edmund Ng • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025
From fantasy to function: Key considerations for building enterprise-ready AI agents
Digital Transformation

From fantasy to function: Key considerations for building enterprise-ready AI agents

Enterprises must ditch open-world hype and build deterministic, event-driven AI agents that reliably automate closed-world workflows at scale.

By Sean Falconer • 5 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2025
AI supply chain to mature with trust & oversight by 2026
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
Informatica expands AWS integration to boost enterprise AI agents
Hyperscale

Informatica expands AWS integration to boost enterprise AI agents

Informatica enhances its Intelligent Data Management Cloud with deeper AWS integration, boosting AI agent capabilities for improved data governance and accuracy.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025
For China to lead in AI, it must first master its data foundation
Data Analytics

For China to lead in AI, it must first master its data foundation

China's vast data economy faces hurdles from poor data quality, prompting a push to build a clean, reliable foundation crucial for AI leadership.

By Edmund Ng • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025
Informatica & AWS launch new tools to boost trusted AI agents
Hyperscale

Informatica & AWS launch new tools to boost trusted AI agents

Informatica teams up with AWS to launch new tools enhancing trusted AI agents with improved data governance and integration for enterprises.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025
AI reshapes skills in tech, finance & healthcare by 2026
Fintech

AI reshapes skills in tech, finance & healthcare by 2026

By 2026, AI will transform skills across tech, finance, and healthcare, requiring new expertise in data quality, trust, and ethical governance, says OpenText.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025
Retailers optimistic about AI but full deployment remains distant
Marketing Technologies

Retailers optimistic about AI but full deployment remains distant

Over two-thirds of retailers expect agentic AI to boost efficiency by 2026, but only 8% have fully integrated it into their operations so far.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025
Ataccama appoints Andrea Eaton as Chief Marketing Officer to drive AI data trust
Fintech

Ataccama appoints Andrea Eaton as Chief Marketing Officer to drive AI data trust

Ataccama names Andrea Eaton as Chief Marketing Officer to expand its data trust platform amid growing AI adoption and regulatory demands in finance and insurance.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Dec 2025
Time to call up AI reinforcements in the cyber wars
DevOps

Time to call up AI reinforcements in the cyber wars

AI powered by Reinforcement Learning is revolutionising cybersecurity, enhancing vulnerability detection and cutting false positives in threat testing.

By Guy Matthews • 6 min read • Thu, 4th Dec 2025
Why clean, accurate data matters for better healthcare delivery
Digital Transformation

Why clean, accurate data matters for better healthcare delivery

Accurate patient data is vital for healthcare, improving communication, billing, and care quality through robust data cleansing and real-time validation.

By Edmund Ng • 4 min read • Thu, 4th Dec 2025
The silent AI killer: How data debt is sinking your machine learning dreams
Data Analytics

The silent AI killer: How data debt is sinking your machine learning dreams

Bad data is undermining AI success, causing costly productivity losses, eroding trust, and risking regulatory penalties in organisations worldwide.

By Bobby Joseph • 5 min read • Wed, 3rd Dec 2025

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Why CRM accuracy will decide which revenue teams thrive in the AI era
Customer Relationship Management

Why CRM accuracy will decide which revenue teams thrive in the AI era

As AI transforms selling, only revenue teams with clean, constantly verified CRM data will forecast accurately and truly trust automation.

By Yoni Tserruya • 5 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
Stopping the growing threat of synthetic ID fraud
Biometrics

Stopping the growing threat of synthetic ID fraud

AI-fuelled synthetic ID fraud is surging, set to cost firms USD $23 billion by 2025 and USD $58.3 billion by 2030 without stronger checks.

By Barley Laing • 5 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025