Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Deepfake technology is now a legitimate enterprise level threat. What started as a potentially disturbing AI capability has rapidly become a powerful tool for cybercriminals and one that exploits the most fundamental element of business communication: trust. A new report from Info‑Tech Research Group, Defend Against Deepfake Cyberattacks, breaks down how to understand and assess the risk deepfakes pose to organizations of all sizes.

Cybersecurity plays a critical role in preventing attacks through controls such as firewalls, endpoint protection and email security. Despite these investments, breaches still happen. According to the World Economic Forum, 87% of respondents identified AI-related vulnerabilities as the fastest-growing cyber risk in the past year.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across Australia and New Zealand are struggling to secure their operations. The threats they face are constantly growing in both number in severity, but SMEs often lack the time, resources or in‑house expertise to protect themselves. Fortunately, the Cyber Health Check from the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) offers a simple, practical way for organisations to assess their cyber maturity and understand where they can improve cyber protection.

Compliance with data sovereignty regulations in New Zealand can be complex to navigate, especially for organisations operating hybrid or cloud deployments. Managed service providers (MSPs) and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in New Zealand that want to take advantage of the benefits of the cloud must make sure they’re in compliance with regulations.

For the fifth consecutive year, CRN has recognized Alex Ruslyakov as a Channel Chief. The honor for 2026 highlights Ruslyakov’s continued commitment to helping managed service providers (MSPs) deliver modern cyber protection successfully year after year. The annual CRN Channel Chiefs list spotlights the most influential leaders across the IT channel, celebrating those who champion collaboration, drive innovation and empower their partners and customers to achieve shared success.

In January 2026, the AV-TEST Institute published results from a rigorous advanced threat protection (ATP) test that examined how effectively current security products defend Windows systems against sophisticated malware attacks. As attackers increasingly leverage legitimate features and subtle techniques to penetrate defenses, this test provides insight into which solutions can truly recognize and mitigate these threats.

Data Privacy Day, observed each year on January 28, should serve as an important reminder that safeguarding sensitive information is no longer optional. Unfortunately, some consumers and organizations could use the reminder. Data privacy isn’t just a practice for fending off cyberattacks, although that element is important. It is also a critical part of building trust, meeting regulatory requirements and maintaining business continuity.

Picture this: A ransomware alert fires. Your technician opens the EDR console, checks the backup dashboard, logs in to the email security portal, verifies patch status in the RMM tool and correlates alerts across multiple vendor platforms. By the time they track down the root cause, the infection has already spread. This is more than a technical headache; it’s a profitability crisis.

The IT industry uses many overlapping terms that are often misunderstood. Cybersecurity, cyber protection, cyber resilience, cyber defense, cyber intelligence, cyber readiness — the list keeps growing, and so does the confusion. When these concepts are sometimes used interchangeably, organizations risk making the wrong decisions about how they protect systems, data and business operations. While these concepts are related, they are not the same.

When a cyberattack or natural disaster strikes, the challenge isn’t just restoring data quickly — it’s resuming business operations just as fast. That’s where the distinction between disaster recovery (DR) and disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) becomes critical for businesses. White paper A practical blueprint for cyber resilience to evolve from prevention to continuity.