Cybersecurity

Palo Alto, Google Cloud Expand AI Security Alliance as 99% of Organizations Report AI Attacks

Palo Alto Networks and Google Cloud have expanded their partnership with a nearly $10 billion deal to enhance AI and cloud security, integrating Palo Alto’s Prisma AIRS platform with Google Cloud’s infrastructure to provide comprehensive security across hybrid multicloud environments.

Cloud Platform and Technology

How SAP Customers Responded to Rising Cybersecurity Threats in 2025

In 2025, SAP customers expressed increasing concern over cyberattacks, particularly regarding data exfiltration and integration risks, while patch management remained a significant challenge, highlighting the necessity for enhanced security strategies and investments in SAP-specific protections.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Five Risks SAP Leaders Can No Longer Ignore in 2026

As SAP vulnerabilities surge and attackers exploit weaknesses swiftly, organizations must prioritize automated security measures and cloud responsibility models while addressing legacy systems and integrating SAP into broader security operations to mitigate risks and safeguard critical business processes.

Automation

ERP Lessons from Black Friday for Manufacturers, Retailers

Black Friday serves as a critical evaluation for ERP systems, revealing their capability for real-time operational control amid spikes in demand, and highlighting the need for strong data governance, operational visibility, and continuous analysis to enhance resilience and readiness for future challenges.

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Governance, Risk, and Compliance

SAP Issues Three Critical Security Fixes in December Patch Day

On December 9, SAP released 14 security notes, including three critical patches for vulnerabilities in SAP Solution Manager, Apache Tomcat in SAP Commerce Cloud, and SAP jConnect, urging customers to prioritize updates based on severity to protect against potential exploits.

The Great Cloud Recalculation Oracle+IBM

Cloud Platform and Technology

IBM in Advanced Talks to Acquire Confluent

IBM is in advanced talks to acquire Confluent for around $11 billion, aiming to enhance its real-time data and AI capabilities, while also gaining a strategic advantage in the data infrastructure market.

Cloud Platform and Technology

System Integration Market Surging as Enterprises Shift Toward Modernization

The global system integration market is projected to reach $600 billion by 2030, with ERP systems playing a key role as companies shift toward digital transformation, IoT adoption, and increased automation in daily processes.

Lift-and-Shift ERP Strategies NTT DATA and Microsoft

Cloud Platform and Technology

Enterprises Turn to Cloud Security, Management Solutions for Agility, Protection, Cost Control

US enterprises are increasingly adopting managed cloud security services and cloud management solutions to enhance resilience, control costs, and address the complexities of hybrid and multi-cloud environments amid rising cybersecurity threats and operational challenges.

Analytics and AI

NATO Taps Google Cloud for AI-Ready Sovereign Infrastructure

NATO has partnered with Google Cloud to enhance its digital modernization through a multimillion-dollar commitment to an air-gapped sovereign cloud environment, improving data governance and enabling AI-driven workloads while maintaining strict security and operational control.

Analytics and AI

SAP Is Building a Sovereign AI Stack for Europe

Regulatory trends in the EU are fostering a shift towards sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure, highlighted by companies like SAP, which has invested in local partnerships with firms like Mistral AI to enhance digital autonomy and develop industry-specific applications.

Security

Your ERP Is Under Attack: Are You Ready?

How enterprise leaders are protecting business applications against soaring cyber threats and why you can't afford to wait.

ERP Strategy and Planning

The CFO’s New Caddie: How LPGA is Teeing Up a Future-Ready Finance Team

The LPGA's CFO, Mary Salter, highlights the transformation of the organization's finance system from outdated processes to modern technology with Sage Intacct, significantly reducing consolidation time and empowering the finance team to focus on strategic roles, while emphasizing the importance of trust in adopting new technology.

Analytics and AI

AI, IoT and Smart Factories: The Game-Changers for Complex Manufacturing

A recent Frost & Sullivan study indicates that complex manufacturing ERP systems are rapidly evolving with the integration of AI and IoT technologies, alongside innovations like real-time data analytics and cloud solutions, to enhance efficiency and tackle obstacles like high costs and resistance to change.

Analytics and AI

IBM Launches Dedicated Microsoft Practice to Accelerate AI and Cloud-driven Business Transformation

IBM is strengthening its partnership with Microsoft by establishing a Microsoft Practice within IBM Consulting aimed at leveraging AI, cloud, and security solutions to deliver measurable business outcomes across various industries undergoing digital transformation.

Security

Critical Zero-Day Vulnerability Impacts SAP

SAP has issued critical Security Notes including a highly severe vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer that allows unauthenticated attackers to upload malicious files, prompting organizations to urgently patch or implement workarounds to protect their systems.

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

GRC and Cybersecurity: Rethinking Risk in the Era of ERP Modernization

As ERP systems become prime targets for cybercriminals, integrating Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) with cybersecurity is essential for enterprise resilience and proactive risk management, utilizing layered security strategies and education to mitigate vulnerabilities and align with evolving regulatory pressures.

Security

Strengthen Your ERP Security with Smarter SoD and User Access Management

Effective Segregation of Duties (SoD) and user access management in ERP systems are crucial for reducing fraud risks and ensuring compliance, necessitating automation, continuous access reviews, and a balanced approach to user privileges.

Security

Why Identity Security is a Top Priority for Enterprises in 2025

In response to rising identity-related threats, 78% of organizations are set to increase their identity and access management spending in 2025, reflecting a strategic shift towards modern security measures that emphasize complex governance and AI-driven solutions to enhance resilience in the digital landscape.

Security

Google Cloud to Acquire Wiz for $32 Billion in Cloud Security Push

Google Cloud has acquired cybersecurity platform Wiz for $32 billion, aiming to enhance security technology and scalability across multi-cloud environments.

Security

Dell Strengthens Cybersecurity for Microsoft Customers

Dell Technologies and Microsoft are enhancing AI adoption to protect data and improve cybersecurity for multicloud environments.

Security

A Step Ahead: Onapsis CEO Mariano Nunez

Onapsis CEO Mariano Nunez talks about the importance of cybersecurity in today's ERP landscape, shared security responsibility, and why it is vital to embed security from the start.

Security

SMBs at critical risk, warns SonicWall as Cyberattack speed surges

SonicWall's 2025 Cyber Threat Report reveals a rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape, particularly targeting small and medium businesses (SMBs), with alarming increases in Business Email Compromise incidents, sophisticated attack tactics, and the urgent need for proactive security measures such as real-time patching and enhanced user training.

Security

CrowdStrike expands cloud security reach with Oracle integration

CrowdStrike is enhancing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure by integrating its Falcon Cloud Security platform to provide unified protection, streamline compliance, and empower organizations to effectively address evolving threats and vulnerabilities in their cloud environments.

Cloud Platform and Technology

AWS Aims to Speed Cloud Adoption with Trust Center

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched the AWS Trust Center, a comprehensive online resource that provides essential security insights, compliance certifications, and real-time updates to enhance transparency and trust for customers transitioning to cloud-based systems, addressing key security concerns that influence cloud adoption.

Analytics and AI

The AI responsibility gap: A looming threat to business?

A new study by NTT DATA reveals that the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence is outpacing the establishment of responsible governance, creating an 'AI responsibility gap' that jeopardizes trust, investment, and accountability in AI implementation among organizations.

Analytics and AI

Security for innovation: Mimecast Incydr’s defense against DeepSeek and other Gen AI data risks

The rapid growth of generative AI tools like DeepSeek presents significant data security risks for organizations, necessitating enhanced protective measures such as Mimecast's Incydr platform to safeguard intellectual property while promoting safe and effective AI adoption.

Security

de Novo Solutions steels cybersecurity for Oracle, ServiceNow ecosystem

de Novo Solutions has successfully achieved re-accreditation of the Cyber Essentials Plus certification, underscoring its commitment to robust cybersecurity and data protection across its operations in the Finance, Procurement, HR, and Payroll sectors amidst rising cyber threats.

Security

Deep Instinct blocks zero-day attacks in real time for NetApp and Amazon FSx

Deep Instinct's DSX for Cloud – Amazon FSx NetApp employs advanced AI-driven technology to deliver comprehensive, real-time security against zero-day attacks, ensuring data integrity and operational efficiency for organizations managing hybrid environments.

Security

NTT DATA earns Okta Workforce Identity Cloud Service Specialization in Japan

NTT DATA's Japan operations have achieved the Okta 'Workforce Identity Cloud Service Delivery Specialization,' affirming its expertise in cybersecurity and commitment to enhancing identity and access management services amidst increasing cyber threats.

Implementing Cloud ERP: Codestone’s Six-Phase Approach

Cloud Platform and Technology

NetApp Sells Spot FinOps Platform to Flexera for $100 Million

NetApp's sale of its Spot by NetApp FinOps business to Flexera for $100 million indicates a strategic shift towards cybersecurity and AI, prompting CIOs and senior leaders to reevaluate their cloud management strategies and focus on integrated solutions amidst evolving industry demands.

Application Development and Integration

Origina CEO: Beyond the patch, how to rethink your security safety net

Solid systems can crumble. In the high-stakes world of enterprise computing, we know that there are multiple layers throughout modern IT stacks straddling cloud and on-premises deployments that can be made to expose their inherent fragility and susceptibility to failure....