About Mark
Mark Tarre
News Chief
Mark Tarre is an editor and journalist with experience across newsroom, public relations, and digital publishing. He has worked across different organisations on editorial and content-led projects. He holds a journalism degree.
Stories by Mark - Page 26
Yubico adds self-service portal for YubiKey at scale
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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mfa
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iam
Yubico adds self-service YubiKey ordering and a revamped customer portal to ease large-scale, phishing-resistant passkey deployments.
ITSEC Asia chief wins APAC CEO award for AI cyber push
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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iot security
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iot
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iiot
ITSEC Asia boss Patrick Dannacher wins APAC CEO of the Year for steering an AI-led cyber platform shift and regional security expansion.
Okta warns of AI security gaps across Asia Pacific
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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pam
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cloud security
Okta warns APAC firms that rapid AI adoption is outpacing governance and identity controls, leaving “shadow AI” and non-human access unchecked.
CelcomDigi spotlights 5G with towerrun & track duel
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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gaming
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uc
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firewalls
CelcomDigi launches a 5G short film starring towerrunner Soh Wai Ching and rider Qabil Irfan in a synchronised latency challenge.
NTT DATA & AWS target agentic AI in Asia-Pacific deal
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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uc
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manufacturing
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hybrid cloud
NTT DATA strikes multi-year AWS deal to drive agentic AI and cloud modernisation for heavily regulated Asia-Pacific enterprises.
Agnes AI hits 5m users & open-sources SEA-focused LLM
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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supply chain
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open source
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llms
Agnes AI tops 5m users in six months and open-sources an 8B-parameter SEA-focused language model aimed at cross-cultural productivity use.
Springboards ad warns AI may narrow creative choices
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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martech
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physical security
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genai
Springboards' new ad warns rapid generative AI may erode originality in advertising, narrowing creative choices and raising copyright risks.
Hype & Dexter rebrands to Avidly APAC in ANZ shift
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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crm
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digital transformation
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cx
Hype & Dexter has rebranded as Avidly APAC, aligning with Avidly Group to scale HubSpot-focused services across Australia and New Zealand.
Analytic Partners named Forrester Wave Leader for 2026
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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cx
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martech
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partner programmes
Analytic Partners named a Leader in Forrester's 2026 marketing measurement Wave after topping current offering and scoring highly on strategy.
AI security drives demand for faster pentesting models
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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devops
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digital transformation
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cloud security
AI security fears and rapid release cycles are pushing firms to demand faster, deeper pentesting - and many are ready to ditch existing vendors.
Canada & Japan seal pact on defence tech transfers
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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physical security
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supply chain
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cybersecurity
Canada and Japan sign pact easing defence tech and equipment transfers, deepening Indo-Pacific security and industrial cooperation.
Trilliant to showcase AI grid-edge tech at DISTRIBUTECH
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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smart cities
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data analytics
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edge computing
Trilliant will unveil AI-driven grid-edge intelligence and AMI innovations as sponsor, speaker and exhibitor at DISTRIBUTECH 2026.
Veracode boosts package firewall to block malicious code
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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devops
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cloud security
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application security
Veracode upgrades its Package Firewall and testing tools to block malicious software packages before they enter development pipelines.
Fewer ransomware gangs, but more victims in late 2025
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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ransomware
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digital transformation
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advanced persistent threat protection
Ransomware gangs shrank in number but hit more victims in late 2025, with leak-site postings soaring despite fewer active groups.
Incode joins OpenAge drive for interoperable age checks
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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data protection
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app store
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online safety
Incode has joined the OpenAge Initiative, bolstering a push for interoperable, privacy-preserving age checks across online services.
AI crime matures as jailbreak, malware & deepfakes grow
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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malware
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socs
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physical security
AI crime is shifting from experiments to a stable industry, with jailbreak services, adaptive malware and deepfake fraud becoming routine.
Paydibs, AltPayNet link Malaysia, Philippines payments
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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fintech
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payment technologies
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smb
Paydibs and AltPayNet link Malaysia-Philippines payment rails, starting with Social Security contributions for Filipinos in Malaysia.
Study finds AI ads rival humans when visuals build trust
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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devops
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martech
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apm
AI-made ads can now rival human creative, with trust-building visuals such as clear faces lifting click-through rates in large-scale study.
Google disrupts IPIDEA's global hijacked device network
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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malware
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firewalls
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data protection
Google has dismantled IPIDEA's vast residential proxy network, which hijacked millions of consumer devices for global cyber operations.
Group-IB adds CSPM to Unified Risk Platform for cloud
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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digital transformation
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cloud security
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application security
Group-IB has added cloud security posture management to its Unified Risk Platform, automating misconfiguration detection and compliance checks.