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Vox Partners with Sophos to Launch Managed Cybersecurity Division for South African Businesses

Vox has expanded its service portfolio through a strategic partnership with cybersecurity firm Sophos. The new division aims to make enterprise-grade protection accessible to organizations of all sizes through locally-managed security solutions featuring AI-powered threat prevention and unified management.

Expanding Digital Protection Services

Internet and communications provider Vox has launched a new cybersecurity division in partnership with global security firm Sophos, according to company announcements. The collaboration establishes a locally-managed service model that reportedly makes Sophos’ advanced cyberdefense capabilities accessible to South African businesses across all size categories, from small enterprises to large corporations.

by Darren Holt
CybersecurityFintechStartups

Spanish Cybersecurity Firm Acoru Secures €10 Million to Combat AI-Powered Financial Crime

Acoru, a Madrid cybersecurity platform specializing in AI fraud prevention, has raised €10 million in Series A funding. The company’s technology helps financial institutions detect criminal intent before transactions occur, addressing a growing $500 billion global fraud problem.

Funding for Next-Generation Fraud Prevention

Spanish cybersecurity platform Acoru has reportedly secured €10 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered fraud and money laundering detection technology, according to investment reports. The Madrid-based startup, founded in 2023 by cybersecurity veterans, focuses on predicting and preventing financial crime before transactions are initiated.

by Darren Holt
AIInnovationTechnology

Gartner Forecasts AI-Driven Enterprise Transformation by 2026

Enterprises must appoint dedicated AI leaders as supercomputing, multi-agent systems, and cybersecurity challenges intensify, Gartner analysts report. The 2026 outlook emphasizes responsible innovation and digital trust in an AI-powered landscape. Technology leaders face unprecedented disruption and opportunity.

AI Leadership Emerges as Critical Enterprise Priority

Technology leaders face a pivotal transformation period as artificial intelligence dominates strategic planning for 2026, according to analysts at Gartner’s IT Symposium/Xpo in Orlando. The research firm’s annual technology trends presentation revealed that enterprises will require dedicated AI leadership to navigate coming challenges in supercomputing infrastructure, multi-agent systems, and evolving cybersecurity threats.

by Mason Drayton
BusinessCybersecurity

Cybersecurity Liability Emerges as Key Driver for Business Investment in Protection Measures

Cybersecurity experts are urging a fundamental shift in how security solutions are pitched to businesses. Rather than focusing on compliance checkboxes, industry leaders suggest framing security investments as protection against devastating lawsuits that often follow data breaches. Recent analysis reveals that legal liabilities can far exceed ransomware demands, creating new urgency for comprehensive security documentation.

Rethinking Security: From Compliance to Liability Defense

Cybersecurity providers are increasingly framing their services as legal liability protection rather than mere compliance tools, according to industry leaders speaking at the XChange NexGen 2025 conference. Bruce McCully, founder and CEO of Galactic Advisors, emphasized that businesses need to understand that lawsuits following breaches can be more devastating than the cyberattacks themselves.

by Mason Drayton