As organizations increasingly rely on Microsoft Teams for internal and external collaboration, the platform’s chat and file-sharing capabilities have become central to daily operations. However, speed and flexibility come with risk. User-managed collaboration tools can create challenges in maintaining control over data access and enforcing compliance with organizational sharing and usage policies.

Today, we published the 2026 Cato CTRL Threat Report, which is the second annual threat report on AI security from Cato CTRL (the Cato Networks threat intelligence team). In 2025, Cato CTRL uncovered a decisive shift in the AI threat landscape. Threat actors are no longer just exploiting AI systems. They are exploiting AI trust, workflows, and capabilities themselves.

According to a 2024 report from IoT Analytics, there were 16.6 billion Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices at the end of 2023, and that number is expected to grow to 41.1 billion by 2030. This means an increased attack surface for malicious actors to take advantage of, especially given that the security posture of the vendors that provide these devices varies greatly.

International travel comes with amazing sights, cultural experiences, and local delicacies. However, most travelers know that it comes with differing economies that impact a money’s value and various currencies. When people need cash, they have to translate the money in their wallets to the local currency, which means different coins and bills. Depending on the exchange rate, the currency’s value can change as the person moves from one country to another.

Security leaders are under pressure to reduce risk faster while proving value to the board and controlling costs as environments expand across cloud, identity, and SaaS. Traditional SIEM pricing models were not built for this reality. They charge equally for every gigabyte of data and often introduce unpredictable AI consumption costs, forcing security teams to manage budgets instead of focusing on risk.

Canadian small and midsize businesses are increasingly targeted by sophisticated cyber threats, yet most lack the internal resources required to deploy and operate enterprise-level security. Today, WatchGuard and Bell Cyber are addressing that gap through a new strategic partnership and the launch of CyberShield Connect, a fully managed cybersecurity service designed specifically for Canadian SMEs.

There’s no way to stop the clock in cybersecurity for InfoSec teams, but you can find ways to manufacture a better way to spend their time. Tiering does just that, prioritizing your team’s most finite resource. But to start, you need better data, and most importantly, better logic to redefine how you work.

Most organizations need both a cyber-focused TPRM platform and a compliance-focused TPRM platform, but it can be difficult to see where one tool ends and the other begins. If you're currently evaluating TPRM platforms, this guide clarifies the differences between the two.