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Impersonating popular, trusted brands and goods isn’t a new phenomenon. You’ve likely seen the newest Nike sneakers at a price that seems much too good to be true, or Apple Watches sold on an online marketplace you’ve never heard of.

Artificial intelligence, rapid skills evolution and shifting employee expectations are reshaping the future of work. As roles change and new capabilities emerge, workforce planning is becoming less about forecasting headcount and more about building an adaptable organization that can respond to constant change.

Infoblox’s 2026 Threat Landscape Report reveals that cybercrime has evolved into a globally connected criminal economy where attackers are leveraging frontier AI, specialized services and hidden infrastructure to create, scale and deploy attacks faster than traditional defenses can respond.

The artificial intelligence arms race has officially moved beyond pilot projects. In 2026, as agentic AI systems begin acting with autonomy and intention, the competitive advantage in Asia no longer comes from model speed or scale—it comes from trust.

Leadership has always required strong decision-making, but today's workplace demands something more. Teams span multiple generations, hybrid work has changed how people connect and AI is reshaping how work gets done. In this environment, employees aren't just looking for decisive leaders—they're looking for leaders who listen, adapt and lead with empathy.

People have always been an organization's greatest asset, but they're also becoming one of its greatest sources of opportunity and risk. As companies navigate AI, changing workforce expectations and an increasingly complex talent pool, boards need leaders who understand the human impact of strategic decisions.

Every day, millions of people type a web address into their browser, usually in a flurry of rapid keystrokes, and arrive exactly where they intended.

Infoblox has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Kentik, a prominent network intelligence and observability platform, in a move aimed at accelerating AI-driven network operations and enhancing visibility across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Infoblox has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kentik, the network intelligence and observability platform, in a deal that brings real-time traffic visibility together with authoritative DNS and network identity data at a moment when enterprises are handing greater operational responsibility to AI. The acquisition, announced on Thursday and subject to regulatory approvals and closing conditions, positions the combined company to supply the continuous, high-fidelity data that agentic operations require to function with confidence across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new threat actor dubbed Lurking Lizard that has been operating an end-to-end malicious residential proxy business using an infrastructure comprising more than 230 lookalike domains.