
Rory Bathgate
Rory Bathgate is the Features and Multimedia Editor at ITPro, overseeing all in-depth content and case studies. He is a subject expert on artificial intelligence and business networks but in his time at ITPro has also covered a wide range of areas including cyber security and hardware. Throughout his time at ITPro, Rory has charted the rise in popularity of generative AI and specifically companies such as Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google.
Alongside this, he has delved into increasing calls for ethical and responsible AI as global legislators circle the technology, as well as the latest in mobile networking technology, from 5G mmWave to the 3G sunset and how it will affect businesses.
He has provided coverage from high-profile tech conferences such as Dell Technologies World, SuiteWorld, and VMware Explore Europe. His on-the-ground coverage has included live blogs, extensive daily coverage of the most significant announcements, analysis pieces, and podcasts.
Indeed, Rory is also a full-time co-host of the ITPro Podcast alongside Jane McCallion, where he swaps a keyboard for a microphone to discuss the latest learnings in tech. Each week, a guest comes onto the show to discuss topics such as cyber security, productivity, or digital transformation in detail.
Rory has an MA in Eighteenth-Century Studies from King’s College London, as well as a BA in English and American Literature from the University of Kent. He joined ITPro in 2022 as a graduate, after four years in student journalism.
In his free time, Rory enjoys photography and video editing, and can often be found at the cinema or reading a good science fiction paperback.
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Mistral targets security-conscious developers with new AI coding assistant
The coding assistant, available now in private preview, will be fully customizable
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NCSC expert urges businesses to follow geopolitics as defensive strategy
News Paul Chichester, director of operations at the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, urged businesses to keep closer tabs on geopolitical events to gauge potential cyber threats.
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Email spoofing attacks are still a major threat for FTSE 100 companies
News Improper configuration of DMARC and other email authentication protocols opens organizations to major threats
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Google Gemini AI for Workspace review
Reviews Gemini is hit-and-miss when it comes to doing what you want – but with some improvements, could ease knowledge retrieval tasks
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Altman's $6.4 billion moonshot with io is a huge risk
Analysis The designer behind Apple’s most iconic products will turn his efforts to OpenAI’s new hardware
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Why DragonForce is growing in prominence
News Unusually low profit share demands and broad infrastructure could rocket the group into infamy
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Telefónica resolves Spain mobile network outage
News The 112 emergency service number stopped working in certain regions of the country
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SAS rejects generative AI hype in favor of data fundamentals at Innovate 2025
Analysis Across SAS Innovate 2025, the data and analytics firm committed to AI governance, domain-specific models, and continued investment to stay ahead of the market
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SAS Innovate 2025: Pursuing pragmatic AI
ITPro Podcast As CISA delivered an eleventh-hour reprieve for the CVE database, AWS reportedly began to pause some data center leases
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SAS Innovate 2025 live: All the updates as they happened
Live blog Catch up on SAS Innovate 2025 with ITPro's live coverage
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Why SAS is ringing the alarm bell on AI governance for enterprises
News Demonstrating responsible stewardship of AI could be the key differentiator for success with the technology, rather than simply speed of adoption
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SAS thinks quantum AI has huge enterprise potential
News The analytics veteran has shone a light on three crucial quantum partnerships, as it warns organizations must innovate or fall prey to new threats
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SAS wants its AI agents to supercharge workers, not replace them
SAS has announced a new agentic AI service aimed at helping enterprises deploy agents alongside domain-specific AI models.
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SAS leans on synthetic data and digital twins to support business data demand
News SAS has announced new synthetic data capabilities and support for digital twins in a bid to equip enterprises with concrete platforms for data-driven decision making.
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What to watch out for at SAS Innovate 2025
Greater detail on synthetic data and an update on the SAS IPO will be top of mind for attendees
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RSAC Conference 2025: AI and quantum complicate security
Organizations are grappling with the complications of adopting AI for security
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RSAC Conference 2025 was a sobering reminder of the challenges facing cybersecurity professionals
Analysis Despite widespread optimism on how AI can help those in cybersecurity, it’s clear that the threat landscape is more complex than ever
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Kevin Mandia and Nicole Perlroth warn organizations aren’t waking up to growing APT threats
News With state-backed threats and budget cuts squeezing cybersecurity teams, experts have urged organizations to watch over their environments more closely
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RSAC Conference 2025 live: All the latest from day three
Live blog ITPro is covering RSAC Conference 2025 live – find out all the day-three news right here
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"There needs to be an order of magnitude more effort": AI security experts call for focused evaluation of frontier models and agentic systems
News Evaluating the risks of dynamic, evolving AI networks is slow work for cybersecurity analysts
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Why Microsoft thinks diversity will keep security workers relevant in the age of agentic AI
News Improved AI skills and a greater focus on ensuring agents are secure at point of deployment will be key for staying ahead of attackers
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April rundown: MITRE frights and Microsoft launches Recall (again)
ITPro Podcast As CISA delivered an eleventh-hour reprieve for the CVE database, AWS reportedly began to pause some data center leases
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What to look out for at RSAC Conference 2025
Analysis Convincing attendees that AI can revolutionize security will be the first point of order at next week’s RSA Conference – but traditional threats will be a constant undercurrent
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Executives think AI can supercharge cybersecurity teams – analysts aren’t convinced
News As organizations adopt AI, frontline cybersecurity workers are worried AI will reduce job security and increase their manual workload
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