Daniel Croft

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Born in the heart of Western Sydney, Daniel Croft is a passionate journalist with an understanding for and experience writing in the technology space. Having studied at Macquarie University, he joined Momentum Media in 2022, writing across a number of publications including Australian Aviation, Cyber Security Connect and Defence Connect. Outside of writing, Daniel has a keen interest in music, and spends his time playing in bands around Sydney.

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Rhysida ransomware group lists British Library data for sale

Following the confirmation that the major outage it has been suffering since last month was the result of a cyber attack, data belonging to the British Library is ...

SECURITY • Fri, 24 Nov 2023

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The ransomware ban is ‘inevitable’ but won’t become reality for at least 2 years

The government has revealed that a ban on ransomware payments will happen, but it won’t for at least two years as more groundwork needs to be laid.

GOVERNMENT • Fri, 24 Nov 2023

OpenAI fired Altman for silence on superhuman AI

While it seems that Sam Altman is returning to his post at the helm of AI giant OpenAI, things are far from ordinary at the AI giant, with one cited reason for the ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Thu, 23 Nov 2023

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$47.4m allocated to achieve ACSS’ south-east Asia and Pacific goals

The 2023–2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy (ACSS) is here, outlining the steps the nation will take to secure the country and make it the most cyber secure in the ...

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 23 Nov 2023

Sam Altman to return as OpenAI’s CEO

The OpenAI saga appears to have come full circle, with the company announcing that it had agreed “in principle” that it will be once again led by its soon-to-be-no-longer ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Thu, 23 Nov 2023

Industry responds to the 2023–2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy

The Albanese government on Wednesday (22 November) released the long-awaited 2023–2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy, addressing the key cyber risks and issues faced ...

SECURITY • Thu, 23 Nov 2023

Op-Ed: ‘Let’s kill all the lawyers’

So said Dick The Butcher in Shakespeare’s Henry VI in 1592. Lawyer bashing is not new. Everyone hates them till they need them. Like during a cyber attack – despite what ...

CULTURE • Wed, 22 Nov 2023

Protection of children a key concern in government review of online safety legislation

The federal government has announced a review of existing online safety laws to ensure that protections and frameworks are up to date and appropriate for the modern day

GOVERNMENT • Wed, 22 Nov 2023

Government releases action plan for the 2023–2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy

The Albanese government today (22 November) released the 2023–2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy action plan, detailing how Australia will achieve the ambitious ...