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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AFP called out for trialling controversial facial recognition software

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is once again dabbling in facial recognition technology, with two platforms having been tested for operational use.

SECURITY • Wed, 25 Oct 2023

Temu accused of monitoring users’ offsite activity with secret spyware in new class action

Chinese-operated online marketplace Temu is facing a potential class action lawsuit after it was alleged that the company was using malicious spyware to collect data from ...

SECURITY • Wed, 25 Oct 2023

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Australia plans defences against Chinese cyber attacks on the solar grid

In light of concerns regarding the security of the nation’s energy grid, Australia has begun actively formulating strategies to counter the potential risk of a cyber ...

GOVERNMENT • Wed, 25 Oct 2023

HWL Ebsworth victims kept in the dark for 6 months due to firm’s court injunction

A portion of victims affected by the HWL Ebsworth cyber attack that rocked the nation earlier this year were not notified of the breach until this week, six months after ...

SECURITY • Tue, 24 Oct 2023

Hackers breach Okta’s support systems using stolen credentials

A cyber attack on security and user authentication service provider Okta has led to threat actors gaining access to the company’s support system and a number of ...

SECURITY • Tue, 24 Oct 2023

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Adopting new cyber measures a key priority for businesses as cyber threat concerns grow

Concerns regarding the growing cyber threat continue to rise despite organisations working hard to secure themselves with additional security measures, according to a new ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 24 Oct 2023

Casio cyber attack affects customers in 149 countries

Japanese watch and electronics manufacturer Casio has notified customers from 149 countries that it had suffered a data breach.

SECURITY • Mon, 23 Oct 2023

ICC says cyber attack an act of espionage

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has released new details regarding the breach it suffered last month.

SECURITY • Mon, 23 Oct 2023

Palo Alto Networks evolves cloud security with code-to-cloud intelligence

World-leading cyber security firm Palo Alto Networks has announced an evolution in the world of cloud security, in line with an increased reliance on cloud applications ...

TECH • Fri, 20 Oct 2023

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