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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Will Elon Musk’s Grok AI inherit X’s tendency to spread misinformation?

Earlier this month, X (formerly Twitter) chief executive Elon Musk introduced the world to Grok, the social media company’s new AI chatbot, designed to take on the likes ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Thu, 16 Nov 2023

CrowdStrike revolutionises SMB security with Falcon Go

Small to medium businesses (SMBs) are a common target for cyber criminals. Their smaller security budgets and lower profile make them lucrative to threat actors. ...

TECH • Thu, 16 Nov 2023

Hackers could deny happy endings as Flipper Zero takes the buzz out of adult toys

Flipper Zero’s growing capability to cause mischief and mayhem continues to be unearthed, with researchers discovering that the small, cutesy device can be used to take ...

TECH • Wed, 15 Nov 2023

Marles suggests government may implement ‘safe harbour’ for cyber attacked organisations

The government is looking to address the fear of regulatory punishment faced by breached organisations and encourages them to engage with cyber agencies.

SECURITY • Wed, 15 Nov 2023

TPG says SOCI reform could result in unnecessary bureaucracy

Telecommunications giant and Vodafone parent company TPG has issued a warning saying that the implications of telcos being classed as critical infrastructure under the ...

GOVERNMENT • Wed, 15 Nov 2023

Royal Ransomware has stolen US$275m from 350 victims since September 2022

The Royal Ransomware hacking group has been busy over the past year, with a new report having found the group has successfully stolen US$275 million (roughly A$431

SECURITY • Tue, 14 Nov 2023

O’Neil to add telcos to SoCI legislation following Optus outage

Telecommunication companies may soon be classed as critical infrastructure under new legislation, following a major Optus outage last week.

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 14 Nov 2023

Optus says last week’s outage was caused by ‘bad route data’

Following its almost full-day outage last week, Optus has pointed the finger at an international peering network that supplied the telco with bad route data.

TECH • Tue, 14 Nov 2023

Bill Gates shares thoughts on AI-powered ‘agents’

Bill Gates has shared his views on an AI future, saying that it will completely change the way in which we use our devices.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Mon, 13 Nov 2023

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