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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ANZ appoints its first chief AI officer

Major Australian bank ANZ has appointed its first chief AI officer as it looks to join the ranks of banks globally pushing for AI investment and implementation.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Mon, 27 Apr 2026

AI adoption highest for finance and property SMEs, says NAB

AI uptake varies across the workplace, with the property services and finance and insurance sectors being the highest adopters, according to NAB’s latest findings.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Mon, 27 Apr 2026

Westpac appoints chief AI innovation officer as part of technology push

Australian big four bank Westpac has announced the appointment of a chief AI innovation officer, with the new role overseeing the proposed application of new AI-powered ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Fri, 24 Apr 2026

Sri Lankan government hack sees $3.7m destined for Australia stolen

The Sri Lankan government has confirmed that a cyber attack on its finance ministry has led to several million dollars being stolen by hackers, funds that had been ...

SECURITY • Fri, 24 Apr 2026

Rental platform under fire for collecting excessive personal data

A rental platform has been found to have over-collected renter data through coercive design tactics that exploited power imbalances in the housing market, according to ...

SECURITY • Thu, 23 Apr 2026

Exclusive: SA genealogical research firm confirms cyber incident following SafePay ransom claims

Threat actors have claimed to have hacked a South Australia-based genealogy non-profit, allegedly having stolen and published data.

SECURITY • Thu, 23 Apr 2026

Treasury staffer charged for NSW government data breach

The NSW government declared a significant data breach over the weekend, which it says involved alleged data transfer by a staff member. An arrest has since been made.

SECURITY • Tue, 21 Apr 2026

AI is helping young investors get into the property market

Younger Australians are reshaping property investing, blending rising investment ambition with AI-driven financial insights as they rethink how to build wealth through ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 21 Apr 2026

Australia’s financial regulators are keeping a close eye on Mythos

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has announced that it is closely watching Anthropic’s new advanced vulnerability-finding model, Mythos.