David Hollingworth

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David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.

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ASIO boss confirms multiple defence industry companies targeted by foreign espionage

Multiple defence industry companies have been targeted by foreign espionage attempts within the last year, according to a recent address from ASIO boss Mike Burgess.

SECURITY • Fri, 01 Aug 2025

Cloudbrink adds CrowdStrike integration to its SASE platform

A new suite of identity management services has also been added to the company’s Personal SASE platform.

SECURITY • Fri, 01 Aug 2025

Qantas hack: ShinyHunters collective may be behind Aussie airline data breach

Experts point the finger at a mysterious hacking group with possible links to Scattered Spider for the Qantas breach, alongside a string of Salesforce-related incidents

SECURITY • Thu, 31 Jul 2025

INC Ransom claims 1.2TB hack of US retail giant Dollar Tree

Passport scans, confidentiality agreements, and details of sexual harassment claims have been published to the dark web by hackers, but the retailer denies the hacker’s ...

SECURITY • Thu, 31 Jul 2025

Labor adds YouTube to social media ban

Once exempted from the Australian government’s legislation to ban children under the age of 16 from social media, the video streaming giant is not pleased.

GOVERNMENT • Wed, 30 Jul 2025

Security teams overwhelmed by intelligence data, new research finds

Too many threat feeds, too many alerts, and a lack of talent continue to make cyber security a challenge for many organisations.

SECURITY • Wed, 30 Jul 2025

Exclusive: SafePay ransomware group finally lists Ingram Micro on leak site

Hackers claim to have stolen 3.5 terabytes of data during an attack confirmed by the US IT giant, and the data is to be published within days.

SECURITY • Wed, 30 Jul 2025

Exclusive: Australia’s largest home builder confirms ransomware attack

An IT outage at Metricon Homes has been confirmed as a cyber attack, as the Qilin ransomware gang posts employee details to the dark web.

SECURITY • Tue, 29 Jul 2025

Qantas hack: Airlines make a unique, profitable target for hackers, says ex-deputy director of the FBI

Paul Abbate, former deputy director of the FBI, talks about the Scattered Spider, the importance of reporting, and how to train employees to spot social engineering ...

SECURITY • Mon, 28 Jul 2025

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