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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‘Please hack me’: ‘Password’ remains the number one weakest password in Australia

Password, 123456, 123456789, and qwerty top the rather disappointing list of the most popular – and most breached – passwords used in Australia and worldwide.

SECURITY • Tue, 01 Apr 2025

Aussie winners of Rapid7’s global 2025 Partner Of The Year Awards revealed

Local winners, including Telstra, DGplex, Cythera, CyberRisk and ctrl:cyber, walk away with awards in the fifth year of Rapid7’s channel awards program.

SECURITY • Tue, 01 Apr 2025

Data uploads to generative AI apps surge thirtyfold in just 1 year

Source code, passwords, and intellectual property are all finding their way into GenAI, fuelling a growing risk of data breaches and IP theft.

SECURITY • Tue, 01 Apr 2025

Exclusive: Contractor Brighton Australia listed on SafePay’s ransomware leak site

Hackers claim to have stolen more than 160 gigabytes of data from a Sydney-based construction contractor.

SECURITY • Mon, 31 Mar 2025

Interview: Chris Krebs – nation-state hacking about ‘causing chaos’

SentinelOne’s chief intelligence and public policy officer and ex-CISA director discusses cyber crime, trends, the importance of cyber security as a whole-of-business ...

SECURITY • Mon, 31 Mar 2025

Macquarie University and Fujitsu partner up to offer students AI micro-credentials

A new university course will provide hands-on access to Fujitsu’s AutoML technology in order to address an Australian machine learning skills shortage.

SECURITY • Mon, 31 Mar 2025

Exclusive: Aussie property developer TOGA listed as ransomware victim on Akira leak site

Hackers claim to have more than 500 gigabytes of data, including customer details, weeks after TOGA Far East (TFE) Hotels group confirmed it was the victim of a damaging ...

SECURITY • Fri, 28 Mar 2025

Q&A: Understanding ‘Signalgate’ with Penten’s Matthew Wilson

While politicians and commentators alike question just how a journalist was added to a confidential military planning chat session, Penten’s chairman and co-founder ...

GOVERNMENT • Fri, 28 Mar 2025

The industry speaks: World Backup Day 2025

Backups are an essential part of keeping your data secure, but many Australians would still prefer to do almost anything – here’s the industry’s best on what backups ...

SECURITY • Fri, 28 Mar 2025

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David Hollingworth

‘Please hack me’: ‘Password’ remains the number one weakest password in Australia

Aussie winners of Rapid7’s global 2025 Partner Of The Year Awards revealed

Data uploads to generative AI apps surge thirtyfold in just 1 year

Exclusive: Contractor Brighton Australia listed on SafePay’s ransomware leak site

Interview: Chris Krebs – nation-state hacking about ‘causing chaos’

Macquarie University and Fujitsu partner up to offer students AI micro-credentials

Exclusive: Aussie property developer TOGA listed as ransomware victim on Akira leak site

Q&A: Understanding ‘Signalgate’ with Penten’s Matthew Wilson

The industry speaks: World Backup Day 2025

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