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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AI-powered phishing attacks rose sharply in the last 6 months

A new report from KnowBe4 has revealed that more than 80 per cent of all phishing emails now boast some form of AI enhancement.

SECURITY • Fri, 21 Mar 2025

Beware of scammers posing as ANZ representatives targeting law firms

ANZ Bank New Zealand has warned of a new scam campaign taking advantage of previously leaked banking details to impersonate bank staff.

SECURITY • Fri, 21 Mar 2025

The National Anti-Scam Centre has warned more than 100 potential Australian crypto-scam victims

NASC and the Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre join forces to send texts and emails to potential victims of a cryptocurrency exchange impersonation scam.

SECURITY • Thu, 20 Mar 2025

Apache Tomcat RCE vulnerability: ‘Patch, but there’s no need to panic’

Security researchers have poured cold water on claims that a recently reported Apache Tomcat bug is being “actively exploited”.

SECURITY • Wed, 19 Mar 2025

AI adoption in the ANZ region: ‘In a nutshell, we’re too slow’

Lenovo has released its third CIO Playbook, and it looks like Australia is at risk of falling behind the rest of the world in harnessing artificial intelligence.

TECH • Wed, 19 Mar 2025

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Op-Ed: Outpacing AI-driven cyber attacks

Vectra AI’s regional director of Australia and New Zealand outlines essential strategies for modern defenders.

SECURITY • Wed, 19 Mar 2025

AI agents to halve the time it takes to exploit account exposures within 2 years

New research by Gartner suggests AI agents will be a vital tool for account takeover attacks by 2025.

SECURITY • Wed, 19 Mar 2025

Meta’s Australian fact-checking program to curb fake content ahead of election

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta promises to tackle attempts at election interference in the run-up to this year’s federal election.

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 18 Mar 2025

Research project harnesses artificial intelligence to strengthen cyber defence

An advanced research initiative has been launched into hybrid moving target defence for container-based cloud environments.

SECURITY • Tue, 18 Mar 2025