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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Survey: Experts excited by Australian AI Safety Institute opportunities

Australia’s position as a middle power could be a boon, but the dangers of a restrictive bureaucracy could scare key talent away from a role in the soon-to-be-launched ...

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 13 Jan 2026

CrowdStrike, Nord Security partner to bring enterprise-grade protection to SMBs

A new partnership combines AI-driven threat detection with secure access and credential management to defend smaller businesses.

SECURITY • Mon, 12 Jan 2026

Update NOW! Singaporean government and cyber security firm warn of perfect 10 SmarterTools vulnerability

A vulnerability in SmarterTools’ SmarterMail platform could lead to remote code execution on vulnerable mail servers.

SECURITY • Mon, 12 Jan 2026

UNSW lands $3m next-gen AI defence contract

A secure AI technology designed to tackle “rapidly changing environments” gets the nod with funding drop from the Australian Defence Force.

TECH • Mon, 12 Jan 2026

Meta denies Instagram breach impacting 17m accounts

An alleged data breach was actually scraped in 2022 and originally “leaked” in 2023, but still includes more than 6 million email addresses.

SECURITY • Mon, 12 Jan 2026

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most cyber secure country of them all?

Research: Australia ranks eighth in the list of most cyber secure countries, but Singapore takes top spot.

SECURITY • Sun, 11 Jan 2026

Deception as defence: Turning the tables on modern attackers

Deception technologies offer CISOs a powerful alternative to traditional defences: confusing, trapping, and exposing adversaries before real damage is done.

SECURITY • Sun, 04 Jan 2026

Industry predictions for 2026: How are threat actors’ tactics, techniques and strategies going to evolve?

Part 3: Here’s what industry experts believe the bad guys are going to be doing to make network defenders’ lives harder in the new year – buckle in!

SECURITY • Tue, 30 Dec 2025

Industry predictions for 2026: It’s the new year soon, so what new ideas should organisations be adopting?

Part 4: As the light dawns on a new year, businesses in Australia and abroad will need to adapt to an array of changing and emerging technologies and trends.

SECURITY • Mon, 29 Dec 2025

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David Hollingworth

Survey: Experts excited by Australian AI Safety Institute opportunities

CrowdStrike, Nord Security partner to bring enterprise-grade protection to SMBs

Update NOW! Singaporean government and cyber security firm warn of perfect 10 SmarterTools vulnerability

UNSW lands $3m next-gen AI defence contract

Meta denies Instagram breach impacting 17m accounts

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most cyber secure country of them all?

Deception as defence: Turning the tables on modern attackers

Industry predictions for 2026: How are threat actors’ tactics, techniques and strategies going to evolve?

Industry predictions for 2026: It’s the new year soon, so what new ideas should organisations be adopting?

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