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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Legal intelligence: Senior judges turning to AI for support

The Supreme Court of Victoria is positioning itself at the forefront of artificial intelligence developments as the technology reshapes legal practice and courtroom ...

SECURITY • Wed, 03 Jun 2026

Op-Ed: The transaction was legitimate; the crime was hidden in the system

Understanding how organised cyber crime really operates is vital to knowing how to defend global financial systems.

SECURITY • Wed, 03 Jun 2026

Rapid7 appoints Wael Mohamed as CEO as company doubles down on AI-SOC strategy

Rapid7 has named cyber security veteran Wael Mohamed as its new chief executive officer, with longtime CEO Corey Thomas moving into the role of executive chairman.

SECURITY • Wed, 03 Jun 2026

Alert! Hackers are actively exploiting a vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS

Security experts warn of widespread exploitation of CVE-2026-0257, with one saying: “What stands out is how simple it is.”

SECURITY • Tue, 02 Jun 2026

Scammer targets $900k WA land sale in overseas fraud attempt

A scammer’s attempt to sell a $900,000 vacant plot of land they did not own has failed, after suspicious emails put multiple West Australian settlement agents on alert

SECURITY • Tue, 02 Jun 2026

Exclusive: Aussie workplace catering firm Hampr suffers alleged 360k record data breach

The same hacker who allegedly compromised the Melbourne International Film Festival has posted customer records from a catering firm that serves Salesforce, TikTok, and ...

SECURITY • Tue, 02 Jun 2026

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Dragos expands OT reach with Phosphorus acquisition

The OT cyber security specialist has acquired connected device security firm Phosphorus to extend its platform beyond traditional operational technology environments.

SECURITY • Mon, 01 Jun 2026

Be counted: Australia’s next census faces cyber security shortcomings

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has said it will adopt all recommendations from a recent audit by the Australian National Audit Office, as the 2016 denial-of-service ...

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 01 Jun 2026

Hacked! Melbourne International Film Festival responding to cyber incidents

MIFF releases statement after hacker claims to have breached the details of more than 340,000 customers.

SECURITY • Mon, 01 Jun 2026