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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Exclusive: Lynx ransomware targets Australian construction company Novati

Hackers say they have stolen records of “contracts, financial data, [and] incidents” from a Sydney-based firm.

SECURITY • Tue, 14 Jan 2025

Researchers warn of ‘mass exploitation’ of Fortinet FortiGate zero-day

Multiple organisations may have been compromised in an intrusion campaign that ran throughout November and December last year.

SECURITY • Tue, 14 Jan 2025

Cyber professionals encouraged to submit for Australian Cyber Awards 2025

Submissions and nominations are open for the Australian Cyber Awards 2025 – stand up and be recognised as Cyber Security Champion of the Year.

SECURITY • Tue, 14 Jan 2025

Inside FunkSec, the self-taught hackers supported by AI code

Ransomware gang or opportunistic newbie FunkSec is certainly good at at least one thing – exposure.

SECURITY • Tue, 14 Jan 2025

Experts demand Australian businesses focus on data security and privacy

With reforms to Australia’s Privacy Act now in place, businesses large and small must “lift their data security standards”.

SECURITY • Tue, 14 Jan 2025

New Zealand among top 10 nations for cloud security vulnerabilities

New Zealand ranks 10th alongside Poland, but Mexico takes the unenviable top spot, according to new research.

SECURITY • Mon, 13 Jan 2025

4.2m impacted by Scholastic data beach

Teachers and educators caught up in a data breach of a popular US educational publisher.

SECURITY • Mon, 13 Jan 2025

Clicks on phishing links in the workplace almost tripled in 2024

New research reveals enterprise employees were tricked into clicking more phishing links last year despite security training.

SECURITY • Mon, 13 Jan 2025

ICAO says nearly 12,000 impacted by recruitment data breach

UN civil aviation authority ICAO has released a new update on the January cyber incident as the investigation continues.

SECURITY • Mon, 13 Jan 2025