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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Rubrik and Microsoft partner to boost Azure cyber resilience

Rubrik’s new resilience solution will bring cyber recovery abilities to Microsoft Azure Blob Storage.

SECURITY • Wed, 20 Nov 2024

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The ASD’s Annual Cyber Threat Report reveals a drop in reported cyber crimes

Fraud is the most common cyber crime targeting Australians, with more than 87,000 reports made to the ASD in 2023–24.

SECURITY • Wed, 20 Nov 2024

Russian ransomware gangs are going on a recruitment drive

According to new research, pen testers are in high demand on a Russian-language hacking forum.

SECURITY • Wed, 20 Nov 2024

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Op-Ed: Why copilots are a CISO headache and how to fix it

Are generative AI (GenAI) features and functionalities paving the way to a more productive future, or are they offering a far too available doorway into an organisation’s ...

TECH • Tue, 19 Nov 2024

Palo Alto Networks patches zero-day firewall vulnerabilities

Patches come days after Palo Alto Networks first learnt of active exploitation in the wild.

SECURITY • Tue, 19 Nov 2024

‘Heightened threat level’ blamed for Ticketek Australia site takedown

Ticketek Australia’s website was down for more than 24 hours, prompting angst among punters desperate for an event fix.

SECURITY • Tue, 19 Nov 2024

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Scammers are using social media to target Aussie kids

Social media platforms are the primary means of targeting children with scams, with more than $100,000 lost to date this year.

SECURITY • Tue, 19 Nov 2024

Aussie small businesses lagging behind on cyber security

Despite cyber security being a key concern for Australian businesses, smaller companies lack dedicated security budgets.

SECURITY • Tue, 19 Nov 2024

Labor stands up new terrorist and extremist content monitoring capability

The federal government has partnered with the Online Harms Foundation for “24/7 crisis response capability” to fight harmful online content.

GOVERNMENT • Mon, 18 Nov 2024