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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Inside the world of initial access brokers, with Rapid7’s Christiaan Beek

We sat down with Rapid7’s senior director of threat analytics to unpack how initial access brokers operate and their place in the cyber crime ecosystem.

SECURITY • Wed, 07 Aug 2024

Op-Ed: A wish list for the new Minister for Cyber Security, Tony Burke

Janine Morris, industry engagement and strategy lead at AvePoint, outlines four key areas that Australia’s new Cyber Security Minister needs to address.

SECURITY • Wed, 07 Aug 2024

Microsoft joins Delta Air Lines pile on

Microsoft’s lawyer accuses the airline of presenting a “false picture” of its actions following the July CrowdStrike outage.

SECURITY • Wed, 07 Aug 2024

Ransomware gangs increasingly weaponising stolen data

Cyber criminals are using the personal details of company employees and even “illegal business activities” to put more pressure on victims.

SECURITY • Wed, 07 Aug 2024

Exclusive: Australian furniture retailer Early Settler confirms data breach

Threat actor claims to have the data of more than one million customers, dataset for sale on hacking forum.

SECURITY • Tue, 06 Aug 2024

CrowdStrike’s lawyer strikes back at Delta Air Lines’ lawsuit threat

CrowdStrike vows to “respond aggressively” to any litigation brought against it to protect its employees and shareholders.

SECURITY • Tue, 06 Aug 2024

Australia and US sign memorandum of understanding to fight disinformation

Penny Wong and Antony J. Blinken announced a new MOU targeting “state information manipulation”.

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 06 Aug 2024

Exclusive: Leaving worker offers database of ‘big Australian company’ on hacking forum

Insider threat claims to have access to the data of 28,000 individuals and the credit card and ID details of more than a million.

SECURITY • Tue, 06 Aug 2024

Rapid7 reveals its new command platform

The cyber security company’s new offering is an all-in-one threat exposure, detection, and response platform.

SECURITY • Tue, 06 Aug 2024