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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Federal budget 2026: The state of cyber security spending for the coming year

As usual, Australia’s latest federal budget has made some losers and other winners. Here’s where the nation stands on cyber security spending and priorities.

SECURITY • Tue, 12 May 2026

Budget 2026: Expectations around AI, SMB resilience, and national defence

As Australia counts down the hours to Jim Chalmers’ latest federal budget, experts and analysts alike share their wish lists for the coming financial year.

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 12 May 2026

Exclusive: Aussie firm Earth Systems listed by INC Ransom hacking group

An environmental, social science, and engineering company suffers an alleged 600-gigabyte data breach; tax invoices, NDAs, and contracts already published.

SECURITY • Tue, 12 May 2026

Op-Ed: Why Middle East tensions demand immediate action on OT security

Ongoing tensions in the Middle East are sending shockwaves directly into the industrial control systems that underpin our critical infrastructure.

SECURITY • Tue, 12 May 2026

Aussie schools breach: Instructure boss ‘reaches agreement’ with ShinyHunters to not release data

“We have been informed that no Instructure customers will be extorted as a result of this incident, publicly or otherwise,” Steve Daly, CEO at Instructure, has said

SECURITY • Tue, 12 May 2026

Union demands answers on Qantas AI plans

The Australian Services Union (ASU) has sent a “please explain” to Qantas over its AI strategy.

SECURITY • Tue, 12 May 2026

Exclusive: Aussie toy distributor listed by M3rx ransomware

Hackers claim to have stolen 140 gigabytes of data from KB Toys, with more than 36,000 files potentially compromised.

SECURITY • Mon, 11 May 2026

Report: Most Australians have ‘fractured awareness’ of digital privacy

A first-of-its-kind research by Monash University has revealed that Aussies suspect their data is being misused, but not how.

CULTURE • Mon, 11 May 2026

Exclusive: Australian Computer Society investigating possible breach after ShinyHunters hack claims

The ACS is one of dozens of Australian entities potentially impacted by the recent Instructure third-party data breach.

SECURITY • Mon, 11 May 2026