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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3 things you need to know about the Australian Federal Police and fighting cyber crime

Cyber crime has become a prevalent threat, impacting individuals, businesses, and governments alike.

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 03 Oct 2023

Op-Ed: AI in physical security – opportunities, risks, and shared responsibility

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the capacity to elicit all sorts of different reactions.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 03 Oct 2023

Stop the clock: War Thunder players have leaked more sensitive material

Aircraft, tanks, and now the AH-64 Apache helicopter – gamers continue to go to great and vaguely treasonous lengths to be right on the internet.

CULTURE • Fri, 29 Sep 2023

Interview: If your company’s board isn’t talking about cyber security, ‘then you need to get rid of your board’

CyberArk’s Thomas Fikentscher and Pronto Software’s Chris Dickinson talk regulations, identity management, and the tricky issue of cyber insurance. At Cyber Security ...

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Fri, 29 Sep 2023

Chinese state-sponsored hackers observed hiding in legacy Cisco routers

A raft of agencies have released a cyber security advisory warning of a threat actor with links to the People’s Republic of China targeting private and government ...

SECURITY • Fri, 29 Sep 2023

3 things you need to know about living-off-the-land tactics

Network defenders are continually adapting to the evolving tactics of cyber criminals. One particular tactic that has made headlines recently is known as living off ...

SECURITY • Thu, 28 Sep 2023

Small businesses will no longer be exempt from the Privacy Act

The federal government has revealed a raft of reforms to the Privacy Act aimed at bringing it into “the digital age”.

GOVERNMENT • Thu, 28 Sep 2023

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OT security firm spots 3 vulnerabilities in Baker Hughes rack hardware

Operational technology security company Nozomi Networks has observed three security flaws in a model of a machinery detection system used by a number of Australian energy ...

SECURITY • Wed, 27 Sep 2023

Sony hack gets complicated: Second hacker leaks data, calls Ransomed.vc ‘scammers’

Days after relative ransomware newcomers claimed to have breached “all of Sony systems”, a second apparent hacker has poured cold water on the group’s apparent breach