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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Op-Ed: December’s Patch Tuesday reveals 54 vulnerabilities

Microsoft is publishing a relatively light 54 new vulnerabilities this December 2025 Patch Tuesday, which is significantly lower than we have come to expect over the past ...

SECURITY • Wed, 10 Dec 2025

Exclusive: Online trading broker ThinkMarkets suffers alleged data breach

A ransomware group has claimed the scalp of Melbourne-headquartered company ThinkMarkets, with employee and financial data potentially compromised.

SECURITY • Wed, 10 Dec 2025

Aussie privacy regulator to kick off 2026 with first-ever compliance sweep

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) will conduct a targeted review of businesses’ privacy policies.

SECURITY • Tue, 09 Dec 2025

Proofpoint closes US$1.8bn Hornetsecurity acquisition

Cyber security firm Proofpoint announces a new business unit and a major expansion of its Microsoft 365 security capabilities.

SECURITY • Tue, 09 Dec 2025

RMIT partners with NBN Co to support Australia’s digital future

A new ASTRID research agreement will provide for collaboration on a digital twin of the NBN network and AI and robotics research.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 09 Dec 2025

CommBank fined $792k over breaches of Consumer Data Right Rules

The bank has been issued with four infringement notices after failing to enable data sharing for business accounts and partnerships.

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 09 Dec 2025

CISA warns of D-Link router vulnerability exploitation

A D-Link issue and an Array OS vulnerability have been added to the US cyber agency’s list of known exploited vulnerabilities.

SECURITY • Tue, 09 Dec 2025

Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission warns of fake charity scams

As donations “flatline,” ACNC commissioner says “there are scammers out there ready to exploit people’s generosity”.

SECURITY • Mon, 08 Dec 2025

Cloudflare’s own goal briefly disrupts more than a quarter of its web traffic

On 5 December 2025, the global internet infrastructure firm Cloudflare suffered a widespread outage – the root cause: a configuration change intended to protect customers ...

TECH • Mon, 08 Dec 2025

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David Hollingworth

Op-Ed: December’s Patch Tuesday reveals 54 vulnerabilities

Exclusive: Online trading broker ThinkMarkets suffers alleged data breach

Aussie privacy regulator to kick off 2026 with first-ever compliance sweep

Proofpoint closes US$1.8bn Hornetsecurity acquisition

RMIT partners with NBN Co to support Australia’s digital future

CommBank fined $792k over breaches of Consumer Data Right Rules

CISA warns of D-Link router vulnerability exploitation

Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission warns of fake charity scams

Cloudflare’s own goal briefly disrupts more than a quarter of its web traffic

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