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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Exclusive: Athletics giant Nike actively investigating data breach claims

World Leaks ransomware gang lists Nike as a victim and says it will publish data within 48 hours.

SECURITY • Fri, 23 Jan 2026

4 vulnerabilities added to CISA’s ‘known exploited’ listing

Hackers are reportedly having a field day with vulnerabilities in Vite, Versa Concerto, Zimbra Collaboration Suite, and several NPM packages.

SECURITY • Fri, 23 Jan 2026

Oh no, not again – hackers targeting SmarterTools SmarterMail for the second time in weeks

Week-old patch likely already reverse-engineered and exploited en masse, as one expert says, “Assume breach, patch now, and start hunting for compromise.”

SECURITY • Fri, 23 Jan 2026

Cyber arms race: 5 security predictions for critical Australian service providers

In 2026, weaponised artificial intelligence will redefine conflict in cyber space, according to predictions from Australian technology service provider Kinetic IT.

SECURITY • Thu, 22 Jan 2026

CrowdStrike claims 273% ROI as Forrester study highlights business case for endpoint security modernisation

A new Forrester Consulting study commissioned by CrowdStrike has found that organisations that replaced legacy endpoint security with CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform ...

SECURITY • Thu, 22 Jan 2026

Cisco addresses Unified Communications vulnerability as active exploitation underway

Remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2026-20045 is considered critical by the vendor, as the US cyber agency adds the vulnerability to its KEV catalogue.

SECURITY • Thu, 22 Jan 2026

Rapid7 launches managed detection and response service for Microsoft environments

Rapid7 unveils new offering designed specifically for organisations invested in Microsoft’s security stack.

SECURITY • Wed, 21 Jan 2026

Health check: Securing patient data in the age of rising cyber threats and AI integration

As healthcare organisations continue to be a prime target for hackers, OpenAI’s announcement of ChatGPT Health delivers another challenge in securing patient data and ...

SECURITY • Wed, 21 Jan 2026

Information commissioner urges improvement of transparency regarding automated decision making in government

The commissioner says, “clear information about automated decision making is essential to building trust and ensuring accountability”.

GOVERNMENT • Wed, 21 Jan 2026

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David Hollingworth

Exclusive: Athletics giant Nike actively investigating data breach claims

4 vulnerabilities added to CISA’s ‘known exploited’ listing

Oh no, not again – hackers targeting SmarterTools SmarterMail for the second time in weeks

Cyber arms race: 5 security predictions for critical Australian service providers

CrowdStrike claims 273% ROI as Forrester study highlights business case for endpoint security modernisation

Cisco addresses Unified Communications vulnerability as active exploitation underway

Rapid7 launches managed detection and response service for Microsoft environments

Health check: Securing patient data in the age of rising cyber threats and AI integration

Information commissioner urges improvement of transparency regarding automated decision making in government

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