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 Anonymous Sudan, the threat actor behind Microsoft’s recent OneDrive outage and a string of Australian hacks

Security analysts believe that the hackers behind a recent Microsoft OneDrive outage are not Anonymous-linked hacktivists but a pro-Russian group operating under a false ...

SECURITY • Tue, 20 Jun 2023

China-based threat actor likely behind Barracuda ESG exploit

Barracuda Networks has released an update regarding the vulnerability affecting one of its email security gateway (ESG) appliances.

GOVERNMENT • Fri, 16 Jun 2023

Op-Ed: The enemy knows our secrets, it’s time to learn theirs

As Australia continues to suffer at the hands of cyber criminals, the golden ticket has become the need to prevent attacks altogether, to predict and prevent rather than ...

CULTURE • Fri, 16 Jun 2023

Op-Ed: What risks stand before us as the future looks to AI-generated software?

“May you live in interesting times” is a phrase that in many cultures has a double meaning of both being a blessing and curse at the same time.

TECH • Thu, 15 Jun 2023

Zscaler unveils a raft of new cyber security services and AI-powered solutions

Cloud security company Zscaler has announced a range of new cloud and AI security solutions at its Zenith Live event in Las Vegas overnight.

TECH • Thu, 15 Jun 2023

3 things you need to know about phishing

Cyber crime is on the rise, and one of the most prevalent forms of attack is phishing.

CULTURE • Tue, 13 Jun 2023

Op-Ed: 4 key differences between SIEM and XDR security

For many years, corporate IT teams have relied on security information and event management (SIEM) platforms to provide protection against digital threats.

TECH • Tue, 13 Jun 2023

Tasmanian government reports possible data breach linked to HWL Ebsworth hack

The Tasmanian government is reporting that the federal government has been in touch regarding a possible leak of government data on the dark web, linked to the hack of ...

GOVERNMENT • Sun, 11 Jun 2023

SeroXen remote access Trojan being used to target gamers, bigger targets could follow

Security researchers have uncovered a stealthy new remote access that is being used — for the moment — to largely target video gamers.

TECH • Sun, 11 Jun 2023