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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Government boosts funding to protect First Nations women from tech-based abuse

Queensland Remote Aboriginal Media receives $200,000 in funding to build awareness around technology-enabled abuse.

GOVERNMENT • Fri, 22 Aug 2025

Cisco and FBI warn of Russian hacking campaign targeting end-of-life devices

A threat actor backed by the Russian Federal Security Service has been observed exploiting a seven-year-old vulnerability in older Cisco networking devices to gather ...

SECURITY • Thu, 21 Aug 2025

ASIC expands scam website takedown capability

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission says it is “putting scammers on notice” as it expands capabilities to social media advertising.

SECURITY • Thu, 21 Aug 2025

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Rapid7 launches Vector Command Advanced

The new service offers continuous red teaming and exposure validation within a single Command Platform.

SECURITY • Wed, 20 Aug 2025

The plot thickens: Under-age sex, MAGA, and the Israeli cyber guy

The apparent arrest and subsequent release of the executive director of the Israel Cyber Directorate has proved that what happens in Vegas very much does not necessarily ...

SECURITY • Wed, 20 Aug 2025

The industry reacts: The iiNet data breach, and what it means for Australian businesses

One of the county’s largest ISPs disclosed a cyber attack impacting almost 300,000 Australians, proving that Aussie businesses are continuing to fail at cyber security ...

SECURITY • Wed, 20 Aug 2025

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SETI to leverage AI, machine learning to search for alien life

The SETI Institute has awarded the prestigious Davie Postdoctoral Fellowship to astronomer Dr Isabel Angelo, who will lead a pioneering project using artificial ...

TECH • Wed, 20 Aug 2025

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Report: Hacktivism drives surge in ransomware attacks in Q2 2025

The brief Israel-Iran conflict saw a spike in ransomware attacks targeting industrial entities, as 12 new ransomware groups emerged in the quarter.

SECURITY • Tue, 19 Aug 2025

Europol offers US$50k reward for information on senior Qilin hackers

Two admins involved in the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service operation have been targeted by international law enforcement agencies.

SECURITY • Tue, 19 Aug 2025

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Government boosts funding to protect First Nations women from tech-based abuse

Cisco and FBI warn of Russian hacking campaign targeting end-of-life devices

ASIC expands scam website takedown capability

Rapid7 launches Vector Command Advanced

The plot thickens: Under-age sex, MAGA, and the Israeli cyber guy

The industry reacts: The iiNet data breach, and what it means for Australian businesses

SETI to leverage AI, machine learning to search for alien life

Report: Hacktivism drives surge in ransomware attacks in Q2 2025

Europol offers US$50k reward for information on senior Qilin hackers

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