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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Civil liberties organisation rails against deployment of facial recognition tech by WA Police

The Western Australia Police Force will roll out live facial recognition in public spaces on 1 July, and Electronic Frontiers Australia calls the move “an outrageous act ...

TECH • Tue, 23 Jun 2026

Australian Computer Society appoints former president Prins Ralston as chief executive

Tech industry body Australian Computer Society confirms interim leader as permanent CEO, citing deep ties to the organisation.

SECURITY • Tue, 23 Jun 2026

AI is ‘rapidly transforming’ cyber security risk, Five Eyes agencies warn

Australia joins alliance members to warn of the need for swift action to “remain ahead” of AI risk, as one expert warns that this is a problem we cannot patch our way out ...

SECURITY • Tue, 23 Jun 2026

Global law enforcement operation disrupts SocGholish malware, more than 14k WordPress sites remediated

Operation Endgame targets malware used by Evil Corp hackers – 106 servers and domains were taken down – with assistance from Aussie authorities.

SECURITY • Mon, 22 Jun 2026

Act now! ACSC releases multiple critical alerts over FortiBleed, as Fortinet releases situational analysis report

Russian-speaking hackers have been compromising tens of thousands of Fortinet firewalls and VPN gateways using weak credentials – here’s what you need to know to protect ...

SECURITY • Mon, 22 Jun 2026

Accenture closes US$4.2bn OT cyber security deal with Dragos, runZero and NetRise

Consulting firm moves into operational technology (OT) security with a major acquisition push.

SECURITY • Mon, 22 Jun 2026

UNSW College to stand up new IT cyber defence course

UNSW Sydney’s pathway provider launches suite of new degrees to combat vital skills shortages.

SECURITY • Mon, 22 Jun 2026

No time to FortiBleed! Russian hackers compromise more than 30k Fortinet firewalls in almost 200 countries, including Australia

Security analysts have uncovered a large-scale compromise of Fortinet firewalls and VPN gateways, and it has already impacted more than 73,000 credentials.

SECURITY • Thu, 18 Jun 2026

CrowdStrike expands QuiltWorks alliance with Amazon Web Services

The cloud giant joins a coalition aimed at helping organisations identify, prioritise, and respond to vulnerabilities.

TECH • Thu, 18 Jun 2026