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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Australian Federal Court embraces AI in new practice note

Chief Justice Debra Mortimer has noted the benefits of generative artificial intelligence in the Federal Court’s new practice note.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Fri, 17 Apr 2026

FOI docs reveal information commissioner’s concerns over Age Assurance Technology Trial

Electronic Frontiers Australia chair says: “These FOI documents validate EFA’s position and its strong concerns about misleading privacy claims made by the AATT.”

CULTURE • Fri, 17 Apr 2026

McGraw Hill confirms ShinyHunters breach, won’t confirm if any Aussie customers impacted

Hackers claim 45 million records have been compromised as education publisher says “data does not contain sensitive information”; Have I Been Pwned adds 13

SECURITY • Fri, 17 Apr 2026

Update now: Active exploitation of Nginx UI vulnerability CVE-2026-33032 underway

Critical severity bug in popular open-source web interface has been targeted by hackers a fortnight after disclosure.

SECURITY • Fri, 17 Apr 2026

National Defence Strategy 2026: Spending on military cyber capability to reach at least $15bn

The Australian government’s latest defence blueprint beds in cyber as a key warfighting capability – here’s the breakdown from the latest iteration of our main defence ...

SECURITY • Thu, 16 Apr 2026

Op-Ed: ASIO has broken its silence on cyber crime, and you should listen

Threats to Australian critical infrastructure are real, and developing – it’s time operators paid attention, according to Nozomi Networks’ Marty Rickard.

SECURITY • Thu, 16 Apr 2026

Too-hard basket: NIST to scale back CVE updates as vulnerabilities soar

NIST says it is working “faster than ever” to keep up with 45 per cent year-on-year growth in reported vulnerabilities.

SECURITY • Thu, 16 Apr 2026

Exclusive: Krybit hackers claim breach of New Zealand IT services provider

Ransomware new kids on the block, Krybit, has listed Auckland-based Dencom New Zealand as a hacking victim.

SECURITY • Wed, 15 Apr 2026

Op-Ed: Microsoft April Patch Tuesday reveals 167 vulnerabilities

Microsoft is publishing 167 vulnerabilities on the April 2026 Patch Tuesday, with some already facing exploitation, and more to come.

SECURITY • Wed, 15 Apr 2026

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David Hollingworth

Australian Federal Court embraces AI in new practice note

FOI docs reveal information commissioner’s concerns over Age Assurance Technology Trial

McGraw Hill confirms ShinyHunters breach, won’t confirm if any Aussie customers impacted

Update now: Active exploitation of Nginx UI vulnerability CVE-2026-33032 underway

National Defence Strategy 2026: Spending on military cyber capability to reach at least $15bn

Op-Ed: ASIO has broken its silence on cyber crime, and you should listen

Too-hard basket: NIST to scale back CVE updates as vulnerabilities soar

Exclusive: Krybit hackers claim breach of New Zealand IT services provider

Op-Ed: Microsoft April Patch Tuesday reveals 167 vulnerabilities

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