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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Patch now! Hackers are targeting yet another N-able N-central vulnerability

CVE-2026-86218 is a perfect-10 vulnerability that was only disclosed this month, and exploitation is underway.

SECURITY • Wed, 09 Sep 2026

Digital duty of care: Experts call legislation ‘long overdue’ as White House issues ‘unequivocal’ warning

Academics welcome the government’s proposed opt-out/opt-in legislation, as Minister for Communications palms off Trump administration concerns.

CULTURE • Wed, 09 Sep 2026

Venezuela could become test case for Chinese AI surveillance, report warns

A new Australian Strategic Policy Institute report warns Venezuela could become one of the first countries outside China to deploy Beijing’s latest AI systems for mass ...

SECURITY • Wed, 09 Sep 2026

Exclusive: The Gentlemen strikes Sharp Office as company confirms incident investigation

A ransomware group claims to have hacked a Broadmeadow-based office technology supplier that works with Newcastle Airport and Royal Life Saving Australia.

SECURITY • Wed, 09 Sep 2026

Report: Compromised identities a key driver of ransomware attacks across education sector

Sophos has found that identity-based techniques were involved in 85 per cent of ransomware attacks against education organisations, with schools and universities also ...

SECURITY • Tue, 08 Sep 2026

Exclusive: Verve Portraits data allegedly compromised by Settra ransomware attack

Hackers claim to have a “COMPLETE archive of photo studio network operations” belonging to a Sydney-based photography studio.

SECURITY • Tue, 08 Sep 2026

Australia’s proposed digital duty of care bill ‘a global reckoning coming for big tech’, says minister

Anthony Albanese and Anika Wells announce details of new social media laws, promising platforms could face fines up to $100 million for breaches.

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 08 Sep 2026

If you build it… Tasmania sets the state’s expectations for data centres and AI infrastructure

The Tasmanian government has released a draft framework for data centre and AI infrastructure projects, with proponents expected to deliver jobs, support renewable ...

GOVERNMENT • Tue, 08 Sep 2026

UNSW to roll out new learning platform to enable responsible use of AI in education

UNSW Sydney picks D2L Brightspace to power a multi-year transformation of its undergraduate, postgraduate, and lifelong learning programs.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 08 Sep 2026

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David Hollingworth

Patch now! Hackers are targeting yet another N-able N-central vulnerability

Digital duty of care: Experts call legislation ‘long overdue’ as White House issues ‘unequivocal’ warning

Venezuela could become test case for Chinese AI surveillance, report warns

Exclusive: The Gentlemen strikes Sharp Office as company confirms incident investigation

Report: Compromised identities a key driver of ransomware attacks across education sector

Exclusive: Verve Portraits data allegedly compromised by Settra ransomware attack

Australia’s proposed digital duty of care bill ‘a global reckoning coming for big tech’, says minister

If you build it… Tasmania sets the state’s expectations for data centres and AI infrastructure

UNSW to roll out new learning platform to enable responsible use of AI in education

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