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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Healthcare: A fatal cyber security incident is just a matter of time, experts say

More than half of healthcare leaders believe a cyber security incident will cause a patient fatality within the next five years.

SECURITY • Wed, 04 Jun 2025

Report: Stolen credentials most common initial access vector for hackers

Valid logins without multifactor authentication are a hacker’s favourite way to break into your network.

SECURITY • Wed, 04 Jun 2025

Ambassador confirms Ukraine can assist Australian development of AI, drones, and asymmetric warfare

Ukraine can assist Australia in developing new sovereign defence capabilities and asymmetric warfare, such as drones and artificial intelligence, according to the ...

TECH • Wed, 04 Jun 2025

Rate change may lead to scam increase, Aussie bank warns

ANZ is warning its customers to be aware of a potential rise in scammers pretending to be financial advisers in the wake of lowered interest rates.

SECURITY • Wed, 04 Jun 2025

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Report: Ransomware a ‘persistent threat’ to industrial entities

Dragos’ latest industrial ransomware report illustrates criminals evolving into APTs in their own right.

SECURITY • Tue, 03 Jun 2025

Telstra wins race to launch ‘direct-to-cell’ satellite service

Telstra has become the first telco to formally launch “direct-to-mobile” Starlink services in Australia.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION • Tue, 03 Jun 2025

Microsoft and CrowdStrike partner up to tackle the threat actor attribution problem

The new collaboration aims to unify the attribution of threat actors, leading to greater coordination and threat response times.

SECURITY • Tue, 03 Jun 2025

Cryptocurrency ATM scams on the rise as more than $3m lost in 12 months

Australian authorities received 150 reports of crypto ATM scams and fear that this is “just the tip of the iceberg”.

SECURITY • Tue, 03 Jun 2025

Australians lost $119m to scams in the first 4 months of 2025

The National Anti-scam Centre has reported a drop in reported scams, but an increase in losses of more than 25 per cent.

SECURITY • Mon, 02 Jun 2025