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ChatGPT is the ultimate phishing tool, so why aren’t companies boosting security budgets?

ChatGPT is the ultimate phishing tool, so why aren’t companies boosting security budgets?

The AI revolution has created new risks for Australian and international organisations, and the companies are not ...

Daniel Croft • Wed, 12 Nov 2025
Absolute, Trellix team up to enhance endpoint security

Absolute, Trellix team up to enhance endpoint security

Security provider Absolute Software has announced that it has partnered with Trellix to allow joint customers to utilise ...

evan • Tue, 20 Sep 2022
Overcoming the challenges faced by a modern-day SOC

Overcoming the challenges faced by a modern-day SOC

Security operations centres (SOCs) play a vital role in today’s IT infrastructures. However, they are also faced with ...

Michael Bovalino • Mon, 27 Jun 2022
Top 3 trade-offs commonly encountered in identity security circles

Top 3 trade-offs commonly encountered in identity security circles

Organisations can see a pathway to secure systems that doesn’t come at the cost of user experience, writes Steve Dillon, ...

Steve Dillon • Thu, 23 Jun 2022
The linkages between privileged access management and zero trust

The linkages between privileged access management and zero trust

Most IT security teams are familiar with the concept of using traditional privileged access management (PAM) solutions ...

Scott Hesford • Wed, 22 Jun 2022
Cyber security in the Pacific: How island nations are building their online defences

Cyber security in the Pacific: How island nations are building their online defences

In this cross-posting from The Conversation, Carsten Rudolph, James Boorman and Monica Whitty at Monash University ...

The Conversation • Thu, 16 Jun 2022
State sanctioned (cyber) violence, Australia’s next security threat

State sanctioned (cyber) violence, Australia’s next security threat

Rogue nations have given state sanctioned hacking groups the green light – and in some cases, even the tools – to engage ...

evan • Sat, 17 Jul 2021
Drawing a line in the sand for cyber conflict

Drawing a line in the sand for cyber conflict

Cyber war is a mainstay in modern conflict. How precisely should nations respond to state and non-state cyber attacks?

evan • Wed, 30 Jun 2021
Automation: The future of the combat vehicle?

Automation: The future of the combat vehicle?

Much has been made of the thrust towards automatisation in recent years – but, until recently, it's been largely limited ...

evan • Mon, 10 Aug 2020
Billion-dollar cyber boost: A cash cow for defence SMEs?

Billion-dollar cyber boost: A cash cow for defence SMEs?

While the release of the national Cyber Security Strategy 2020 yesterday reflects an uptick in financial support for ...

evan • Fri, 07 Aug 2020
Cyber failings an indictment of not just capability, but communication

Cyber failings an indictment of not just capability, but communication

On 30 June, Prime Minister Scott Morrison earmarked $1.35 billion for cyber security investment over the course of the ...

evan • Thu, 23 Jul 2020
Video games and warfighting: The curious link

Video games and warfighting: The curious link

In recent weeks, the ADF announced that it is looking to draw on VR technology to refine and build on its education ...

evan • Sun, 07 Jun 2020
No surprises: ‘Indo-Pacific pivot’ invites prying eyes to our backyard

No surprises: ‘Indo-Pacific pivot’ invites prying eyes to our backyard

In strategy circles, much has been made in recent years of the pivot away from the Asia-Pacific towards an Indo-Pacific ...

evan • Mon, 02 Mar 2020
Return of Minister for Cyber Security recommended for Australia’s 2020 Cyber Security Strategy

Return of Minister for Cyber Security recommended for Australia’s 2020 Cyber Security Strategy

Just over a year since it was abolished, there are multiple calls for the government to reinstate the position of ...

evan • Tue, 26 Nov 2019
OCSC calls on Australia to improve cyber security resilience for ourselves and region

OCSC calls on Australia to improve cyber security resilience for ourselves and region

Australia’s premier cyber security research organisation, the Oceania Cyber Security Centre (OCSC), has implored the ...

evan • Mon, 18 Nov 2019
Five Eyes CIOs highlight growing importance of ‘secure’ information interoperability

Five Eyes CIOs highlight growing importance of ‘secure’ information interoperability

The world’s oldest intelligence alliance, Five Eyes, has signalled the need to continue boosting their partnerships ...

evan • Thu, 14 Nov 2019
First official Australian ‘cyber crisis’ highlights growing threat

First official Australian ‘cyber crisis’ highlights growing threat

The Australian Signals Directorate has designated the attack on Parliament House’s network earlier this year as the ...

evan • Tue, 22 Oct 2019
Australian researchers leading the way in cyber security analysis

Australian researchers leading the way in cyber security analysis

Australian researchers have developed a dataset of global cyber security threats from previous incidents, which they ...

evan • Thu, 03 Oct 2019
Is it time for Australia to develop an integrated cyber command?

Is it time for Australia to develop an integrated cyber command?

As state and non-state cyber capabilities continue to evolve and pose an ever growing threat to critical infrastructure ...

evan • Tue, 10 Sep 2019