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The ISACA has recognised the training initiatives of Australia’s largest cyber security organisation, Tesserent, as an accredited training organisation (ATO).
Daniel Croft • Sun, 31 Aug 2025
ASD concerned as ‘quantity and quality’ of cyber incident reporting declines
Critical infrastructure operators, in particular, have dropped the reporting ball despite being required to do so under the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 14 Feb 2024
Taylor Swift fans fall victim to credential stuffing attacks, lose The Eras Tour tickets
Ticketek has confirmed that some customer accounts have been hacked, and the Taylor Swift tickets belonging to those accounts have been sold.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 13 Feb 2024
Ransomware payments hit a record US$1.1bn in 2023
Ransomware payments reached a record-breaking high in 2023, breaking the eight-figure mark and reaching a massive US$1.1 billion (roughly A$1.69 billion).
Daniel Croft • Thu, 08 Feb 2024
CyberWomen NSW Program launched by AWSN with Microsoft, IAT-D, Akkodis support
In an effort to bridge the gender gap within Australia’s cyber security industry, the Australian Women in Security Network (AWSN) has announced the CyberWomen NSW Program
Daniel Croft • Tue, 06 Feb 2024
Report: Burnout is rife among Australian cyber security professionals
Almost half of security workers feel that burnout is stopping them from doing a better job keeping their organisations safe.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 06 Feb 2024
Safer Internet Day 2024 – top tips from the experts
Every day is a good day to stay safe online, but today’s a good excuse to start a conversation on internet safety.
Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and that means romance and scams
If you’re looking for love this Valentine’s Day, be careful you don’t fall for a scam instead of a partner.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 02 Feb 2024
Adobe says Nine’s AI sexualisation of Victorian MP’s image required human input
Following Channel Nine’s finger-pointing at Photoshop for its televised AI sexualisation of a Victorian MP, the editing software’s owner, Adobe, has responded by saying ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 31 Jan 2024
New research reveals the physical and mental toll of ransomware
A UK think tank has polled the victims of ransomware attacks to better understand their true impact on society at large – and individuals.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 30 Jan 2024
Nine slammed for AI-sexualised image of female MP
Channel Nine has responded to criticism after it was called out for using an AI-altered image of Victorian Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell that changed her ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 30 Jan 2024
ACCC warns of Taylor Swift ticket scams ahead of The Eras Tour
“It’s me, hi, I’m the problem,” say scammers taking advantage of die-hard Swifties.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 24 Jan 2024
Optus reveals 2,697 Triple Zero calls failed during outage, welfare checks not conducted
Aussie telco Optus has revealed that the network outage it suffered back in November resulted in almost 2,700 emergency calls to Triple Zero not connecting, over 2,400 ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 24 Jan 2024