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NATO considers including cyber security in defence budget target
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is weighing up including cyber security in its proposed defence spending ...
ADF to invest in building cyber warfare workforce
Multiple career pathways and a new pay structure are aimed at recruiting and retaining skilled cyber specialists.
Trump signs ‘Take It Down Act’, criminalising revenge porn and deepfakes
US President Donald Trump has signed legislation criminalising the publication of AI-generated deepfake and revenge porn ...
Hacker of US SEC’s X account sent to prison
The hacker behind the account compromise of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) X account is now facing jail ...
Fake GoFundMe page targets Victorian Liberal MP John Pesutto
Efforts to help John Pesutto pay $2.3 million in legal costs over the Moira Deeming defamation case were hampered by a ...
CIA launches social media campaign to entice Chinese defectors, China responds
The US Central Intelligence Agency has launched a Chinese-language social media campaign to encourage Chinese government ...
Op-Ed: Australia’s cyber shield strategy – a national push towards unified resilience
As cyber criminals escalate attacks on Australian enterprises, government bodies, and critical infrastructure, the ...
Trump administration may ban DeepSeek in US, restrict purchase of Nvidia chips
The Trump administration is reportedly weighing up a ban on China’s DeepSeek AI in the US and considering restricting ...
ShareRing begins social media age verification trial
Digital identity firm to begin ‘rigorous testing’ of age verification technology with students in Darwin.
AUCyber says Australian federal election could be plagued by AI
The upcoming Australian federal election is set to be influenced by the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI), ...
Q A: Understanding ‘Signalgate’ with Penten’s Matthew Wilson
While politicians and commentators alike question just how a journalist was added to a confidential military planning ...
CISA reaches out to fired employees after dismissal deemed unlawful
Following a new ruling, the US government’s cyber security watchdog, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security ...
Meta’s Australian fact-checking program to curb fake content ahead of election
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta promises to tackle attempts at election interference in the run-up to this year’s ...