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eSafety Commissioner to front government hearing on radicalisation in Australia

eSafety Commissioner to front government hearing on radicalisation in Australia

ASIO, AFP, and Home Affairs are all to appear before the parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security.

David Hollingworth • Tue, 20 Oct 2026
Hacked! AI recruitment platform Bullhorn responding to cyber incident

Hacked! AI recruitment platform Bullhorn responding to cyber incident

The company warns of social engineering attacks targeting customers as it restores service in Australia, the UK, and the ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 20 Oct 2026
What next? Canva’s most recent third-party incident a ‘textbook case’ of supply chain risk

What next? Canva’s most recent third-party incident a ‘textbook case’ of supply chain risk

Canva may not have been directly hacked, but one of its tools definitely was – and that’s just as risky, says ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 19 Oct 2026
US agencies release updated guidance for responding to AI training incidents

US agencies release updated guidance for responding to AI training incidents

CISA and partners release 10-step framework, “Key Practices for Incident Readiness and Response in Super Intelligence ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 19 Oct 2026
The industry speaks – part 9: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026

The industry speaks – part 9: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026

“Separating corporate IT from operational systems, and tightly controlling what passes between them, can help contain a ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 19 Oct 2026
ACS calls on government to address ‘hole in the middle’ of the ASD’s new Essentials framework

ACS calls on government to address ‘hole in the middle’ of the ASD’s new Essentials framework

“Get this wrong and boards will be handed reports full of ‘fully effective’ ratings that nobody can stand behind,” says ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 19 Oct 2026
Exclusive: Aussie software giant Canva confirms third-party data incident

Exclusive: Aussie software giant Canva confirms third-party data incident

Ransomware newcomer Seven Deadly Sins claims the hack, saying stolen Salesforce data has already been sold to an ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 19 Oct 2026
Patch now! Experts, US cyber agency sound alarm over critical vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support

Patch now! Experts, US cyber agency sound alarm over critical vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support

Chinese hackers have been observed exploiting CVE-2026-102764, a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 19 Oct 2026
Kinetic IT appoints Pierre Tagle to lead its cyber security practice

Kinetic IT appoints Pierre Tagle to lead its cyber security practice

Kinetic IT has appointed a cyber security veteran to lead its national security practice as it expands advisory, ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 19 Oct 2026
The industry speaks – part 8: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026

The industry speaks – part 8: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026

“Putting identity at the centre of digital commerce can help reduce fraud without sacrificing the seamless experiences ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Westpac silent on petition calling on bank to cut ties with Palantir

Westpac silent on petition calling on bank to cut ties with Palantir

More than 25,000 Australians have signed a petition challenging Westpac to declare what it is using US company ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Exclusive: Aussie tech company with links to Defence, law enforcement allegedly breached by ransomware attack

Exclusive: Aussie tech company with links to Defence, law enforcement allegedly breached by ransomware attack

Qilin ransomware group claims breach of Chadwick Switchboards; allegedly stolen data published on the dark web.

David Hollingworth • Fri, 16 Oct 2026
In conversation with ThreatLocker’s founder and CEO, Danny Jenkins

In conversation with ThreatLocker’s founder and CEO, Danny Jenkins

Danny Jenkins was recently in Sydney for one of the company’s Control+Alt+DELight events, and we caught up with him to ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Australia’s peak cyber security body welcomes Essential Eight evolution

Australia’s peak cyber security body welcomes Essential Eight evolution

The ASD’s new Essentials framework is a step in the right direction, says the Australian Information Security ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Exclusive: Poole Group investigating LockBit ransomware attack

Exclusive: Poole Group investigating LockBit ransomware attack

An Aussie accounting firm is listed as a hacking victim; OAIC and the Australian Taxation Office have been informed of ...

Daniel Croft and David Hollingworth • Fri, 16 Oct 2026
The industry speaks – part 7: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026

The industry speaks – part 7: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026

“The better question for every boardroom is simpler and harder: when, not if, we are breached, how much of our business ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 15 Oct 2026
Exclusive: Hunter Neurology investigating patient data breach claims

Exclusive: Hunter Neurology investigating patient data breach claims

The n0n ransomware group says it has tens of thousands of patient records as healthcare provider Hunter Neurology ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 15 Oct 2026
Essential Eight evolved: Aussie cyber agency launches ASD Essentials

Essential Eight evolved: Aussie cyber agency launches ASD Essentials

The Australian Signals Directorate has launched the first three chapters of its latest take on cyber security resilience

David Hollingworth • Thu, 15 Oct 2026
AEC expresses concerns over AI as election-related deepfakes surge worldwide

AEC expresses concerns over AI as election-related deepfakes surge worldwide

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is monitoring how AI is used in electoral advertising, but says its ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 15 Oct 2026
Patch now! GitLab publishes fixes for perfect-10 vulnerability CVE-2026-97229

Patch now! GitLab publishes fixes for perfect-10 vulnerability CVE-2026-97229

Exploitation has not occurred yet, but owners of self-managed GitLab CE and EE instances need to act now – before it’s ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 15 Oct 2026