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Big changes coming to Facebook and Instagram in wake of teen addiction trial settlement

Big changes coming to Facebook and Instagram in wake of teen addiction trial settlement

Meta has agreed to pay up to US$18 billion to 29 US states and agrees to a “massive transformation” of its platforms.

David Hollingworth Thu, 27 Aug 2026
CrowdStrike lifts full-year outlook after record quarter

CrowdStrike lifts full-year outlook after record quarter

CrowdStrike has raised its fiscal 2027 growth forecast after reporting record quarterly recurring revenue and stronger ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 27 Aug 2026
Exclusive: US ATF confirms ‘critical’ cyber incident following Qilin dark web claims

Exclusive: US ATF confirms ‘critical’ cyber incident following Qilin dark web claims

The US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has issued a statement responding to claims of a cyber ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 27 Aug 2026
Australian mutual banks are trying to balance human personal touch and AI efficiency

Australian mutual banks are trying to balance human personal touch and AI efficiency

Australian mutual banks are doing their best to walk the fine line of balancing both AI implementation and the gains the ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 26 Aug 2026
Pro-nuclear lobby group says nuclear power the best solution to data centre energy demands in Australia

Pro-nuclear lobby group says nuclear power the best solution to data centre energy demands in Australia

Non-profit Nuclear for Australia contends powering AI data centres with nuclear reactors is the only way to keep ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 26 Aug 2026
Google launches new AI solution for financial enterprise

Google launches new AI solution for financial enterprise

Google Cloud has announced a new AI product designed for financial professionals, allowing them to task the tool with ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 26 Aug 2026
Report: Australian CEOs face cyber accountability gap as AI accelerates attacks

Report: Australian CEOs face cyber accountability gap as AI accelerates attacks

More than half of Australian security professionals expect CEOs to resign or be removed after a major cyber breach, but ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 26 Aug 2026
Busted! Interpol-led operation targeting West African cyber crime groups nets 58 arrests

Busted! Interpol-led operation targeting West African cyber crime groups nets 58 arrests

Australia was one of 22 countries from six continents that worked together on the recent Operation Jackal IV, disrupting ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 26 Aug 2026
Hacked: US cyber agency warns of active exploitation of perfect-10 Oracle WebLogic bug

Hacked: US cyber agency warns of active exploitation of perfect-10 Oracle WebLogic bug

CISA added CVE-2026-21962 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog more than six months after its initial ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 26 Aug 2026
Young Aussies can’t afford financial advice, use AI tools instead

Young Aussies can’t afford financial advice, use AI tools instead

Young Australians are proving to be the biggest adopters of AI when seeking financial advice, according to new findings ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 26 Aug 2026
Goldman Sachs partner warns that AI could erode bankers’ reasoning skills

Goldman Sachs partner warns that AI could erode bankers’ reasoning skills

A partner at global financial firm Goldman Sachs has warned that using AI in the finance sector could impact the ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 25 Aug 2026
Report: Australia’s transport sector underprepared for risk of cyber attack

Report: Australia’s transport sector underprepared for risk of cyber attack

Less than half of respondents in a recent survey polling the logistics industry said they felt prepared to face a cyber ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 25 Aug 2026
Allianz transformation drive exposed as excuse to cull staff

Allianz transformation drive exposed as excuse to cull staff

An initiative by Allianz, coined as a way to drive technology innovation, has been revealed to be an excuse for shifting ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 25 Aug 2026
9 in 10 Aussies know property scams exist – but only half can spot one

9 in 10 Aussies know property scams exist – but only half can spot one

Property scams are becoming harder to spot, with a sharp decline in Australians’ ability to detect fraud raising fresh ...

Emilie Lauer Tue, 25 Aug 2026
ReliaQuest says no data accessed after failed ShinyHunters social engineering attempt

ReliaQuest says no data accessed after failed ShinyHunters social engineering attempt

Cyber security firm ReliaQuest confirms one identity was briefly compromised, as hackers share screenshots of hacking ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 25 Aug 2026
High alert! ACSC warns of hackers targeting Aussie organisations using TeamCity On-Premises

High alert! ACSC warns of hackers targeting Aussie organisations using TeamCity On-Premises

A month-old vulnerability in a popular software delivery platform is giving malicious actors a way into Australian ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 25 Aug 2026
Powerless: Iranian hackers the prime suspect in UK power plant shutdown

Powerless: Iranian hackers the prime suspect in UK power plant shutdown

A suspected cyber attack is thought to be behind a four-day shutdown of a small energy provider, as similar activity ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 25 Aug 2026
Op-Ed: Frontier AI is a perishable commodity – why resilience will become the real competitive advantage

Op-Ed: Frontier AI is a perishable commodity – why resilience will become the real competitive advantage

How can organisations build resilience in an environment where today’s frontier capability is unlikely to remain ...

Kishore Jayaram, Chief Transformation Officer at Kinetic IT Mon, 24 Aug 2026
Patch now! Experts urge priority patching of latest Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway vulnerability

Patch now! Experts urge priority patching of latest Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway vulnerability

Hackers aren’t targeting CVE-2026-19490, but with such a high-value target, exploitation is inevitable.

David Hollingworth Mon, 24 Aug 2026
Exclusive: New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty investigating cyber security incident

Exclusive: New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty investigating cyber security incident

Prolific hacker 2019 claims hack of a luxury Kiwi real estate firm, but the company says the hacker is overstating the ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 24 Aug 2026