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Telstra CEO says she is ‘deeply sorry’ for nationwide outage

Telstra CEO says she is ‘deeply sorry’ for nationwide outage

The CEO of Telstra has returned from leave following the outage impacting its services, having now issued an apology for ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 10 Jul 2026
Op-Ed: What Anthropic’s Glasswing project signals about the future of payment fraud

Op-Ed: What Anthropic’s Glasswing project signals about the future of payment fraud

The conversation around artificial intelligence has shifted dramatically over the past year. For finance leaders, the ...

David Higgins, CTO, Eftsure Fri, 10 Jul 2026
Australian cyber security leader recognised with global AI ethics award

Australian cyber security leader recognised with global AI ethics award

Maryam Shoraka has been named the 2026 Global Cybersecurity AI Ethics Woman of the Year, recognising her work at the ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 10 Jul 2026
Report: Phishing attacks on the rise, but staff training can dramatically reduce risk

Report: Phishing attacks on the rise, but staff training can dramatically reduce risk

One in three Australian workers is likely to engage with a phishing email, with larger organisations at greater risk.

David Hollingworth Fri, 10 Jul 2026
Critical alert! ACSC warns of ‘large-scale exploitation’ of Aussie websites

Critical alert! ACSC warns of ‘large-scale exploitation’ of Aussie websites

Australia’s top cyber agency says “malicious cyber actors” are targeting a raft of vulnerable WordPress plug-ins and ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 10 Jul 2026
Accenture responds to data breach following hacker claims

Accenture responds to data breach following hacker claims

Consulting giant Accenture has allegedly suffered from a data breach after a threat actor claimed to have stolen company ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 09 Jul 2026
Need to know: Aussie workers are increasingly exposing customer data to public AI

Need to know: Aussie workers are increasingly exposing customer data to public AI

New research suggests that Australian employees are breaking all the rules when it comes to artificial intelligence in ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 09 Jul 2026
Bro! A wave of Discord account takeovers is spreading a MrBeast crypto scam

Bro! A wave of Discord account takeovers is spreading a MrBeast crypto scam

Scammers are spreading a fake crypto casino scam in the name of a popular YouTuber, with compromised Discord accounts as ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 09 Jul 2026
Telstra finds secondary outage issue impacting 000

Telstra finds secondary outage issue impacting 000

Telstra has announced that a secondary issue is impacting calls, including to 000, while one senator has reported a ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 09 Jul 2026
South Australian leaders explore responsible use of AI in defence

South Australian leaders explore responsible use of AI in defence

South Australian industry leaders and ministers have convened to discuss the role of cyber technology and artificial ...

Bethany Alvaro Thu, 09 Jul 2026
Barracuda acquires Evo Security to strengthen identity protection for MSPs

Barracuda acquires Evo Security to strengthen identity protection for MSPs

Cyber security firm Barracuda Networks expands its BarracudaONE platform with identity and access management ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 09 Jul 2026
OpenAI’s Altman won’t accept anything under a $1tn IPO valuation

OpenAI’s Altman won’t accept anything under a $1tn IPO valuation

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has said that an initial public offering (IPO) under US$1 trillion would be a “nonstarter”, ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 08 Jul 2026
National Anti-Scam Centre to target scam online casinos exploiting First Nations Australians

National Anti-Scam Centre to target scam online casinos exploiting First Nations Australians

NASC to stand up new cross-sector fusion cell to address emerging cyber crime trend known as “scambling”.

David Hollingworth Wed, 08 Jul 2026
Bendigo Bank has over 3k ideas for agentic AI use

Bendigo Bank has over 3k ideas for agentic AI use

Bendigo Bank is continuing on its AI journey, having announced that it has over 3,000 ideas for agentic AI and how it ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 08 Jul 2026
Telstra outage: Ministers, experts, and academics respond; ACMA to conduct full investigation

Telstra outage: Ministers, experts, and academics respond; ACMA to conduct full investigation

“The key priorities for today are to get people back online and ensure any welfare checks are completed urgently,” the ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 08 Jul 2026
000 calls and Melbourne trains impacted by Telstra outage

000 calls and Melbourne trains impacted by Telstra outage

The telco says that majority of its services have now been restored.

Daniel Croft Wed, 08 Jul 2026
Kinetic IT launches AI engineering division to accelerate enterprise AI deployment

Kinetic IT launches AI engineering division to accelerate enterprise AI deployment

Australian technology services provider Kinetic IT has appointed Marcio Sete to lead a new AI practice focused on ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 08 Jul 2026
Qld government announces new digital project governance bodies

Qld government announces new digital project governance bodies

A new initiative will see the Crisafulli government invest more than $300 million in “high-impact digital initiatives to ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 08 Jul 2026
AI is running two races – revenue growth and stable economy, says Citi CEO

AI is running two races – revenue growth and stable economy, says Citi CEO

The CEO of the third-largest bank in the US, Citi, has suggested that AI has forced the global financial industry into ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 07 Jul 2026
Exclusive: Client GPS data potentially exposed in alleged Teletrac Navman breach

Exclusive: Client GPS data potentially exposed in alleged Teletrac Navman breach

A hacker is selling what they claim is live telemetry data from almost 3,000 companies and government agencies from ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 07 Jul 2026