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Australian AI Awards 2026 winners revealed!

Australian AI Awards 2026 winners revealed!

More than 35 professionals and businesses have been announced as winners at Momentum Media’s Australian AI Awards 2026

David Hollingworth • Fri, 30 Oct 2026
The industry speaks – part 13: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026

The industry speaks – part 13: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026

“As attacks grow more complex and identity compromise becomes more common, assuming a constant state of breach is the ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 30 Oct 2026
Patch now! Hackers targeting 10-day-old Oracle E-Business Suite vulnerability

Patch now! Hackers targeting 10-day-old Oracle E-Business Suite vulnerability

Attackers are actively scanning for unpatched versions of Oracle’s EBS systems after disclosure of “easily exploitable” ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 30 Oct 2026
Binance investigating potential security incident as wallets drained of billions

Binance investigating potential security incident as wallets drained of billions

UPDATE: Company pins incident on "compromised DevOps engineer’s laptop" as more than US$6b drained from Binance wallets, ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 30 Oct 2026
Op-Ed: Just 4% of Australian organisations regularly test their response to AI cyber incidents

Op-Ed: Just 4% of Australian organisations regularly test their response to AI cyber incidents

ISACA’s Jamie Norton says new research raises questions about incident preparedness, board oversight, and mounting ...

Jamie Norton, Vice Chair of the ISACA Board and Chief Information Security Officer at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). • Thu, 29 Oct 2026
AI governance firm Conscia picks up a gong at PM’s National Veteran Employment Awards

AI governance firm Conscia picks up a gong at PM’s National Veteran Employment Awards

Soldier On, DEWC Services, Thales Australia, and Port Macquarie Hastings Council have scooped defence industry accolades ...

Robert Dougherty • Thu, 29 Oct 2026
The industry speaks – part 12: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026

The industry speaks – part 12: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026

“As more of our financial lives move online, protecting our super needs to be part of how we think about our overall ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 29 Oct 2026
Data leak exposes tens of thousands of US Homeland Security staff

Data leak exposes tens of thousands of US Homeland Security staff

A non-profit data transparency site publishes data of more than 41,000 DHS employees, including ICE, Customs and Border ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 29 Oct 2026
Report: Aussie law firms increasingly targeted by sophisticated hackers

Report: Aussie law firms increasingly targeted by sophisticated hackers

New research has found that Australian legal practices are prime targets for cyber attacks and underground access ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 29 Oct 2026
Darknet forum blues: Even darknet operators are over the vulnerability apocalypse

Darknet forum blues: Even darknet operators are over the vulnerability apocalypse

As the world struggles with PHP2Shell and a wave of other vulnerabilities surfaced by AI, even the admin of the largest ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 29 Oct 2026
You’re the Voice: Academics propose new plan to protect Australian artists from AI exploitation

You’re the Voice: Academics propose new plan to protect Australian artists from AI exploitation

The proposed Copyright Plus framework would require AI companies to disclose training data, fund payments to creators, ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 29 Oct 2026
AI now resolves 60% of its security investigations, says Arctic Wolf

AI now resolves 60% of its security investigations, says Arctic Wolf

Cyber security firm Arctic Wolf says its agentic security operations model has cut alert volumes by 19 per cent.

David Hollingworth • Wed, 28 Oct 2026
DigiCert secures ISO 27001 certification following independent audit

DigiCert secures ISO 27001 certification following independent audit

Digital security firm DigiCert has achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for its global certificate authority and ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 28 Oct 2026
Aussie holiday park operators compromised by RMS Cloud third-party breach

Aussie holiday park operators compromised by RMS Cloud third-party breach

Reflections Holidays, G’Day Parks, and others warn customers about phishing emails that reference genuine bookings and ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 28 Oct 2026
Parliament to examine small business cyber security across key sectors

Parliament to examine small business cyber security across key sectors

A parliamentary inquiry will hear from eight sectors as it examines how Australia can make cyber security support more ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 28 Oct 2026
‘A pipeline of hate’ – AFP boss calls out big tech at Senate estimates hearing

‘A pipeline of hate’ – AFP boss calls out big tech at Senate estimates hearing

AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett has pulled no punches when it comes to describing the impact of social media and AI on ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 28 Oct 2026
PHP2Shell: It’s official – CISA confirms exploitation of critical PHP vulnerabilities

PHP2Shell: It’s official – CISA confirms exploitation of critical PHP vulnerabilities

The US cyber agency has added CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.

David Hollingworth • Wed, 28 Oct 2026
Report: 94% of Australian organisations report serious cyber skills gaps

Report: 94% of Australian organisations report serious cyber skills gaps

New research finds AI risks and identity-based attacks are straining Australian security teams, with nearly a quarter ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 27 Oct 2026
Exclusive: Qilin ransomware group claims quartet of Aussie victims in as many days

Exclusive: Qilin ransomware group claims quartet of Aussie victims in as many days

The world’s most active cyber extortion group is continuing to target Australian businesses – including one that was ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 27 Oct 2026
As cyber disruption becomes ‘inevitable’, technology sovereignty will matter more than ever

As cyber disruption becomes ‘inevitable’, technology sovereignty will matter more than ever

Democracy campaigners call on the Australian government to “shape the AI transition in a way that puts the public ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 27 Oct 2026