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Exclusive: Australian fibre installation firm allegedly breached by INC Ransom

Exclusive: Australian fibre installation firm allegedly breached by INC Ransom

Infamous ransomware gang INC Ransom has claimed a cyber attack on an Australian fibre network design and installation ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 19 Mar 2025
California Cryobank confirms year-old cyber attack

California Cryobank confirms year-old cyber attack

It is currently unclear whether the company’s international operations, including Australia, have been impacted by the ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 19 Mar 2025
CISA reaches out to fired employees after dismissal deemed unlawful

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 ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 19 Mar 2025
AI adoption in the ANZ region: ‘In a nutshell, we’re too slow’

AI adoption in the ANZ region: ‘In a nutshell, we’re too slow’

Lenovo has released its third CIO Playbook, and it looks like Australia is at risk of falling behind the rest of the ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 19 Mar 2025
Op-Ed: Outpacing AI-driven cyber attacks

Op-Ed: Outpacing AI-driven cyber attacks

Vectra AI’s regional director of Australia and New Zealand outlines essential strategies for modern defenders.

Chris Fisher, Regional Director of Australia and New Zealand at Vectra AI Wed, 19 Mar 2025
AI agents to halve the time it takes to exploit account exposures within 2 years

AI agents to halve the time it takes to exploit account exposures within 2 years

New research by Gartner suggests AI agents will be a vital tool for account takeover attacks by 2025.

David Hollingworth Wed, 19 Mar 2025
Meta’s Australian fact-checking program to curb fake content ahead of election

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 ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 19 Mar 2025
Apple’s UK backdoor appeal held privately despite US requests

Apple’s UK backdoor appeal held privately despite US requests

Despite requests by US lawmakers, the UK government has privately held a hearing between itself and Apple regarding a ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 18 Mar 2025
Research project harnesses artificial intelligence to strengthen cyber defence

Research project harnesses artificial intelligence to strengthen cyber defence

An advanced research initiative has been launched into hybrid moving target defence for container-based cloud ...

Robert Dougherty Tue, 18 Mar 2025
New ransomware gang observed exploiting known Fortinet vulnerabilities

New ransomware gang observed exploiting known Fortinet vulnerabilities

Researchers have observed a new ransomware variant being deployed via a pair of vulnerabilities in FortiGate firewall ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 18 Mar 2025
Exclusive: INC Ransom claims hack of Sitro Group Australia

Exclusive: INC Ransom claims hack of Sitro Group Australia

Hackers claim to have encrypted and stolen data from a family-owned outdoor leisure wholesaler and distributor.

David Hollingworth Tue, 18 Mar 2025
Identity verification firm Incode signs up for social media age assurance trial

Identity verification firm Incode signs up for social media age assurance trial

US firm joins Australia’s Age Assurance Technology Trial to help build “trust and security in the digital world”.

David Hollingworth Mon, 17 Mar 2025
Apple’s UK backdoor legal battle should be made public, say US lawmakers

Apple’s UK backdoor legal battle should be made public, say US lawmakers

US lawmakers are urging the UK government to publicly hold the hearing between itself and Apple regarding a British ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 17 Mar 2025
Aussie university develops ‘revolutionary approach’ to stopping ransomware attacks

Aussie university develops ‘revolutionary approach’ to stopping ransomware attacks

Charles Sturt University lecturer project could serve as the “last line of defence” against growing ransomware attacks

David Hollingworth Mon, 17 Mar 2025
Exclusive: Threat actor advertises over 3m Honda records for sale

Exclusive: Threat actor advertises over 3m Honda records for sale

A threat actor claims to have exfiltrated over 3 million records from Japanese car manufacturing giant Honda.

Daniel Croft Mon, 17 Mar 2025
archTIS completes acquisition of workflow specialists Direktiv

archTIS completes acquisition of workflow specialists Direktiv

Australian data security firm acquires technology assets, employees and customers, with founders appointed to key ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 17 Mar 2025
DARPA commits to a new partnership to improve deepfake protection

DARPA commits to a new partnership to improve deepfake protection

The Digital Safety Research Institute will work with the US defence research agency to advance deepfake detection and ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 17 Mar 2025
Google outlines online age assurance proposal

Google outlines online age assurance proposal

The search giant says its legislative framework to protect children online is a better choice than Meta’s.

David Hollingworth Fri, 14 Mar 2025
Over 200k myGov users ditch passwords for passkeys

Over 200k myGov users ditch passwords for passkeys

Following the rollout of a new authentication method, over 200,000 myGov users have switched from passwords to passkeys

Daniel Croft Fri, 14 Mar 2025
Exclusive: Threat actor falsely claims new DOGE data breach

Exclusive: Threat actor falsely claims new DOGE data breach

A threat actor has falsely claimed a cyber attack against the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) after it ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 14 Mar 2025