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NBN selects Amazon’s Project Kuiper to bring low-Earth orbit satellite broadband to Australia

NBN selects Amazon’s Project Kuiper to bring low-Earth orbit satellite broadband to Australia

NBN and Amazon have announced an agreement to deliver high-speed, wholesale fixed broadband to customers in parts of ...

Robert Dougherty • Thu, 07 Aug 2025
eSafety Commissioner slams tech giants for not dealing with child sexual abuse material

eSafety Commissioner slams tech giants for not dealing with child sexual abuse material

The Australian eSafety Commissioner has called out a number of technology and social media giants for their lack of ...

Daniel Croft • Thu, 07 Aug 2025
‘Tech bros get all the benefits’: Mixed reactions to Productivity Commission’s AI report

‘Tech bros get all the benefits’: Mixed reactions to Productivity Commission’s AI report

The Productivity Commission’s recent AI report has stirred the industrial relations pot ahead of the Economic Reform ...

Kace O'Neil • Thu, 07 Aug 2025
Exclusive: NZ accounting firm allegedly breached by PEAR Ransomware

Exclusive: NZ accounting firm allegedly breached by PEAR Ransomware

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on a New Zealand-based accounting firm, claiming to have stolen client data, ...

Daniel Croft • Thu, 07 Aug 2025
Raft of firmware flaws on Dell business laptops could lead to device compromise

Raft of firmware flaws on Dell business laptops could lead to device compromise

Impact of vulnerabilities dubbed ReVault by analysts could be “significant”, but patches are thankfully available.

David Hollingworth • Thu, 07 Aug 2025
CyberArk announces IRAP assessment completion at ‘protected’ level

CyberArk announces IRAP assessment completion at ‘protected’ level

Global identity security leader CyberArk has announced its completion of Australia’s InfoSec Registered Assessors ...

Daniel Croft • Wed, 06 Aug 2025
Allianz Life faces 2 lawsuits following third-party cyber attack

Allianz Life faces 2 lawsuits following third-party cyber attack

The US arm of Allianz Life is facing a pair of class action lawsuits in the aftermath of its July 2025 cyber attack, as ...

Daniel Croft • Wed, 06 Aug 2025
Chalmers   Productivity Commission bullish on AI, but others not so sure

Chalmers Productivity Commission bullish on AI, but others not so sure

Australia’s Productivity Commission has warned against the over-regulation of AI, but opponents are wary of going easy ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 06 Aug 2025
US Department of Homeland Security announces US$100m in community cyber grants

US Department of Homeland Security announces US$100m in community cyber grants

The new grants will be available to state and local governments, as well as tribal entities.

David Hollingworth • Wed, 06 Aug 2025
NSW corrections officer charged over alleged smuggling of encrypted phone into prison

NSW corrections officer charged over alleged smuggling of encrypted phone into prison

The AFP’s Operation Kraken, which took down the criminal networking app Ghost, has claimed another scalp.

David Hollingworth • Wed, 06 Aug 2025
Pandora becomes latest fashion brand hit in Salesforce cyber campaign

Pandora becomes latest fashion brand hit in Salesforce cyber campaign

Major Danish jewellery brand Pandora has joined the rapidly growing number of fashion businesses suffering third-party ...

Daniel Croft • Wed, 06 Aug 2025
Chanel caught up in Salesforce data breach wave

Chanel caught up in Salesforce data breach wave

As the Salesforce cyber crime campaign continues, French fashion giant Chanel has become the latest victim of data ...

Daniel Croft • Tue, 05 Aug 2025
Report: Q2 2025 ransomware trends and actors to watch

Report: Q2 2025 ransomware trends and actors to watch

Qilin leads the pack in terms of victim count, while 17 groups go quiet in the second quarter of 2025.

David Hollingworth • Tue, 05 Aug 2025
SonicWall actively investigating rash of malicious activity targeting its firewalls

SonicWall actively investigating rash of malicious activity targeting its firewalls

Analysts flag a surge in ransomware activity, as the firewall maker looks to determine if a new – and unknown – ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 05 Aug 2025
Grok’s new AI image generator can make NSFW content

Grok’s new AI image generator can make NSFW content

xAI has officially launched Grok’s new image generator, Grok Imagine, which is set to rival the likes of Google Veo 3 ...

Daniel Croft • Tue, 05 Aug 2025
Expert opinion: VPN providers are the real winners in the wake of UK’s under-16 social media ban

Expert opinion: VPN providers are the real winners in the wake of UK’s under-16 social media ban

As Australia stumbles its way towards a similar ban, the same explosion in the use of VPNs by young people could happen ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 05 Aug 2025
Delta Air Lines says it will not use its AI tech to personalise individual airfares

Delta Air Lines says it will not use its AI tech to personalise individual airfares

Delta Air Lines has reassured US lawmakers it will not be setting personalised prices for its customers after announcing ...

Daniel Croft • Tue, 05 Aug 2025
Apple CEO says that AI leadership is the company’s ‘to grab’

Apple CEO says that AI leadership is the company’s ‘to grab’

CEO of US technology giant Apple, Tim Cook, has told employees that the company must “win” in AI, citing previous ...

Daniel Croft • Mon, 04 Aug 2025
US SEC to bolster innovation with AI taskforce

US SEC to bolster innovation with AI taskforce

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has unveiled plans to create an AI taskforce, which it hopes will ...

Daniel Croft • Mon, 04 Aug 2025
Google says it will sign EU’s AI code of practice, expresses concerns

Google says it will sign EU’s AI code of practice, expresses concerns

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has agreed to sign the European Union’s new AI code of practice, but has expressed a ...

Daniel Croft • Mon, 04 Aug 2025