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Message verified: SMS Sender ID Register goes live in Australia from today
ACMA heralds new ID register as an important new tool to protect Australians from scam text messages.
Investors warned as social media scams spike over winter
Consumers have been warned to be wary of online advice or investment opportunities this winter, as financial scam ...
Auditor-General’s report reveals dangerous gaps in third-party security in NSW public schools
The NSW Department of Education only began considering essential student data management platforms as “crown jewels” ...
AI costs lead businesses to rethink their AI investment
Tech leaders are rethinking AI investment as rising costs push them towards cheaper alternatives.
Bendigo Bank wants to have Australia’s first agentic SOC, but will human workers pay the price?
Victoria-based Bendigo Bank has announced it plans to revamp its security operations by building what it hopes will be ...
Scam alert! Chinese scam toolkit actively targeting Australia and New Zealand
Researchers uncover DCloud infrastructure used to power more than 230,000 second-level scam domains and real-world fraud ...
3 in 4 consumers would ditch a company if it suffered a major cyber attack
A new survey has revealed a decline in consumer tolerance for major cyber attacks, with a majority saying they would ...
Hacked! Automotive giant Nissan discloses multi-country data breach
Nissan pins employee data breach on Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day as ShinyHunters hacking spree continues.
Child protection advocates call for faster action on digital duty of care laws
International Justice Mission Australia urges the federal government to prioritise legislation requiring technology ...
Bankers warn of central market crash thanks to AI boom
Growing spending and investment on AI is creating a greater risk of a global financial crisis, according to a major ...
Cyber resilience a key plank of new Nakamal Agreement between Vanuatu and Australia
Australia signs a treaty with a Pacific nation to deepen integration and strengthen the collective security of the ...
Australia doubles social media ban fines as eSafety gets greater powers
The Australian government is raising the penalties for platforms that breach the country’s social media ban for ...
Artificial intelligence adoption surged in 2024–25, ABS reports
Almost half of Aussie businesses said they were embracing new technologies to save money and drive efficiency.
ACMA targets SMS scams, emergency services, and telco protections in 2026–27 compliance agenda
Australia’s communications regulator outlines enforcement priorities for the coming year, with a focus on consumer ...
Exclusive: Nova ransomware group takes responsibility for NSW RFS hack
A cyber extortion group clarifies NSW government hack claims, names the NSW Rural Fire Service – and a selection of ...
Why are cyber attacks on schools so devastating and so easy to pull off?
Schools hold a raft of personal data belonging to teachers and students alike, making them prime targets for cyber ...
Generation Life confirms customers impacted in April cyber incident
Aussie investment firm Generation Life has confirmed that customer data was impacted in a cyber attack it suffered back ...
ASIO boss warns of active cyber threat to Aussie critical infrastructure
ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess’ Annual Threat Assessment outlines chilling nation-state efforts to “cripple” vital ...
Productivity Commission says the productivity slump can be cured by AI
The Productivity Commission has said that productivity in Australia has slumped for the last decade, and that AI could ...
Report: Aussie journalists, human rights organisations coming under increasing cyber attack
Cloudflare’s latest Project Galileo Report celebrates the 12th anniversary of its program to protect civil society ...