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Bendigo Bank wants to have Australia’s first agentic SOC, but will human workers pay the price?

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 ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 30 Jun 2026
Scam alert! Chinese scam toolkit actively targeting Australia and New Zealand

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 ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 30 Jun 2026
3 in 4 consumers would ditch a company if it suffered a major cyber attack

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 ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 30 Jun 2026
Hacked! Automotive giant Nissan discloses multi-country data breach

Hacked! Automotive giant Nissan discloses multi-country data breach

Nissan pins employee data breach on Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day as ShinyHunters hacking spree continues.

David Hollingworth Tue, 30 Jun 2026
Child protection advocates call for faster action on digital duty of care laws

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 ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 30 Jun 2026
Bankers warn of central market crash thanks to AI boom

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 ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 29 Jun 2026
Cyber resilience a key plank of new Nakamal Agreement between Vanuatu and Australia

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 ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 29 Jun 2026
Australia doubles social media ban fines as eSafety gets greater powers

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 ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 29 Jun 2026
Artificial intelligence adoption surged in 2024–25, ABS reports

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.

David Hollingworth Mon, 29 Jun 2026
ACMA targets SMS scams, emergency services, and telco protections in 2026–27 compliance agenda

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 ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 29 Jun 2026
Exclusive: Nova ransomware group takes responsibility for NSW RFS hack

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 ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 29 Jun 2026
Why are cyber attacks on schools so devastating and so easy to pull off?

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 ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 26 Jun 2026
Generation Life confirms customers impacted in April cyber incident

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 ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 26 Jun 2026
ASIO boss warns of active cyber threat to Aussie critical infrastructure

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 ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 26 Jun 2026
Productivity Commission says the productivity slump can be cured by AI

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 ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 26 Jun 2026
Report: Aussie journalists, human rights organisations coming under increasing cyber attack

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 ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 26 Jun 2026
APRA instructs major lenders to share cyber insights

APRA instructs major lenders to share cyber insights

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has instructed major banks and lenders to help protect the cyber ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 26 Jun 2026
Exclusive: NSW Rural Fire Service warns members of ‘cyber security incident’

Exclusive: NSW Rural Fire Service warns members of ‘cyber security incident’

NSW RFS commissioner says there is “no impact to our operational response capability”, but historical data likely ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 25 Jun 2026
Islamic Republic confirms banking infrastructure cyber incident

Islamic Republic confirms banking infrastructure cyber incident

The Islamic Republic of Iran has confirmed a cyber attack impacting users’ access to a number of banks.

Daniel Croft Thu, 25 Jun 2026
Exclusive: Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party quietly deletes Labor hacking claims

Exclusive: Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party quietly deletes Labor hacking claims

The right-wing party said “Labor goons” were responsible for a cyber attack on its donation website, but it has failed ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 25 Jun 2026