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Sadistic online groups, AI, social media behind growing threat of online radicalisation, AFP says

Sadistic online groups, AI, social media behind growing threat of online radicalisation, AFP says

AFP acting Deputy Commissioner National Security Investigations Sandra Booth delivers a “confronting” statement to the ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 21 Oct 2026
If you build it… Data centres become Australia’s biggest construction category

If you build it… Data centres become Australia’s biggest construction category

The data centres powering Australia’s growing AI boom have overtaken offices, warehouses, and every other type of ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 21 Oct 2026
Crystal ball time: Wetware-as-a-service among key 2027 trends, Gartner says

Crystal ball time: Wetware-as-a-service among key 2027 trends, Gartner says

Artificial intelligence and agentic AI concerns dominate Gartner’s top strategic technology trends for 2027.

David Hollingworth • Wed, 21 Oct 2026
NextDC revises FY26–27 guidance, causing share drop and trading halt

NextDC revises FY26–27 guidance, causing share drop and trading halt

Aussie data centre builder NextDC suffers a torrid and disappointing few days as share value drops off a cliff ahead of ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 21 Oct 2026
Alert! PHP preparing to address pair of critical RCE vulnerabilities

Alert! PHP preparing to address pair of critical RCE vulnerabilities

Details of CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 leak ahead of official update as analysts warn vulnerabilities should be ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 21 Oct 2026
Is Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday too big to tackle? In a word, yes

Is Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday too big to tackle? In a word, yes

As the Redmond Giant considers new approaches to managing growing vulnerability numbers, one expert says the days of ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 20 Oct 2026
Specialist ADF cyber teams to take part in Exercise Keen Sword

Specialist ADF cyber teams to take part in Exercise Keen Sword

Australian units will join Japanese and US personnel alongside contingents from Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 20 Oct 2026
Report: Australian cyber executives threatened physically by hackers

Report: Australian cyber executives threatened physically by hackers

Ransomware actors are increasingly turning to violent new tactics in pursuit of a payday, and staff and families are ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 20 Oct 2026
eSafety Commissioner to front government hearing on radicalisation in Australia

eSafety Commissioner to front government hearing on radicalisation in Australia

ASIO, AFP, and Home Affairs are all to appear before the parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security.

David Hollingworth • Tue, 20 Oct 2026
Hacked! AI recruitment platform Bullhorn responding to cyber incident

Hacked! AI recruitment platform Bullhorn responding to cyber incident

The company warns of social engineering attacks targeting customers as it restores service in Australia, the UK, and the ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 20 Oct 2026
What next? Canva’s most recent third-party incident a ‘textbook case’ of supply chain risk

What next? Canva’s most recent third-party incident a ‘textbook case’ of supply chain risk

Canva may not have been directly hacked, but one of its tools definitely was – and that’s just as risky, says ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 19 Oct 2026
US agencies release updated guidance for responding to AI training incidents

US agencies release updated guidance for responding to AI training incidents

CISA and partners release 10-step framework, “Key Practices for Incident Readiness and Response in Super Intelligence ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 19 Oct 2026
The industry speaks – part 9: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026

The industry speaks – part 9: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026

“Separating corporate IT from operational systems, and tightly controlling what passes between them, can help contain a ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 19 Oct 2026
ACS calls on government to address ‘hole in the middle’ of the ASD’s new Essentials framework

ACS calls on government to address ‘hole in the middle’ of the ASD’s new Essentials framework

“Get this wrong and boards will be handed reports full of ‘fully effective’ ratings that nobody can stand behind,” says ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 19 Oct 2026
Exclusive: Aussie software giant Canva confirms third-party data incident

Exclusive: Aussie software giant Canva confirms third-party data incident

Ransomware newcomer Seven Deadly Sins claims the hack, saying stolen Salesforce data has already been sold to an ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 19 Oct 2026
Patch now! Experts, US cyber agency sound alarm over critical vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support

Patch now! Experts, US cyber agency sound alarm over critical vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support

Chinese hackers have been observed exploiting CVE-2026-102764, a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 19 Oct 2026
Kinetic IT appoints Pierre Tagle to lead its cyber security practice

Kinetic IT appoints Pierre Tagle to lead its cyber security practice

Kinetic IT has appointed a cyber security veteran to lead its national security practice as it expands advisory, ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 19 Oct 2026
The industry speaks – part 8: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026

The industry speaks – part 8: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026

“Putting identity at the centre of digital commerce can help reduce fraud without sacrificing the seamless experiences ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Westpac silent on petition calling on bank to cut ties with Palantir

Westpac silent on petition calling on bank to cut ties with Palantir

More than 25,000 Australians have signed a petition challenging Westpac to declare what it is using US company ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 16 Oct 2026
Exclusive: Aussie tech company with links to Defence, law enforcement allegedly breached by ransomware attack

Exclusive: Aussie tech company with links to Defence, law enforcement allegedly breached by ransomware attack

Qilin ransomware group claims breach of Chadwick Switchboards; allegedly stolen data published on the dark web.

David Hollingworth • Fri, 16 Oct 2026