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Australian government unveils 5-year deal with Microsoft to lock in pricing and support AI adoption
The whole-of-government agreement promises cost certainty, stronger legal protections, and improved access to emerging ...
ALERT! Five Eyes nations release emergency directive over critical, exploited Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller vulnerability
The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre joins its partners in warning of a Cisco flaw, as ...
Australia, Samoa sign memorandum of understanding on cyber cooperation
Australia’s Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, and Samoa’s Prime Minister, Laʻaulialemalietoa, have signed an MOU to fight ...
Australian defence worker sentenced for selling cyber-exploit components to Russian broker
A former US defence contractor employee and Australian national, Peter Williams, has been sentenced to 87 months in ...
Exclusive: Qilin ransomware targets quartet of Australian businesses in 1 month
A ransomware-as-a-service operator has claimed four Aussie victims since 30 January, but where is the data?
CrowdStrike says cyber criminals are rapidly adopting AI for cyber crime
In the same way as businesses around the world, hackers are using AI to bolster the damaging power of their cyber ...
Gutted: Aussie firm WiseTech to cut workforce by half, citing AI as key driver
Software company WiseTech says the age of manually writing code is over as its shares jumped 7 per cent following strong ...
Report: Fraud threats on the rise in 2026
A new study has revealed that over 65 per cent of Aussie businesses are losing more to fraud each year.
Adelaide University develops world-first system to protect drones against cyber attacks
Aussie researchers have developed one of the first global cyber security systems designed to protect drones from cyber ...
NSW Police to establish AI centre to oversee adoption
NSW Police has hinted at the development of a new AI centre, having begun recruiting a manager to lead it.
Australian Signals Directorate releases Azul, an open-source malware analysis platform
The new tool is designed to help government and enterprise network defenders analyse tens of millions of malware samples ...
Qantas faces union backlash following allegations of AI replacing terminated staff
Qantas is currently in a headbutting battle with the Australian Services Union (ASU) regarding a wave of job cuts that ...
Never too old to learn: NSW seniors to get face-to-face scam support from March
The NSW state government has announced a scheme aimed at building the “digital confidence” of older Australians.
Fowl play: Aussie poultry processor confirms cyber attack, chicken shortages hit customers
Victoria-based Hazeldenes is investigating a cyber incident that has led to shortages of chicken products in the ...
Cisco, Sharon AI launch Australia-first sovereign ‘Secure AI Factory’ with NVIDIA
The new facility aims to give enterprise and government access to high-performance, sovereign AI infrastructure.
AI is altering the landscape of cyber threats facing healthcare sector, expert says
AI-customised payloads are enhancing cyber attacks targeting healthcare organisations, making intelligence-sharing more ...
Japanese chip-testing firm Advantest confirms ransomware incident
A semiconductor testing giant with an international footprint says investigations into a cyber incident are ongoing.
US Treasury releases resources to guide financial sector AI use
The US Department of the Treasury has released two new resources that it says will guide AI use in the financial sector, ...
Report: 3 new OT threats came to the fore in 2025, and Australia is definitely a target
Dragos has released its ninth annual Year in Review report, and it highlights the rise of three dangerous new threat ...
Penetrated: Adult toy maker suffers leak after hacker slips in
A Japanese sex toy maker has had private data potentially exposed after a threat actor penetrated the email of a company ...