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Get hacked: Experts warn of cyber retaliation following Iran strikes
Iranian hackers are already spinning up their response to joint US and Israeli strikes and the killing of Ayatollah Ali ...
Afterpay owner plans to cut 40% of workforce in favour of AI
The parent company of buy-now, pay-later service Afterpay has cut almost half of its human workforce, citing ...
Strengthening data privacy and security a top priority for SMBs in 2026, new research shows
More than a third of respondents to a recent Shopify survey rated data protection as a major priority for the year ahead
11 arrested as New Zealand Police unravel dark web drug ring
New Zealand Police have dismantled a large importation and dark web distributed drug syndicate following a nine-month ...
Superloop celebrates that AI now delivers over half of its customer service
Australian budget ISP Superloop has celebrated that it now handles more than half of its customer service using agentic ...
Commvault boosts CrowdStrike alliance with bi-directional SIEM integration
The expanded partnership adds Commvault’s AI-powered backup intelligence into Falcon Next-Gen SIEM.
Kinetic IT earns fifth Deloitte Best Managed Companies award
Australian technology services provider Kinetic IT has been recognised for its sustained performance, governance, and ...
Inside Genetec: How a once-hardware-centric sector has become a software battleground
Cyber Daily was a guest at Genetec’s recent Global Press Summit 2026 – here’s what we learnt about the company and how ...
Chatbots can’t hug: Research warns of unethical socialisation of AI
New research has unveiled the “unethical” morals behind marketing that presents AI digital companions as solutions for ...
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 ...