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Op-Ed: Disconnected data, disconnected decisions – the hidden risk in fragmented operations

Op-Ed: Disconnected data, disconnected decisions – the hidden risk in fragmented operations

Organisations are drowning in data, yet cyber security leaders are flying blind when it comes to risk.

Sam Salehi, managing director ANZ for Qualys Fri, 20 Jun 2025
Major Iranian crypto exchange hacked by Predatory Sparrow

Major Iranian crypto exchange hacked by Predatory Sparrow

Israel-linked anti-Iranian threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on a major Iranian cryptocurrency exchange, ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 19 Jun 2025
Exclusive: Aussie MSP Vertel confirms Space Bears ransomware attack

Exclusive: Aussie MSP Vertel confirms Space Bears ransomware attack

Hackers threaten to publish stolen data within days as leak site entry viewed more than 1,300 times.

David Hollingworth Thu, 19 Jun 2025
Iran’s internet connectivity collapses nationwide

Iran’s internet connectivity collapses nationwide

Iran is facing severe internet connectivity outages in the midst of its conflict with Israel, resulting in a large ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 19 Jun 2025
Multilingual AI chatbot being developed for Aussie emergency departments

Multilingual AI chatbot being developed for Aussie emergency departments

A new tech tool could lead to improved outcomes for non-English speaking patients and hospital staff.

David Hollingworth Thu, 19 Jun 2025
Pope Leo XIV makes the threat of AI a papacy priority

Pope Leo XIV makes the threat of AI a papacy priority

The Pope has set his sights on the technology industry, vowing to prioritise dealing with the threat of artificial ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 19 Jun 2025
NSW Police Force to get $125.8m cyber capacity boost

NSW Police Force to get $125.8m cyber capacity boost

The 2025–26 state budget will provide the NSW Police Force with “the best and latest cyber capabilities”.

David Hollingworth Thu, 19 Jun 2025
Exclusive: WA-based Pressure Dynamics confirms DragonForce ransomware attack

Exclusive: WA-based Pressure Dynamics confirms DragonForce ransomware attack

Hackers have published more than 100 gigabytes of data exfiltrated from an Australian hydraulics company.

David Hollingworth Wed, 18 Jun 2025
Major truck manufacturer Scania confirms insurance site cyber attack

Major truck manufacturer Scania confirms insurance site cyber attack

Swedish heavy vehicle manufacturer Scania has confirmed that threat actors successfully breached its insurance and ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 18 Jun 2025
Joint Australian-Thai investigation leads to Bangkok scam centre takedown

Joint Australian-Thai investigation leads to Bangkok scam centre takedown

An investment scam centre “boiler room” targeting Australians has been taken down, and thirteen people, including five ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 18 Jun 2025
Pro-Israel hackers claim cyber attack on Iranian bank

Pro-Israel hackers claim cyber attack on Iranian bank

Pro-Israel hackers have claimed a cyber attack on an Iranian bank, which has experienced outages and issues over the ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 18 Jun 2025
Optus admits to ‘unconscionable conduct’ of sales staff

Optus admits to ‘unconscionable conduct’ of sales staff

Aussie telco Optus has to pay a $100 million penalty after being found to have aggressively sold unwanted services to ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 18 Jun 2025
Cyber security to be key plank of new Australia-EU security pact

Cyber security to be key plank of new Australia-EU security pact

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a new Security and Defence Partnership with the European Union from the G7 ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 18 Jun 2025
8.4m affected in Indian ridesharing company data breach

8.4m affected in Indian ridesharing company data breach

A data breach of an Indian car rental and ridesharing company has exposed the data of millions of users after an ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 17 Jun 2025
Scattered Spider shifts focus to US insurance companies

Scattered Spider shifts focus to US insurance companies

The shift comes as the UK’s cyber watchdog launches an investigation into the group and the recent wave of UK retailer ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 17 Jun 2025
Law enforcement operation takes down Archetyp Market

Law enforcement operation takes down Archetyp Market

Agencies from across Europe worked together to take down a popular darknet drug market.

David Hollingworth Tue, 17 Jun 2025
CrowdStrike and AWS launch integrated cloud security incident response program

CrowdStrike and AWS launch integrated cloud security incident response program

The new initiative aims to accelerate cloud threat detection and response, and it is now available through AWS ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 17 Jun 2025
OpenAI granted $200m US defence contract for ‘warfighting and enterprise’

OpenAI granted $200m US defence contract for ‘warfighting and enterprise’

The US has also promoted a number of AI tech bros to senior Army Reserve positions to develop new military technology, ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 17 Jun 2025
Tabcorp fined $4m after breaking anti-spam laws

Tabcorp fined $4m after breaking anti-spam laws

TAB cops fine after sending over 5,700 messages to VIP customers without an option to unsubscribe.

David Hollingworth Tue, 17 Jun 2025
Major airline WestJet investigates cyber attack

Major airline WestJet investigates cyber attack

Canadian airline WestJet has disclosed that it is currently investigating a cyber incident after its internal systems ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 16 Jun 2025