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ANZ releases advice on AI scams and fraud

ANZ releases advice on AI scams and fraud

Major bank ANZ has issued a warning regarding AI and increased levels of scams and fraud, highlighting that the ...

Daniel Croft • Tue, 06 Oct 2026
CBA to pay creators for copyrighted content

CBA to pay creators for copyrighted content

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has expanded an existing agreement that will now compensate creators for ...

Daniel Croft • Tue, 06 Oct 2026
Rapid7 aims for proactive defence with new threat intelligence engine

Rapid7 aims for proactive defence with new threat intelligence engine

Cyber security firm launches Rapid7 Intelligence combining threat intelligence, vulnerability research, and AI.

David Hollingworth • Mon, 05 Oct 2026
The industry speaks – part 2: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026

The industry speaks – part 2: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026

“The threat landscape we are defending against today bears little resemblance to 12 months ago.” – Andrew Kay, Illumio

David Hollingworth • Mon, 05 Oct 2026
In conversation with Dragos’ founder and CEO, Robert M. Lee

In conversation with Dragos’ founder and CEO, Robert M. Lee

Cyber Daily catches up with the OT security firm’s boss to talk about why, if you haven’t started your cyber security ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 02 Oct 2026
The industry speaks – part 1: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026

The industry speaks – part 1: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026

“We need systems that can adapt during an attack, maintain trusted communications, and protect presence as conditions ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 02 Oct 2026
Takedown! Police seize 110TB of stolen data from KillSec ransomware leak site

Takedown! Police seize 110TB of stolen data from KillSec ransomware leak site

Law enforcement authorities have seized control of the ransomware operator’s leak site and secured at least 110 ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 02 Oct 2026
Defence cyber teams test incident response skills in global competition

Defence cyber teams test incident response skills in global competition

Australian Defence personnel tested their cyber incident response skills against 605 participants from 18 Asia-Pacific ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 02 Oct 2026
ASIC to review banking industry AI use

ASIC to review banking industry AI use

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has announced that it will be reviewing the banking sector’s use of ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 02 Oct 2026
Reserve Bank warns of AI bubble bursting in latest Financial Stability Review

Reserve Bank warns of AI bubble bursting in latest Financial Stability Review

Booming investment in artificial intelligence and its infrastructure could lead to financial instability if the market ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 01 Oct 2026
Qld puts $750k into AI uplift for manufacturers

Qld puts $750k into AI uplift for manufacturers

The Queensland government is investing $750,000 in a trial program to help manufacturers identify and implement AI ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 01 Oct 2026
Exclusive: WA’s St James’ Anglican School investigating cyber incident in wake of ransomware claims

Exclusive: WA’s St James’ Anglican School investigating cyber incident in wake of ransomware claims

ThreeAM cyber extortion group claims hack, threatens to publish data; the school has already contacted parents and ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 01 Oct 2026
Critical alert: Aussie organisations targeted in Citrix NetScaler hacking campaign

Critical alert: Aussie organisations targeted in Citrix NetScaler hacking campaign

ACSC confirms Australian businesses are under attack as hackers deploy tools to maintain persistence on compromised ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 01 Oct 2026
The industry speaks: International Women in Cyber Day 2026

The industry speaks: International Women in Cyber Day 2026

“Women in cyber shouldn’t just adapt to the agentic era; we should be the ones designing how the workforce gets there

David Hollingworth • Wed, 30 Sep 2026
Australian government to invest $3.5m to combat technology-facilitated abuse

Australian government to invest $3.5m to combat technology-facilitated abuse

The Albanese government to stand up 12 new “innovative” projects as part of its National Plan to End Violence Against ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 30 Sep 2026
ShinyHunters v the FBI: Arrests, murders and threats, oh my!

ShinyHunters v the FBI: Arrests, murders and threats, oh my!

The FBI cyber division assistant director warns hackers that their friends will not protect them in the wake of the ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 30 Sep 2026
Medicare hack: OpenAI’s email to the Australian government – 5 paragraphs, zero apology

Medicare hack: OpenAI’s email to the Australian government – 5 paragraphs, zero apology

OpenAI’s email is revealed as ASD chief says the company’s recent apology is important. “We shouldn’t miss that ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 30 Sep 2026
CommBank warns of criminals using its logo to drive investment scams

CommBank warns of criminals using its logo to drive investment scams

“They’re using our colour, they’re using our logo, they’re using variations of our name. This is not CommSec,” big four ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 29 Sep 2026
Nvidia launches Open Agent Safety Platform to secure autonomous AI agents

Nvidia launches Open Agent Safety Platform to secure autonomous AI agents

Nvidia has launched an open platform designed to secure AI agents from testing through deployment.

David Hollingworth • Tue, 29 Sep 2026
Medicare hack: OpenAI to appear before joint select committee on artificial intelligence

Medicare hack: OpenAI to appear before joint select committee on artificial intelligence

The AI giant’s chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon, will fly to Sydney next week as OpenAI lays out “How we will do ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 29 Sep 2026