Opinion

Op-Ed: How data visibility is the key to security

What’s worse than a data breach that exposes sensitive data? One that you are unaware of.

Mike Nichols, Vice President of Product Security at Elastic • Thu, 15 May 2025

Op-Ed: Healing the healthcare cyber crime epidemic

Australia’s healthcare system is under attack like never before – how do we defend this essential service from rising ...

Aaron Bugal, field CTO for APJ at Sophos • Tue, 06 May 2025

Op-Ed: The spotlight is on Australia’s election, but what looms in the cyber shadows?

Australia’s federal election is set for the third of May, and while political debates heat up, alarming threats are ...

Aaron Bugal, Field CTO for APJ at Sophos • Mon, 28 Apr 2025

Op-Ed: Hertz Australia’s third-party data breach – what to know

The recently reported cyber incident involving Hertz Australia, where customer data were compromised after a third-party ...

Kash Sharma, Managing Director, ANZ at BlueVoyant • Tue, 15 Apr 2025

Op-Ed: Outpacing AI-driven cyber attacks

Vectra AI’s regional director of Australia and New Zealand outlines essential strategies for modern defenders.

Chris Fisher, Regional Director of Australia and New Zealand at Vectra AI • Wed, 19 Mar 2025

Op-Ed: From burnout to balance – the hidden cyber crisis and how to address it

In today’s hyper-connected world, the role of chief information security officers and cyber security teams is nothing ...

E-Yang Tang, Vice President, Security, Resiliency and Network, Kyndryl A/NZ • Fri, 07 Mar 2025

Op-Ed: Security alerts can cry wolf – and strain expert resources

Leaping at the opportunities AI and cloud have to offer, businesses are accelerating investment in IT infrastructure, ...

Siti Chen, Manager of Enterprise Sales Engineering for Australia and New Zealand at Datadog • Mon, 24 Feb 2025

Op-Ed: Shedding light on shadow AI

SolarWinds’ global tech evangelist, Sascha Giese, discusses how organisations can navigate AI safely.

Sascha Giese, Global Tech Evangelist at SolarWinds • Fri, 17 Jan 2025

Op-Ed: Four 2025 cyber security predictions

The surge in sophisticated cyber threats, ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure, and the increasing impact of AI ...

Sabeen Malik, Rapid7’s VP, Global Government Affairs and Public Policy • Mon, 06 Jan 2025

Op-Ed: Building a cyber resilient Australia – insights from the Office of the CTO

The Australian government has taken a significant step towards enhancing its cyber security landscape by releasing a ...

Ashwin Ram, Cyber Security Evangelist, Check Point Software Technologies • Fri, 27 Dec 2024

Op-Ed: Building consumer trust and cyber resilience in Australia

As Australia embraces the age of artificial intelligence, the cloud, and “digital economy” applications, the management ...

Paul Henaghan, managing director at Cohesity • Fri, 06 Dec 2024

Op-Ed: Zero trust in the age of AI – strengthening security frameworks

As companies move from AI pilot programs to serious implementation, understanding zero trust is more important than ever

Sharat Nautiyal, Director, APJ Security Engineering at Vectra AI • Thu, 05 Dec 2024

Op-Ed: The evolving threat of hacktivism in a digital world

Hacktivism, the combination of hacking and activism, has emerged as a prominent tactic in cyber warfare and led to ...

Ashwin Ram, Cyber Security Evangelist at Check Point Software Technologies • Fri, 29 Nov 2024

Op-Ed: Only Ferraris and smart cars – cyber security’s mid-market failings

The cyber security industry has a peculiar problem. It does not have a clue how to build products for, sell to, and ...

Ajay Unni, CEO at StickmanCyber • Wed, 27 Nov 2024

Op-Ed: The looming threat to Australia’s critical infrastructure

More than 10 per cent of all cyber attacks targeted critical infrastructure in the last year, a worrying trend according ...

Peter Maloney, CEO of AUCyber • Thu, 21 Nov 2024

Op-Ed: Why copilots are a CISO headache and how to fix it

Are generative AI (GenAI) features and functionalities paving the way to a more productive future, or are they offering ...

Sharat Nautiyal, Director of Security Engineering at Vectra AI • Wed, 20 Nov 2024

Op-Ed: Australia and the US heading towards free speech showdown under Trump

Labor’s Ed Husic says the government will “harmonise where we can and localise where we have to” when it comes to AI and ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 12 Nov 2024

Op-ed: In the ransomware battle of good v evil, we must unite against a common enemy

As the ransomware economy booms and the threat continues to grow, Claroty’s Leon Poggioli calls for more transparency in ...

Leon Poggioli, ANZ Regional Director with Claroty • Wed, 25 Sep 2024

Op-Ed: Australia v Musk – Musk labels Australia a fascist nation following new anti-misinformation laws

The tech giant gets to name-calling as Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones calls the free-speech absolutist’s response ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 13 Sep 2024