Security
Crystal ball gazing: Gartner lays out its top 2026 cyber security trends
AI agents, regulatory volatility, and post-quantum computing all loom large over the coming 12 months.
Hacked: New SmarterTools SmarterMail vulnerability exploited in the wild
The US cyber agency adds a new SmarterMail vulnerability to its known exploited list, alongside a React Native Community ...
Substack discloses data breach: ‘This sucks. I’m sorry,’ says CEO
Blogging platform Substack warns users that their phone numbers and email addresses were compromised as a hacker claims ...
I’m a cop, honest! AFP warns of scammers posing as AFP officers
Scammers are calling up Aussies and posing as Australian Federal Police officers – here’s what to watch out for.
Exclusive: Epworth HealthCare finds no evidence of data breach as hackers allege 920GB stolen in ransomware attack
The newly emerged 0APT hacking group lists a Victorian healthcare provider, while the victim says “no verified evidence” ...
How scammers get their hands on your property deposit and how you can protect it
A British expat has learnt the hard way that scammers can quite convincingly intercept purchases and get their hands on ...
Alert! CISA warns of 4 exploited vulnerabilities
A critical-severity SolarWinds Web Help Desk vulnerability has been added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) ...
Employee responsible for ‘non-malicious’ data breach loses dismissal case
An employee who was terminated for a breach of company confidentiality and data security had her unfair dismissal case ...
Dragos, Microsoft collaborate to strengthen security for industrial and OT environments
OT cyber security specialist Dragos expands its collaboration with Microsoft, integrating more closely with Azure and ...
Exclusive: Cl0p cyber extortion group targets Australian IT providers and clients
The threat actor behind multiple mass extortion campaigns claims to have compromised a pair of Aussie IT service ...
It could happen here: What Australian organisations can learn from Russia’s 2025 attack on Poland’s electricity grid
Russia-linked hackers targeted Poland’s energy grid last year, an attack that Dragos’ Josh Hanrahan says should be a ...
Exclusive: Aussie data not compromised as part of cyber attack on Distinctive Systems
A ransomware group claims a hack of a tour operator management software developer with offices in the UK, US, and ...
Interview: Genetec’s Andrew Elvish – ‘A lot of companies are in it to IPO and make their shareholders super rich’
Cyber Daily chats about the changing state of physical security in 2026, the crossover with cyber security, and what ...