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Exclusive: Aussie hospitality group confirms cyber incident, claimed by Kairos ransomware

Exclusive: Aussie hospitality group confirms cyber incident, claimed by Kairos ransomware

An Australian hospitality company has confirmed that it suffered a cyber incident, following claims by a notorious ...

Daniel Croft • Tue, 17 Feb 2026
Exclusive: Qilin ransomware claims hack of Mount Barker Co-operative

Exclusive: Qilin ransomware claims hack of Mount Barker Co-operative

Hackers have allegedly stolen 40 gigabytes of data from a West Australian food co-op, potentially compromising more than ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 17 Feb 2026
Hack for teacher: How to score cyber security top marks in the education sector

Hack for teacher: How to score cyber security top marks in the education sector

As schools and universities come under growing pressure from hackers, securing the data of students, parents, and ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 17 Feb 2026
KPMG partner uses AI to cheat on AI test, faces fine

KPMG partner uses AI to cheat on AI test, faces fine

A partner for big four accounting firm KPMG is facing a $10,000 fine after being found to have used AI to cheat on an ...

Daniel Croft • Mon, 16 Feb 2026
Australian Organisations Must Manage Supplier Risk to Strengthen Cyber Defence

Australian Organisations Must Manage Supplier Risk to Strengthen Cyber Defence

Today’s cybersecurity landscape is no longer shaped solely by headline-grabbing breaches, but by the accumulation of ...

Kash Sharma, Managing Director, ANZ, BlueVoyant • Mon, 16 Feb 2026
Why Connected Cameras Deserve a Place in Every Cyber Risk Strategy

Why Connected Cameras Deserve a Place in Every Cyber Risk Strategy

Though often deployed as part of physical risk management strategies, cameras are fast becoming a core component of ...

Charlie Burgess • Mon, 16 Feb 2026
Matter of trust: Tech giants partner up for new Trusted Tech Alliance

Matter of trust: Tech giants partner up for new Trusted Tech Alliance

Microsoft, NTT, Ericsson and more than a dozen others form a “cross-industry coalition” to establish a set of shared ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 16 Feb 2026
Multimillion-dollar FIIG penalty a ‘clear warning to all financial organisations’, expert says

Multimillion-dollar FIIG penalty a ‘clear warning to all financial organisations’, expert says

“Cyber security is not an IT issue; it is a board-level governance obligation,” says Trend Micro’s field CISO, ANZ, ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 16 Feb 2026
Proofpoint strengthens enterprise AI security platform with Acuvity acquisition

Proofpoint strengthens enterprise AI security platform with Acuvity acquisition

US cyber security firm Proofpoint acquires AI security specialist Acuvity, expanding its platform to help organisations ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 16 Feb 2026
$800k loss: Romance mortgage scam leaves man with empty wallet, broken heart

$800k loss: Romance mortgage scam leaves man with empty wallet, broken heart

An Australian man lost $800,000 to someone he thought he was in a relationship with, sending money and even taking out a ...

Daniel Croft • Fri, 13 Feb 2026
Government agencies simply aren’t reporting cyber incidents to the ASD

Government agencies simply aren’t reporting cyber incidents to the ASD

A new government report has revealed that a majority of government entities are not reporting their cyber security ...

Daniel Croft • Fri, 13 Feb 2026
Swipe left on scammers: How to spot a romance scam this Valentine’s Day

Swipe left on scammers: How to spot a romance scam this Valentine’s Day

With Valentine’s Day approaching fast, scammers are set to target those looking for love with romance scams.

Daniel Croft • Thu, 12 Feb 2026
Op-Ed: Latest Microsoft Patch Tuesday reveals 55 vulnerabilities

Op-Ed: Latest Microsoft Patch Tuesday reveals 55 vulnerabilities

Microsoft is aware of the exploitation in the wild of six vulnerabilities, and it notes public disclosure for three of ...

Adam Barnett, lead software engineer at Rapid7 • Thu, 12 Feb 2026