SA gov establishes ‘Office for AI’
South Australia has formally established an ‘Office for AI’ as part of an initiative to develop artificial intelligence pilots for use in the state government.…
Month: July 2025
Critical Salesforce Flaws Allow Remote Code Execution
Salesforce has disclosed a series of critical security vulnerabilities in its Tableau Server platform that could allow attackers to execute remote code and gain unauthorized…
Vulnhuntr: Open-source tool to identify remotely exploitable vulnerabilities
Vulnhuntr is an open-source tool that finds remotely exploitable vulnerabilities. It uses LLMs and static code analysis to trace how data moves through an application,…
Critical Flaws in Niagara Framework Threaten Smart Buildings and Industrial Systems Worldwide
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered over a dozen security vulnerabilities impacting Tridium’s Niagara Framework that could allow an attacker on the same network to compromise the…
Notable email-based threats targeting organisations around the world
During July, Barracuda threat analysts identified several notable email-based threats targeting organisations around the world. Many of them leveraged popular phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) kits. The threats…
Code syntax error prevented hacked AWS AI dev extension from running
AWS has published further details of an incident involving one of its artificial intelligence development tools, which saw an unknown threat actor inject a malicious…
Agent-driven automation deployed in the Oracle Database
MyRISK has launched CyberFLOWS, that enables real-time, agent-driven automation entirely within the Oracle Database. Developed in conjunction with Oracle, CyberFLOWS delivers an Oracle-native orchestration layer…
NT gov agency targeted in alleged $3.5m BEC scam
A NT government agency was deceived by an alleged business email compromise scam that has seen a Sydney-based man arrested and charged. The Australian Federal…
AI is transforming the lives of neurodivergent people
For Cape Town-based filmmaker Kate D’hotman, connecting with movie audiences comes naturally. Far more daunting is speaking with others. “I’ve never understood how people [decipher]…
Allianz Life says majority of US customers’ data stolen in hack
US insurance giant Allianz Life said that hackers stole the personal information of the majority of its customers, financial professionals, and select Allianz Life employees…
Orica scales GenAI capabilities with Now Assist
Orica has rolled out 20 artificial intelligence-powered capabilities for its IT service desk function, a year after integrating ServiceNow’s generative AI suite into its support…
Arizona Woman Jailed for Helping North Korea in $17M IT Job Scam
An Arizona woman has been sentenced to over eight years in prison for her significant role in a fraudulent operation that funnelled more than $17…