ATO restructures cloud ops, embraces ‘approval by default’
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has halved the size of its cloud team after expanding the use of self-service capabilities on its Amazon Web Services…
Month: October 2025
The energy sector is ground zero for global cyber activity
A new study from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology shows how geopolitical tensions shape cyberattacks on power grids, fuel systems, and other critical infrastructure. How…
University of New England to give every student access to AI
The University of New England (UNE) will offer all students an AI platform from next month that they can use to build AI assistants as…
Biotech platforms keep missing the mark on security fundamentals
A new security posture report on the biotech sector shows how quickly attackers could reach sensitive health data with only basic reconnaissance. Researchers needed less…
The Hidden Cost of Security Misconfigurations in the Critical Infrastructure Industry
When it comes to protecting Australia’s critical infrastructure, most organisations focus on the points of entry. They invest in stronger locks for doors, multi-factor authentication,…
Fewer Australian Enterprises Are Training Staff For Security Roles Despite Understaffed Teams
Cybersecurity teams in Australia remain stretched thin, with more than half (54 percent) understaffed and 58 percent reporting unfilled positions. Yet despite this shortage, only…
Clop extortion emails claim theft of Oracle E-Business Suite data
Mandiant and Google are tracking a new extortion campaign where executives at multiple companies received emails claiming that sensitive data was stolen from their Oracle…
Multiple Splunk Enterprise Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Execute Unauthorized JavaScript code
Splunk has released patches for multiple vulnerabilities in its Enterprise and Cloud Platform products, some of which could allow attackers to execute unauthorized JavaScript code,…
Industrial cellular routers in Australia abused for smishing
A popular make of industrial cellular routers with nearly 10,000 devices connected to the Internet in Australia alone is being abused by attackers for short…
Configurable Peer Benchmarking for CISO Decision-Making
Exabeam has announced security posture benchmarking for proactive security within Exabeam Nova, a core agentic AI component of the New-Scale Security Operations Platform. For the…
Emails claim Oracle data theft in new Clop-linked extortion campaign
Mandiant and Google are tracking a new extortion campaign where executives at multiple companies received emails claiming that sensitive data was stolen from their Oracle…
Oracle customers being bombarded with emails claiming widespread data theft
Attackers appearing to be aligned with the Clop ransomware group have sent emails to Oracle customers seeking extortion payments, claiming they stole data from the…