Category: australiancybersecuritymagazine

Exploitation of Cisco SD-WAN appliances
08
Mar
2026

Exploitation of Cisco SD-WAN appliances

Australian and allied cyber security agencies have warned that malicious actors are actively targeting organisations’ SD-WAN infrastructure by exploiting a…

Malicious insider incidents rising faster than negligence-based threats in Australia
07
Mar
2026

Malicious insider incidents rising faster than negligence-based threats in Australia

A growing number of Australian organisations are reporting increases in malicious insider activity, with intentional threats now rising faster than…

Wollongong academic secures Fulbright for international cybersecurity research
07
Mar
2026

Wollongong academic secures Fulbright for international cybersecurity research

A University of Wollongong (UOW) cybersecurity researcher has been awarded a 2026 Fulbright Scholar Award to undertake international research in…

Zero Trust approach moves to cloud services and enterprise networks
06
Mar
2026

Zero Trust approach moves to cloud services and enterprise networks

ThreatLocker has expanded its cybersecurity platform with new Zero Trust network and cloud access capabilities designed to reduce the impact…

Furthering Submarine Cable Supply Chains
06
Mar
2026

Furthering Submarine Cable Supply Chains

The Australia India Institute has secured funding under the Australia–India Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership (AICCTP) to lead a new…

Rising AI responsibility and accountability in ANZ
25
Feb
2026

Rising AI responsibility and accountability in ANZ

Cisco has released findings from Splunk’s annual CISO Report, From Risk to Resilience in the AI Era, highlighting how the…

Bastion and Astralas to merge
23
Feb
2026

Bastion and Astralas to merge

Bastion Security Group has signed an agreement to merge with Melbourne-based cybersecurity consultancy Astralas, in a move that further consolidates…

Australian healthcare industry most targeted, followed by manufacturing
20
Feb
2026

Australian healthcare industry most targeted, followed by manufacturing

Healthcare services was the most targeted industry in Australia in the second half of 2025, according to the latest OT and…

Critical infrastructure compliance upgrades highlight greater physical security needs for key electricity, AI, and data assets
19
Feb
2026

Critical infrastructure compliance upgrades highlight greater physical security needs for key electricity, AI, and data assets

Smart electricity grids supporting vital AI, data centres and national infrastructure require new physical and cyber security standards to address…

Australia and APAC in Scope as OT Threats Mature
18
Feb
2026

Australia and APAC in Scope as OT Threats Mature

Dragos has identified a shift from reconnaissance to operationally focused cyber activity across industrial infrastructure, alongside a sharp increase in…

Growth in Data Extortion Incidents and Continued Dominance of Ransomware
18
Feb
2026

Growth in Data Extortion Incidents and Continued Dominance of Ransomware

Arctic Wolf has reported an 11-fold increase in data-only extortion incidents over the past year, alongside the continued dominance of…

Mobile and internet reliability complaints spike in Quarter 2
18
Feb
2026

Mobile and internet reliability complaints spike in Quarter 2

The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) received 14,017 complaints between October and December 2025, a 3.6% increase on the previous quarter,…