Government Cyber Security Showcase Victoria 2026
Registrations have opened for the Government Cyber Security Showcase Victoria 2026, a one-day event aimed at helping public sector leaders address accelerating cyber threats and…
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Network Attacks Outpace Malware in Australia
Australian businesses are now facing significantly more network-based attacks than traditional malware, according to WatchGuard Technologies’ Q4 2025 Threat Landscape Report, highlighting a marked shift…
Quantum batteries could supercharge the future of quantum computing
Researchers have unveiled a new approach to powering quantum computers using quantum batteries, a development that could significantly improve the performance, efficiency and scalability of…
Privacy Teams Are Shrinking, Increasingly Stressed: New ISACA study
ISACA’s newly released State of Privacy 2026 survey warns that privacy teams across Oceania are under increasing pressure as resources shrink and risk continues to grow, turning…
Command injection in Apache bRPC heap profiler
The CyberArk Labs team have identified Apache bRPC users are exposed to a critical command injection flaw in the /pprof/heap endpoint (CVE‑2025‑60021, CVSS 9.8) that…
Analysis of Poland electricity sector attack
Dragos has released a detailed threat intelligence report providing the first in-depth operational technology (OT) security analysis of the 29 December cyberattack on Poland’s electric…
Rapid7 Appoints New APJ GM
Rapid7 has appointed Simon Ractliffe (pictured) as General Manager for its Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) business, strengthening regional leadership as the company accelerates growth…
Cythera Appoints new Australian Managing Director
Cythera has appointed cybersecurity industry veteran Jason Whyte (pictured) as Managing Director for Australia, signalling a major step in the company’s national expansion and operational…
Latest email threats – from QR code deception to callback phishing
Over the last month, Barracuda threat analysts have investigated the following email threats targeting organisations and their employees: Tycoon phishing kit using QR codes built out of…
Call for Comments on NIST SP 800-82, Guide to Operational Technology (OT) Security
NIST has initiated the process of revising Special Publication (SP) 800-82, Guide to Operational Technology (OT) Security, to incorporate lessons learned, align with relevant NIST guidance…
Cost of High-Impact IT Outages for Financial Services Companies
New Relic has released its Observability Forecast for Financial Services, revealing that high-impact IT outages cost financial services organisations an average of US$1.8 million per hour,…
Automated decision-making and public reporting under the Freedom of Information Act
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released a new report examining how transparently Australian Government agencies disclose their use of automated decision-making…