July Patch Tuesday – Australian Cyber Security Magazine
Microsoft has addressed 128 CVEs in its July 2025 Patch Tuesday release, with 12 rated critical, and 115 rated important and one rated as moderate.…
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Australian Organisations Must Get Battle-Ready to Prevent AI-Powered Cyberwarfare Attacks
By Nadir Izrael, Co-Founder and CTO, Armis The threat of cyber warfare against Australia has escalated, driving a significant increase in investment to strengthen national…
ADF partner with Philippine Army on defensive cyber
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Philippine Army have participated in a combined defensive cyber activity to enhance regional cybersecurity. Conducted in Manila, Philippines,…
Critical vulnerabilities in Citrix Products
The ASD’s ACSC has issued a critical alert to its subscriber community concerning vulnerabilities in Citrix Netscaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway Products with recommendations to…
Qantas contact centre hit by ‘significant’ cyber incident
Qantas has confirmed that a cyber incident has been contained in one of its contact centres, impacting customer data. In a statement, the company advised, “On…
Recommendation for Key Management | NIST Requests Public Comment
NIST maintains its cryptography standards and guidelines using a periodic review process. Currently, NIST seeks your feedback on all aspects of these two publications: The…
APAC businesses lag global peers in AI confidence
As AI becomes embedded in everyday business operations, confidence in its value and deployment varies widely across the globe. According to the 2025 Celonis AI…
Virtual IT Group and The Instillery announce trans-Tasman merger.
Australian-based Virtual IT Group and New Zealand’s The Instillery have announced they are joining forces to form one of the largest integrated trans-Tasman managed services…
ACMA Moves to Protect Vulnerable Telco Consumers
Protections for telco consumers facing domestic and family violence will be a strong focus for the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) over the next…
Report by Audit Office of New South Wales Examines State’s Cyber Policy
The Audit Office of New South Wales has published a report that presents its analysis of the NSW Cyber Security Policy compliance data submitted by…
Check Point Research Identifies New Malware Techniques
Check Point Research has identified the first documented case of malware embedding prompt injection to evade AI detection. The malware embedded natural-language text into the…
Report Finds Workplace AI Policies Lag AI Use
Despite soaring use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, most organisations remain critically unprepared to manage the risks, according to ISACA’s annual AI Pulse Poll,…