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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,…

Virtual IT Group Appoints New CEO
17
Feb
2026

Virtual IT Group Appoints New CEO

Virtual IT Group (VITG) has appointed Maurice McCarthy as Chief Executive Officer, as the managed services provider enters what it…

New phishing campaign weaponises fake video conference invites
16
Feb
2026

New phishing campaign weaponises fake video conference invites

Netskope Threat Labs has identified a new phishing campaign using fake video conference invitations to deliver remote access tools into…

BeyondTrust appoints new Partner Manager for Australia and New Zealand
16
Feb
2026

BeyondTrust appoints new Partner Manager for Australia and New Zealand

BeyondTrust has appointed Frank Cesarini as Partner Manager for Australia and New Zealand, expanding its regional channel leadership as demand…

CISOs driving growth through cyber resilience, but AI and supply chain visibility cause lingering gaps
12
Feb
2026

CISOs driving growth through cyber resilience, but AI and supply chain visibility cause lingering gaps

A new global study of chief information security officers (CISOs) suggests that while cyber resilience is increasingly seen as a driver of…

Regulators watch as Optus works to restore mobile services for affected users
11
Feb
2026

Regulators watch as Optus works to restore mobile services for affected users

Optus continues to work through a mobile network software issue that has left around 35,000 customers without full service, according…

Cyber security awareness initiative for Australian parliamentarians
10
Feb
2026

Cyber security awareness initiative for Australian parliamentarians

The National Industry Innovation Network has launched a new cyber security awareness initiative for Australian parliamentarians, aimed at strengthening resilience…

Technology assurance appointment at Logicalis
09
Feb
2026

Technology assurance appointment at Logicalis

Logicalis Australia has strengthened its technology assurance and advisory capability with the appointment of Luke Gardiner as principal of its…

State-aligned cyber campaign targeting national security, economic and diplomatic institutions
06
Feb
2026

State-aligned cyber campaign targeting national security, economic and diplomatic institutions

Palo Alto Networks’ threat intelligence unit, Unit 42, has released new research detailing the activities of a highly sophisticated state-aligned…