Australia Ranks Fourth Globally for Cyber Threats in Critical Infrastructure
Australia has retained its position as the fourth most targeted country in the world for cyberattacks on operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT)…
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Ransomware Risk Management framework released for comment
Earlier this year, the NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence published an initial public draft of NIST Interagency Report (NIST IR) 8374 Revision 1, Ransomware Risk…
New Country Manager for NinjaOne
NinjaOne appoints Geoff Davies (pictured) as the new Vice President and Country Manager for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). Davies brings more than 15 years…
Notable email-based threats targeting organisations around the world
During July, Barracuda threat analysts identified several notable email-based threats targeting organisations around the world. Many of them leveraged popular phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) kits. The threats…
Agent-driven automation deployed in the Oracle Database
MyRISK has launched CyberFLOWS, that enables real-time, agent-driven automation entirely within the Oracle Database. Developed in conjunction with Oracle, CyberFLOWS delivers an Oracle-native orchestration layer…
Kinetic IT appoints Defence leader Murray Thompson AM CSC
Kinetic IT has announced the appointment of Major General (Retired) Murray Thompson AM CSC as Group Executive Advisory & Transformation, marking a significant step forward…
Cybersecurity Still Misaligned with Business Risk Priorities
Qualys has released The 2025 State of Cyber Risk Assessment Report, revealing that many organisations are still approaching cyber risk as a technical rather than…
U.S.-Based Cybersecurity and Defence Experts hired to Accelerate Expansion
archTIS Limited has appointed two U.S.-based professionals, Erik Hanson and Darroll Walsh, to support the Company’s expansion into the North American defence and government sectors.…
Critical Alert issued on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vulnerability
The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre issued a critical alert over the weekend concerning a vulnerability impacting Microsoft Office SharePoint Server products (CVE-2025-53770). Microsoft…
Backdoor discovered to SonicWall Secure Mobile Access
Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has published new research that uncovers a previously unknown backdoor that threat actors are deploying on fully patched SonicWall Secure…
Chinese Threat Actors Target Taiwan’s Semiconductor Industry
Researchers from cybersecurity company Proofpoint have released new insights uncovering a significant escalation in China-aligned cyber espionage operations targeting Taiwan’s critical semiconductor industry. The findings reveal a concerted…
Australia political parties hit with ransomware attack
Australia political parties started by mining billionaire Clive Palmer, the United Australia Party, and Trumpets of Patriots have confirmed in a statement on its website that a data…