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OAIC Reports Continued Rise in Notifiable Data Breaches in First Half of 2025
04
Nov
2025

OAIC Reports Continued Rise in Notifiable Data Breaches in First Half of 2025

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released its latest Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) report and dashboard for January to…

Microsoft Azure Outage Hits Globally
30
Oct
2025

Microsoft Azure Outage Hits Globally

In the early hours of Wednesday, 30 October 2025 (AEDT), Microsoft Azure suffered a significant outage caused by a configuration…

What’s keeping Oceania’s tech leaders up at night in 2026
29
Oct
2025

What’s keeping Oceania’s tech leaders up at night in 2026

Artificial intelligence, ransomware and regulatory complexity will dominate the agendas of Australia’s technology and security leaders in 2026, according to…

Cognizant and Rubrik expand partnership
28
Oct
2025

Cognizant and Rubrik expand partnership

Cognizant has expanded its partnership with Rubrik to provide Business Resilience-as-a-Service (BRaaS) for mutual customers. “The relentless pace of cyberattacks…

Microsoft Faces Federal Court Action Over Alleged Misleading Conduct in Microsoft 365 Subscription Communications
27
Oct
2025

Microsoft Faces Federal Court Action Over Alleged Misleading Conduct in Microsoft 365 Subscription Communications

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has initiated proceedings in the Federal Court against Microsoft Australia Pty Ltd and…

Critical WSUS Vulnerability Prompts ACSC Alert
27
Oct
2025

Critical WSUS Vulnerability Prompts ACSC Alert

The Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD) Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has issued a high-priority alert to business and government organisations…

Three-into-one security budgets deliver solid savings for high stakes data centre development
23
Oct
2025

Three-into-one security budgets deliver solid savings for high stakes data centre development

By Michael Fisher* When it comes to securing data centres, there is no room for compromise by designers, builders, managers…

AI Disruption and Quantum Risks Emerge as Top Concerns for Critical Infrastructure Security
22
Oct
2025

AI Disruption and Quantum Risks Emerge as Top Concerns for Critical Infrastructure Security

Thales has released the findings of its 2025 Data Threat Report: Critical Infrastructure Edition, which reveals that operators in energy, utilities, telecommunications…

Singapore International Cyber Week 2025: Shaping the Future of Cyber Resilience in the Indo-Pacific
22
Oct
2025

Singapore International Cyber Week 2025: Shaping the Future of Cyber Resilience in the Indo-Pacific

Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW) 2025 opened this week with a powerful message — cybersecurity has become the defining currency…

How ransomware economics drives the global cybercrime industry
21
Oct
2025

How ransomware economics drives the global cybercrime industry

Cybercrime has matured into a highly structured global economy, rivalling legitimate industries in sophistication and profitability. The World Economic Forum…

Mukherjee promoted at Rapid 7
21
Oct
2025

Mukherjee promoted at Rapid 7

Rapid7 has announced the promotion of Soumi Mukherjee to the role of Sales Director for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ)….

Insight to Acquire Sekuro - Australian Cyber Security Magazine
20
Oct
2025

Insight to Acquire Sekuro – Australian Cyber Security Magazine

Insight Enterprises subsidiary, Insight Enterprises Australia Pty Limited, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sekuro. The acquisition wis intended…