South Australia launches Royal Commission into artificial intelligence
South Australia will establish a Royal Commission into artificial intelligence, with Premier Peter Malinauskas positioning the inquiry as a major examination of how the rapidly…
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Cyber incidents hit 71% of Australian organisations as AI reshapes the threat landscape, MinterEllison report
Australian organisations are experiencing cyber incidents at record rates, with 71% of surveyed organisations reporting an incident in the past 12 months, according to MinterEllison’s…
Experian research flags AI-data readiness gap among Australian lenders
New research from Experian suggests Australian financial institutions are moving quickly to deploy AI in credit and fraud risk workflows, but many say their underlying…
The Vulnerability Was Never Unknown. It Was Assigned.
By Amit Shingala, CEO, Motadata Read the public accounts of breaches that began with a known software flaw and the same pattern repeats. The CVE…
Barracuda warns calendar invites are being used for phishing via .ics files
Barracuda researchers are warning organisations to treat calendar invitations as a phishing risk, as attackers increasingly abuse iCalendar (.ics) files to bypass controls that focus…
Collaboration, Trust and Brave Leadership: AI’s Next Phase Will Be Defined by Partnerships
Australia’s AI transformation is entering a new phase. The conversation is no longer about experimenting with chatbots or testing isolated proof-of-concepts. Instead, organisations are beginning…
ACMA takes Optus to Federal Court over September 2025 Triple Zero outage
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has commenced Federal Court proceedings against Optus Mobile Pty Limited, alleging the telecommunications provider breached its legal obligations during…
Monash University partners with CyberCX on new Bachelor of CyberAI degree
Monash University has announced a partnership with CyberCX, part of Accenture, to co-design and co-deliver a new undergraduate degree focused on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.…
ANZ SMEs adopt AI widely, but trust lags, Arctic Wolf report finds
Small and midsize businesses (SMEs) across Australia and New Zealand are adopting artificial intelligence at high rates, but many remain reluctant to trust it for…
Department of War suspends CMMC Phase II requirements during review
The U.S. Department of War has announced the immediate suspension of Phase II of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, marking a shift in…
Origin Energy confirms customer data breach after unauthorised access
Origin Energy has confirmed that customer information has been accessed and disclosed following a cybersecurity incident, with the company working to determine the full scale…
Secure Code Warrior research links AI-generated code to an average of 15 vulnerabilities per codebase
Secure Code Warrior has released research claiming AI-generated software code contains an average of 15 confirmed vulnerabilities per codebase, including 4.3 rated “severe”, based on…