Exploitation of Cisco SD-WAN appliances
Australian and allied cyber security agencies have warned that malicious actors are actively targeting organisations’ SD-WAN infrastructure by exploiting a critical vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst…
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Malicious insider incidents rising faster than negligence-based threats in Australia
A growing number of Australian organisations are reporting increases in malicious insider activity, with intentional threats now rising faster than incidents caused by employee negligence…
Wollongong academic secures Fulbright for international cybersecurity research
A University of Wollongong (UOW) cybersecurity researcher has been awarded a 2026 Fulbright Scholar Award to undertake international research in the United States, as the…
Zero Trust approach moves to cloud services and enterprise networks
ThreatLocker has expanded its cybersecurity platform with new Zero Trust network and cloud access capabilities designed to reduce the impact of credential-based cyberattacks. The update…
Furthering Submarine Cable Supply Chains
The Australia India Institute has secured funding under the Australia–India Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership (AICCTP) to lead a new initiative focused on strengthening submarine…
Rising AI responsibility and accountability in ANZ
Cisco has released findings from Splunk’s annual CISO Report, From Risk to Resilience in the AI Era, highlighting how the chief information security officer role…
Bastion and Astralas to merge
Bastion Security Group has signed an agreement to merge with Melbourne-based cybersecurity consultancy Astralas, in a move that further consolidates Australia’s mid-market security services sector.…
Australian healthcare industry most targeted, followed by manufacturing
Healthcare services was the most targeted industry in Australia in the second half of 2025, according to the latest OT and IoT Security Report from Nozomi Networks…
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 increasingly distributed threats as Australia…
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 ransomware activity affecting operational technology…
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 ransomware, according to its 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, with service reliability emerging as…