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Why Australia is a prime target for geopolitical cyber espionage
11
Sep
2025

Why Australia is a prime target for geopolitical cyber espionage

Cybercrime has become a structured, global enterprise, operating at a scale that rivals some of the world’s largest economies and…

Ransomware Hits New Peak: Data Theft Nearly Doubles to 238TB
11
Sep
2025

Ransomware Hits New Peak: Data Theft Nearly Doubles to 238TB

Ransomware attacks globally are intensifying at an alarming rate, with attempted attacks blocked in the Zscaler cloud up 146% year-over-year….

Cisco Elevates the SOC with Agentic AI
10
Sep
2025

Cisco Elevates the SOC with Agentic AI

Cisco today introduced Splunk Enterprise Security Essentials Edition and Splunk Enterprise Security Premier Edition, providing two agentic AI-powered SecOps options…

10
Sep
2025

Cisco Elevates the SOC with Agentic AI

Cisco today introduced Splunk Enterprise Security Essentials Edition and Splunk Enterprise Security Premier Edition, providing two agentic AI-powered SecOps options…

AI attackers on adoption curve with first report of a novel malware strain
09
Sep
2025

AI attackers on adoption curve with first report of a novel malware strain

We speak with Ryan Fetterman of Foundation AI with Splunk in Boston at .conf25. For the past three years, Ryan…

Australian CIOs surge ahead in AI adoption
03
Sep
2025

Australian CIOs surge ahead in AI adoption

New data from an OpenText–Ponemon study of nearly 1,900 global CIOs and IT security leaders highlight while AI adoption is…

New Australian Managing Director for Cohesity
01
Sep
2025

New Australian Managing Director for Cohesity

Cohesity has appointed James Eagleton as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). In this role, Eagleton will be…

Study examines how AI can ease workloads for frontline cybersecurity teams
28
Aug
2025

Study examines how AI can ease workloads for frontline cybersecurity teams

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has analysed data from a 10-month trial conducted by global cybersecurity firm eSentire exploring how large language…

NIST Releases Revision to the Security and Privacy Control Catalogue
28
Aug
2025

NIST Releases Revision to the Security and Privacy Control Catalogue

A revision to NIST’s catalogue of security and privacy controls, Special Publication (SP) 800-53, Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems…

Cybersecurity burnout high in Australia in 2025
28
Aug
2025

Cybersecurity burnout high in Australia in 2025

The 5th edition of the Sophos report The Future of Cybersecurity in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ), produced in collaboration…

Critical Alert issued for NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway devices
28
Aug
2025

Critical Alert issued for NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway devices

The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre has issued a critical alert for technical IT services supporting organisations, such…

Insider Threats, Supercharged by AI, Set for Explosive Growth in Australia
27
Aug
2025

Insider Threats, Supercharged by AI, Set for Explosive Growth in Australia

A new multinational report, From Human to Hybrid: How AI and the Analytics Gap Are Fueling Insider Risk, based on…