Category: ITnews

Women in Cyber Security Summit 2026: A Movement Transforming Australia’s Cyber Future
27
Feb
2026

Women in Cyber Security Summit 2026: A Movement Transforming Australia’s Cyber Future

In response, the Women in Cyber Security Summit is returning for its second year. Bigger, bolder, and more determined to…

AI can unmask online users for just a few dollars each
27
Feb
2026

AI can unmask online users for just a few dollars each

Researchers have devised a method that allows large language models (LLMs) to strip anonymity from pseudonymous online accounts at scale…

Lion's group technology director to leave
26
Feb
2026

Lion’s group technology director to leave

Beverage maker Lion’s group technology and digital transformation director Ram Kalyanasundaram is set to leave at the end of next…

DTA signs sixth iteration of Microsoft licensing deal
26
Feb
2026

DTA signs sixth iteration of Microsoft licensing deal

The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has signed the sixth volume sourcing agreement with Microsoft for license access to the vendor’s…

Optus to expand headcount by up to 700
26
Feb
2026

Optus to expand headcount by up to 700

Optus will expand its headcount from around 6800 to 7500 employees within 12 months as it scrambles to insource its…

Security for smart devices – time to step forward because there's nowhere to hide
26
Feb
2026

Security for smart devices – time to step forward because there’s nowhere to hide

The seismic shift for security in smart devices isn’t coming – it’s here. From 4 March 2026, mandatory minimum security…

ASD and Five-Eyes spy agencies alert on exploited Cisco SD-WAN zero-day
26
Feb
2026

ASD and Five-Eyes spy agencies alert on exploited Cisco SD-WAN zero-day

Attackers are exploiting a serious vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst software defined wide area network (SD-WAN) devices that enable them to…

Google disrupts hackers that attacked 53 organisations globally
26
Feb
2026

Google disrupts hackers that attacked 53 organisations globally

Google disrupted ⁠a Chinese-linked hacking group that breached at least 53 organisations across 42 countries, the company said Wednesday. The…

Australia's big end of town is paying ransomware groups
25
Feb
2026

Australia’s big end of town is paying ransomware groups

At least 75 Australian businesses with a turnover of more than $3 million have admitted paying off ransomware groups in…

Anthropic digs in heels in dispute with Pentagon
25
Feb
2026

Anthropic digs in heels in dispute with Pentagon

Artificial intelligence lab Anthropic ⁠has no ⁠intention of easing its usage restrictions for military purposes, a person familiar with the…

Seven years' prison for Australian who sold zero-days to Russia
25
Feb
2026

Seven years’ prison for Australian who sold zero-days to Russia

Peter Williams, the former general manager of United States defence contractor L3Harris’s cyber security arm Trenchant, was today sentenced to…

Telstra quietly stops LEOsat rollout across remote mobile sites
25
Feb
2026

Telstra quietly stops LEOsat rollout across remote mobile sites

Telstra has stopped migrating its remote small cell mobile base stations onto low earth orbit satellites backhaul until its constellation…