ASX creates deputy CISO role
Key points The ASX has created a new deputy chief information security officer role, with Hanlie Botha appointed as its first holder. Botha joins ASX…
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Announcing the 2026 Benchmark Security Awards Finalists
The Benchmark Security Awards celebrate Australian security leaders for their work in driving effective cyber programs in Australian enterprise and government. This year’s awards program is brought…
Telstra’s new control tool to deliver more “disciplined” AI
Key points Telstra has deployed a new large-scale, real-time AI cost and governance monitoring tool called an “AI control plane” to keep a firmer hand…
City of Casey quadruples open data engagement
Key points City of Casey has grown Open Data Exchange engagement from 6000 visitors in 2023 to more than 30,000 in the first half of…
Woolworths lifts the covers on internal AI
Key points Woolworths has revealed it uses an AI tool called Team Assist to field 7000 employee inquiries per week, escalating only one in 10…
Paranoid OpenAI agents hacked Hugging Face to hide benchmark cheating
Key points About 700 OpenAI agents attacked Hugging Face to reverse-engineer a scorer check that did not actually exist, a futile effort lasting days. OpenAI…
Sydney-based telco employee accused of selling customer data
Key points A 30-year-old telco employee has been charged over allegedly accessing customer data and selling it to “criminal groups”. NSW Police made the arrest…
As AI agents go rogue, cyber insurers are adapting their policies
Cyber insurers have spent years defining what constitutes a hack and when coverage should pay out, but the rapid emergence of AI agents is raising…
Health hands enterprise computing to Leidos in $91m deal
Key points The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has contracted Leidos Australia for enterprise computing services over three years in a deal worth $91…
Meta agrees to pay up to US$18 billion to settle lawsuits
Meta Platforms will pay up to US$18 billion ($25 billion) over the next decade and strictly limit how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram under an…
Two Aussies alleged to be “principal participants” of TeamPCP hacking group
Key points Two Western Australian men, aged 21 and 23, have been charged as alleged principal participants of hacking group TeamPCP following raids in Cottesloe,…
Moving from threat intelligence to understanding business risk
The dam wall has burst. The volume of threats and vulnerabilities today’s organisations face exceeds their ability to react in a timely way by orders…