Australian chief at US defence contractor L3Harris sold exploits to Russia
30
Oct
2025

Australian chief at US defence contractor L3Harris sold exploits to Russia

The United States Department of Justice said Peter Williams, an Australian who worked as the general manager for a division…

Chrome 142 Released With Fix for 20 Vulnerabilities that Allows Malicious Code Execution
30
Oct
2025

Chrome 142 Released With Fix for 20 Vulnerabilities that Allows Malicious Code Execution

Google has officially promoted Chrome 142 to the stable channel, delivering critical security updates for Windows, Mac, and Linux users….

CISA Alerts on Active Exploitation of WSUS Vulnerability
30
Oct
2025

CISA Alerts on Active Exploitation of WSUS Vulnerability

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent warning about active exploitation of a critical vulnerability affecting…

How the City of Toronto embeds security across governance and operations
30
Oct
2025

How the City of Toronto embeds security across governance and operations

In this Help Net Security interview, Andree Noel, Deputy CISO at City of Toronto, discusses how the municipality strengthens its…

PhantomRaven Attack Discovered in 126 Malicious npm Packages, Exceeding 86,000 Downloads
30
Oct
2025

PhantomRaven Attack Discovered in 126 Malicious npm Packages, Exceeding 86,000 Downloads

The global developer community has been rocked by the emergence of PhantomRaven, a far-reaching campaign involving 126 malicious npm packages…

Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: October 2025
30
Oct
2025

Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: October 2025

This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. Chekov: Open-source…

Email breaches are the silent killers of business growth
30
Oct
2025

Email breaches are the silent killers of business growth

78% of organizations were hit by an email breach in the past 12 months, according to the Email Security Breach…

CISA Shares New Threat Detections for Actively Exploited WSUS Vulnerability
30
Oct
2025

CISA Shares New Threat Detections for Actively Exploited WSUS Vulnerability

In a critical update issued on October 29, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has provided organizations with…

Tasmanian gov agencies hit by cyber attack
30
Oct
2025

Tasmanian gov agencies impacted by cyber attack

Tasmania’s government has confirmed that a third-party system used by several state agencies has been hit by a cyberattack. Hackers…

Coles offers ChatGPT Enterprise to corporate staff
30
Oct
2025

Coles offers ChatGPT Enterprise to corporate staff

Coles Group has started deploying ChatGPT Enterprise to “parts” of its corporate workforce ahead of a “full workforce rollout” planned…

Hong Kong’s Scameter app gets upgrade, AI tools to tackle social media scams
30
Oct
2025

Hong Kong’s Scameter app gets upgrade, AI tools to tackle social media scams

Hong Kong police are expanding the functions of the Scameter app to cover suspicious social media content, as online employment…

Microsoft Azure Outage Hits Globally
30
Oct
2025

Microsoft Azure Outage Hits Globally

In the early hours of Wednesday, 30 October 2025 (AEDT), Microsoft Azure suffered a significant outage caused by a configuration…