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Oracle Admits Customers No Longer Tolerate Vendor Lock in
Customers no longer want to live inside a walled garden. Requirements and workloads change, more frequently now with AI powering those decisions.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's Senior Vice President of Product Management Nathan Thomas laid out how AI, sovereignty demands, and rising customer expectations are forcing hyperscalers into a new paradigm, ...

Monday Morning Quarterbacking. Why Everyone Thinks they can Run a Cyber Crisis
When a cyberattack hits, most organisations think the real battle is all technical. They’re wrong.
According to Lisa Black, Director of Public Sector at Aeon Nexus, the real collapse often starts long before systems are restored and it has nothing to do with code.
“Threat actors exploit confusion more than code,” Black said. “The loss of confidence ...

If AI Talent Needs Permission, Your Competitor is Already Ahead
Introduction
Most organisations still treat AI as a program to control, a platform to roll out, or a governance issue to contain. That is understandable, but it is no longer enough. The real question is much sharper: can your best people build with freedom, speed, and confidence inside your organisation? Because if they cannot, someone else will. ...

Fragile or Future-ready? The Decisions Shaping Australia’s AI Ambitions
Introduction
Senior data leaders are being asked to navigate a level of complexity that feels new, even by recent standards. Across Australia, organisations are under pressure to turn AI ambition into real outcomes, often while working with fragile data foundations that were never designed for this level of demand.
Other factors compound that ...

AI Moving Faster Than Security, Creating a New Identity Crisis
AI is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape faster than organisations can adapt. For CISOs, the challenge is no longer whether to govern AI, but how quickly they can close the gap between deployment and control.

Why the Illusion of Control Is Failing Australian Identity Security Programmes
Most Australian enterprises believe they have identity security under control. Frameworks are in place, policies are documented, and zero trust strategies feature prominently in boardroom presentations and annual reports. On paper, it looks robust. In practice, many organisations are running identity controls that were designed for a world that no ...

It’s Not Just Big Companies Anymore. Small Businesses in the Firing Line
A new wave of cyber loss data is painting a clear picture for businesses in 2026, and picture indicates that it’s Small-to-Medium Businesses (SMBs) that are bearing the brunt.
Industry experts warn that while ransomware headlines command the news cycle, the real financial devastation is coming from something less visible, prolonged business ...

Beyond ‘Vibe Coding’: Securing AI-Generated Software Requires a Risk-First Strategy
Organisations face significant security risks in the era of "vibe coding" and AI-generated software. A recent benchmark test conducted by Armis that revealed that every model struggles to consistently produce secure code. This reality necessitates that Application Security (AppSec) programs shift away from fragmented vulnerability scanner management ...
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AI Has Left the Lab: F5 Report Reveals 78 per cent of Enterprises Now Run AI Inference as a Core Operation
2026 F5 State of Application Strategy Report shows production AI model and agentic AI trends fundamentally shifting how enterprises deliver and secure apps in hybrid multicloud environments | Despite the large number of enterprises globally running AI inference, A/NZ organisations are trailing their global counterparts significantly, with less than ...
BeyondTrust Named an Overall Leader in 2026 KuppingerCole Analysts Leadership Compass for Privileged Access Management for Sixth Consecutive Year
Atlanta, GA – May 18, 2026 – BeyondTrust, the global leader in privilege-centric identity security protecting Paths to Privilege™, today announced it has been recognized by KuppingerCole Analysts AG as an Overall Leader in the 2026 Leadership Compass for Privileged Access Management (PAM), with leadership positions across Product, Innovation, and ...
Australia Urged to Prepare for PQC by 2030 As Readiness Lags
New research also finds 78% of organisations see legacy systems as their biggest security risk
Cloud and Unified Security Demand Fuels PMT Growth Across ANZ
Rising demand for cloud-enabled surveillance, operational resilience and integrated security platforms is driving significant growth for PMT Security Systems as organisations across Australia and New Zealand modernise security operations.
The company has recently secured a series of major industry awards recognising its growing role in delivering ...
Cowbell Cyberinsurance Appoints Gerry Power as General Manager, Australia
Cowbell has appointed Gerry Power as General Manager, Australia, marking an important step in the company’s expansion in the local market.
This newly created role reflects Cowbell’s commitment to building a scaled, broker-focused cyber insurance business in Australia. Gerry will lead market development, distribution strategy and the build-out of local ...
Aon Appoints Quinton Kotze as Head of Cyber Solutions In Australia
SYDNEY, 18 May 2026 - Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, today announced the appointment of Quinton Kotze as head of cyber solutions for Aon in Australia.
Based in Sydney, Kotze will lead Aon’s cyber solutions capability in Australia, with a focus on shaping and advancing the firm’s cyber risk strategy in close ...
Baidam and AUSCERT Formalise Strategic Cybersecurity Partnership To Strengthen Australia’s Cyber Resilience
BRISBANE, QLD – [18th April 2026] – Baidam, a leading First Nations information technology provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with AUSCERT, one of Australia's oldest and most trusted not-for-profit cyber emergency response teams based at The University of Queensland (UQ). The partnership aims to uplift Australia's cybersecurity ...

Kate Healy Appointed as New CISO at Avant Mutual
Avant Mutual has appointed Kate Healy as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
Healy recently shared news of the appointment on LinkedIn.
“My first month has been an absolute whirlwind, but I am absolutely loving my team and the challenges I'll be solving,” said Healy.
She joins the organisation as Avant Mutual continues to build out ...
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