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‘The Emotional Hit Was Real’, Reveals Former CISO at Medibank During the Breach

‘The Emotional Hit Was Real’, Reveals Former CISO at Medibank During the Breach

Cyber incidents rarely begin with chaos. No sirens. No flashing lights. Just a quiet alert that something isn’t right. That’s how it started for Alex Loizou, former Chief Information Security Officer at Medibank, on an October evening in 2022. A routine detection. An anomaly that, at first glance, looked like background noise. It wasn’t. Within ...
Data Resilience in a Post-Quantum World

Data Resilience in a Post-Quantum World

As cyber threats evolve and quantum computing looms, organizations are shifting from breach prevention to resilience-focused strategies that prioritize continuity, recovery, and adaptability. By adopting quantum-safe cryptography, tamper-proof backups, automated detection, and crypto-agile infrastructures, forward-thinking enterprises are building ...
Securing the New Gaming Frontier: Data Infrastructure at Play

Securing the New Gaming Frontier: Data Infrastructure at Play

The gaming industry is undergoing a transformative era, driven by immersive technologies, AI, and global online communities, but this evolution brings critical challenges in balancing innovation with security and scalability. To thrive, studios must adopt intelligent, resilient data infrastructures that ensure seamless gameplay, safeguard against cyber ...
How Fake Operatives Are Landing Remote Tech Jobs

How Fake Operatives Are Landing Remote Tech Jobs

Remote workforce has changed how companies hire. It has also changed who can get in to these sought-out businesses. Across global hiring pipelines, recruiters are encountering candidates who look legit on paper, interview well remotely and arrive with precisely the right skills organisations need. The problem isn’t poor vetting or rudimentary HR. It’s ...
Cyber Attacks Could Ground Flights, Is America’s Aviation System Ready?

Cyber Attacks Could Ground Flights, Is America’s Aviation System Ready?

​Over the past year, cyber incidents have quietly become one of aviation’s most disruptive operational risks. When systems go down, airlines revert to manual processes, queues stretch for hours, flights are delayed or cancelled, and the costs stack up fast financially, reputationally, and operationally. Plus, customers take to social media to air their ...
Deepfake Diplomacy – AI Impersonation’s Attack on Sovereign Security

Deepfake Diplomacy – AI Impersonation’s Attack on Sovereign Security

The rise of AI-powered impersonation—ranging from synthetic voice deepfakes to algorithmically generated messages—poses a critical threat to government, defense, and national infrastructure. A recent incident involving an AI-generated impersonation of a U.S. Secretary of State underscores the urgency of this threat. State-sponsored actors are ...
Is the Next National Security Crisis Hiding in Your Supermarket?

Is the Next National Security Crisis Hiding in Your Supermarket?

​Australians are being told the cost of living crisis is easing. But at the checkout, families know better. Grocery prices remain absorbingly high, with no plan to lower prices and increase food availability. Is Australia quietly sleepwalking into a food security crisis? According to agricultural transparency advocate and Founder at Real Food Price ...
Building Resilience Through AI-Driven Security

Building Resilience Through AI-Driven Security

The cybersecurity landscape is evolving, emphasizing the dual role of AI as both a tool for attackers and defenders. There is an urgent need for businesses to adopt resilient, security-first strategies, including AI-driven anomaly detection, data classification, and toolchain consolidation. As hybrid environments grow more complex, organizations must ...
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Cloud and Unified Security Demand Fuels PMT Growth Across ANZ

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 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

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

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

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 ...
AI and Phishing-as-a-Service Drive Increase in Email Attacks, Barracuda Reports

AI and Phishing-as-a-Service Drive Increase in Email Attacks, Barracuda Reports

2026 Email Threats Report Finds Attackers Adopting Stealthier Delivery Methods, Underscoring Need for Integrated, Multilayered Email Protection
Akamai Technologies Announces Intent to Acquire LayerX, Advancing Its Workforce Security Strategy with AI Usage Control

Akamai Technologies Announces Intent to Acquire LayerX, Advancing Its Workforce Security Strategy with AI Usage Control

Uniting browser-native controls with Akamai’s Zero Trust and application security portfolio to secure the AI-era workforce
Boomi and Guru Partner to Deliver AI-Powered Enterprise Knowledge Enriched by Real-Time Data Activation

Boomi and Guru Partner to Deliver AI-Powered Enterprise Knowledge Enriched by Real-Time Data Activation

Guru becomes a launch partner for Boomi Connect, integrating with Boomi’s managed connector service and MCP Registry to transform fragmented enterprise data into governed, actionable intelligence for AI agents
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