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Security Is An Arms Race, and The Bad Guys Are Two Steps Ahead

Security Is An Arms Race, and The Bad Guys Are Two Steps Ahead

Cloud environments are a notorious ransomware attack hot spot. It’s a calculated strategy on the part of the cybercriminals. As the old adage goes, ‘follow the money’, and that’s exactly what they’re doing. Predictions suggest cloud infrastructure spend will reach over US$135 billion in 2026, accounting for over 67 per cent of total compute and ...
The Challenges of Underfunding Data Teams: How Data Drives AI and Security

The Challenges of Underfunding Data Teams: How Data Drives AI and Security

This article delves into the critical role of data teams in supporting AI and security initiatives within organisations. It highlights the challenges that arise from underfunding these teams, emphasising the importance of data quality, governance, and management. The piece explores the imbalance in budget allocation, potential risks, and inefficiencies ...
Google’s Acquisition of Wiz Signals a Shift in Cloud Security

Google’s Acquisition of Wiz Signals a Shift in Cloud Security

The cloud security landscape is facing a seismic shift. With Google’s recent acquisition of Wiz, one of the industry’s most prominent cloud security providers, many in the industry are considering the implications of cloud providers also serving as vendors. Organisations operating in multi-cloud and hybrid environments must carefully evaluate how these ...
Super Fund Hacks: Are We Seeing Warning Signs or the Full Crisis?

Super Fund Hacks: Are We Seeing Warning Signs or the Full Crisis?

Australia faces another significant cybersecurity breach, this time targeting superannuation funds managing trillions in retirement savings. This attack highlights a severe erosion of public trust and underscores the gap between Australia's ambitious cybersecurity goals and actual readiness. Discover how lax security protocols, regulatory shortcomings, ...
Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Vet to Vendor Visionary

Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Vet to Vendor Visionary

Tech giant, Microsoft, is heavily focused on building long-term trust with customers and re-establishing how cybersecurity leaders engage with the company. Mick Dunne, Chief Security Adviser for Asia Pacific at Microsoft, shared insights into the newly established Customer Security Officer (CSO) team, a strategic initiative. Dunne, who transitioned ...
How Organisations Can Achieve Secure-By-Design By 2030

How Organisations Can Achieve Secure-By-Design By 2030

Secure-by-design is no longer a futuristic ideal - it is an imperative for organisations aiming to fortify their cybersecurity defences by 2030. Achieving this transformation requires leadership commitment, developer education, and a shift in corporate culture.
Teachers Need to Focus on Teaching – AI’s Role in Classrooms

Teachers Need to Focus on Teaching – AI’s Role in Classrooms

At the Microsoft AI Tour 2024, Leigh Williams, Chief Information Officer and IT Executive at Brisbane Catholic Education, shared her opinion on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the education arena. From reducing administrative burdens on teachers to enabling hyper-personalised learning, AI is assisting the way students engage with their ...
AI is No Longer an Option – It’s Essential According to the AFP

AI is No Longer an Option – It’s Essential According to the AFP

Introduction The Australian Federal Police (AFP) shared at the Microsoft AI Tour 2024, how artificial intelligence (AI) is remoulding crime prevention, particularly in handling large amounts of data and countering cyber threats. Ben Lamont, Chief Data Officer at AFP, and Helen Schneider, leader of the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation ...
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Tenable Comment on SharePoint Zero-day Vulnerability

Tenable Comment on SharePoint Zero-day Vulnerability

On July 19, reports emerged that Microsoft SharePoint Servers worldwide were under active exploitation. Researchers at Eye Security published a blog post detailing their identification of an “active, large-scale exploitation” that was initially linked to a pair of vulnerabilities in SharePoint dubbed ToolShell. Successful exploitation of CVE-2025-53770 ...
Protecting Customers From Octo Tempest Attacks Across Multiple Industries

Protecting Customers From Octo Tempest Attacks Across Multiple Industries

In recent weeks, Microsoft has observed Octo Tempest, also known as Scattered Spider, impacting the airlines sector, following previous activity impacting retail, food services, hospitality organizations, and insurance between April and July 2025. This aligns with Octo Tempest’s typical patterns of concentrating on one industry for several weeks or ...
JFrog Enables AI-Driven Developer Workflows with Robust MCP Server

JFrog Enables AI-Driven Developer Workflows with Robust MCP Server

JFrog’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) server allows developers to seamlessly employ AI-agents across the JFrog Platform, enabling faster, more reliable, secure software development & delivery at scale
Figma Deepens Local Roots In Australia With Local Data Hosting and More

Figma Deepens Local Roots In Australia With Local Data Hosting and More

Figma introduces new governance features for enterprise customers, with local data residency expected later this year.
ESET Announces Winner of the Australia 2025 Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship

ESET Announces Winner of the Australia 2025 Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship

The scholarship is part of ESET’s broader commitment to closing the gender gap in cybersecurity, an industry that remains disproportionately male, despite growing awareness of the need for diverse perspectives. With an estimated 5,000 additional cybersecurity professionals needed each year to meet national targets, programs like this play a vital role ...
Check Point Appoints Jonathan Zanger as Chief Technology Officer to Strengthen Cyber Security Capabilities through AI Innovation

Check Point Appoints Jonathan Zanger as Chief Technology Officer to Strengthen Cyber Security Capabilities through AI Innovation

Seasoned technologist and former Trigo CTO to lead Check Point’s global cyber security and AI strategy and AI centres
ROLLER Achieves 60% Cloud Savings and Improved Reliability with Datadog

ROLLER Achieves 60% Cloud Savings and Improved Reliability with Datadog

Sydney, Australia – July 22, 2025 – Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDOG), the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, today announced ROLLER, an Australian-founded software company for attractions, has streamlined operations, improved availability, and reduced cloud infrastructure costs using the Datadog platform. ROLLER is the software ...
BioCatch delivers Scams360 to help banks advance detection of emerging scam types

BioCatch delivers Scams360 to help banks advance detection of emerging scam types

Single, streamlined platform defends against full spectrum of scams
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