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The Scattered Spider, Airline Attacks and How to Be Breach Ready!

The Scattered Spider, Airline Attacks and How to Be Breach Ready!

Introduction On July 2, 2025, Qantas, Australia's flagship airline, disclosed a cyberattack that compromised the personal information of up to six million customers, first detected on June 30, 2025. Touted as one of the most significant data breaches in Australia's recent history, the attack is suspected to be the work of the notorious Scattered ...
Enough with the Optics: It is Time for Cyber Accountability, Not Publicity Stunts

Enough with the Optics: It is Time for Cyber Accountability, Not Publicity Stunts

Summary Following the recent Qantas data breach, which once again exposes our national cybersecurity vulnerabilities, we are met with press releases and performative outrage from prominent government officials. The breach reveals a fundamental issue that no amount of media statements or vague reassurances can hide. Despite the hype surrounding the ...
Why Does Recovery Take So Long? But It Doesn’t Have To

Why Does Recovery Take So Long? But It Doesn’t Have To

Recently, Commvault released the State of Data Readiness Report, which surveyed more than 400 leaders from across Australia and New Zealand. Executives believe their companies must recover within 24-48 hours. IT and security teams estimate five to seven days if they are to be realistic. The actual global average is about 24 days offline. I sat down ...
NBN Or Mobile Broadband? How To Choose The Right Business Internet Setup

NBN Or Mobile Broadband? How To Choose The Right Business Internet Setup

Introduction Setting up internet for your business is not a one size fits all exercise. Whether you're running a solo consultancy, managing a busy retail outlet, or coordinating a remote team, choosing between NBN and mobile broadband can significantly impact your daily operations. With digital connectivity now critical for everything from cloud ...
Alleged Russian Hackers Target Norwegian Dam

Alleged Russian Hackers Target Norwegian Dam

Why this cyber attack on a Norwegian dam should have you paying attention
How Consumer Data Rights Are Changing the Way Australian Businesses Operate

How Consumer Data Rights Are Changing the Way Australian Businesses Operate

Introduction Consumer data rights reforms in Australia are reshaping how enterprises handle personal information by introducing operational, legal, and technical responsibilities that apply across every part of the business. That includes how data is collected, how it is stored, and how it moves between internal teams and external systems. John ...
The Rising Role of Citizen Automators In Business Innovation

The Rising Role of Citizen Automators In Business Innovation

Australia is facing a deepening shortage of technology skills in the coming years, putting pressure on businesses that need developers and other ICT professionals to innovate successfully. But new tools are enabling the rise of citizen developers to fill these tech gaps, here’s how.
Identity: The New Currency in Cybersecurity

Identity: The New Currency in Cybersecurity

Digital identity is now cybercriminals' top target. With data breaches up 78% globally, businesses must invest in Identity & Access Management to protect employees and customers—it's both a security imperative and ethical obligation.
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Latest DigiCert Survey Finds Manual Processes Expose Organisations to Outages, Compliance Failures, and Six-Figure Losses as Certificate Volumes Climb

Latest DigiCert Survey Finds Manual Processes Expose Organisations to Outages, Compliance Failures, and Six-Figure Losses as Certificate Volumes Climb

Research highlights certificate mismanagement is draining enterprise resources and eroding digital trust
Operational Technology Cybersecurity Risk Elevates Within Executive Leadership Ranks

Operational Technology Cybersecurity Risk Elevates Within Executive Leadership Ranks

More than half (52 per cent) of organisations report that the chief information security officer/chief security officer is responsible for operational technology, up from 16 per cent in 2022, while 95 per cent of organisations report that the C-suite is responsible for operational technology, up from 41 per cent in 2022 
Bitdefender Forges Partnership With Creators Guild of America

Bitdefender Forges Partnership With Creators Guild of America

Bitdefender has announced a strategic partnership with the Creators Guild of America to provide digital security solutions tailored for online content creators. The partnership aims to raise awareness of the critical need for creators to protect their digital identities, content, and personal information from increasingly sophisticated and costly cyber ...
Tenable Research Warns of Critical AI Tool Vulnerability That Requires Immediate Attention [CVE-2025-49596]

Tenable Research Warns of Critical AI Tool Vulnerability That Requires Immediate Attention [CVE-2025-49596]

Tenable Research has identified a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-49596) in Anthropic's widely adopted MCP Inspector, an open-source tool crucial for AI development. With a CVSS score of 9.4, this flaw leverages default, insecure configurations, leaving organisations exposed by design. MCP Inspector is a popular tool with over ...
S&P 500 fetches Datadog

S&P 500 fetches Datadog

NASDAQ-listed monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, Datadog, has announced its inclusion on the S&P 500 Index, effective prior to the opening of trading today. The S&P 500 is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities, tracking the stock performance of 500 leading US companies. Datadog’s addition ...
AI-Generated Media Drives Real-World Fraud, Identity Theft, and Business Compromise

AI-Generated Media Drives Real-World Fraud, Identity Theft, and Business Compromise

Trend Micro uncovers the criminal playbook for deepfake-enabled cybercrime
HID and ASSA ABLOY Recognised with Renowned Red Dot Award for Innovative Biometric eGate Design

HID and ASSA ABLOY Recognised with Renowned Red Dot Award for Innovative Biometric eGate Design

Combining an Aesthetically Appealing Design, Function and Innovation, the BG100 Speedgate Sets New Benchmark for Passenger Experience in Air Travel
State of Data Readiness – Report Suggests Large Gap Between Expectation And Reality

State of Data Readiness – Report Suggests Large Gap Between Expectation And Reality

A new report released by Commvault has revealed a significant gap between perceived and actual cyber readiness among Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) organisations—raising alarm bells for boards and business leaders across the region.
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