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Rethinking The Office Phone: Why Cloud PBX Is The Future For SMBs

Rethinking The Office Phone: Why Cloud PBX Is The Future For SMBs

Overview For many small to medium-sized enterprises (SMBs), the office phone system can be treated as a set-and-forget utility. Yet business needs have changed, particularly with the advent of hybrid work and rising customer service expectations, and traditional phone setups are starting to show their age.  Cloud-based PBX (Private Branch Exchange) ...
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.
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Tenable Research Uncovers Major Vulnerabilities in Google Looker

Tenable Research Uncovers Major Vulnerabilities in Google Looker

Tenable has discovered two major vulnerabilities in Google Looker that could potentially allow attackers to hijack entire systems.
Network Attacks Outpace Malware in Australia: WatchGuard Q4 2025 Threat Landscape 

Network Attacks Outpace Malware in Australia: WatchGuard Q4 2025 Threat Landscape 

Australian businesses are now facing more network attacks than malware, according to WatchGuard Technologies’ Q4 2025 Threat Landscape. Between October and December, WatchGuard blocked 96,049 network attacks, compared to 8,510 malware attacks. In contrast, the wider APAC region saw far more malware than network attacks, highlighting Australia’s ...
When Your Internet’s “GPS” Starts Lying: Infoblox Threat Intel Uncovers Actor Compromising Routers

When Your Internet’s “GPS” Starts Lying: Infoblox Threat Intel Uncovers Actor Compromising Routers

New Infoblox Threat Intel research reveals how attackers quietly break into routers and redirect their DNS traffic to a shadow DNS network, silently steering users through a hidden web of malicious activity.
Darktrace Delivers Oversight of Enterprise AI Adoption with Launch of Darktrace / SECURE AI

Darktrace Delivers Oversight of Enterprise AI Adoption with Launch of Darktrace / SECURE AI

With Darktrace / SECURE AI, Darktrace is bringing its proven behavioral AI approach to the challenge.
Aon Appoints Alistair Clarke as Head of Specialty In Australia

Aon Appoints Alistair Clarke as Head of Specialty In Australia

Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, has announced the appointment of Alistair Clarke as Head of Specialty for Aon in Australia. Clarke will lead Aon’s national Specialty portfolio, supporting clients across complex, high‑risk and regulated industries including cyber, mergers and acquisitions, trade credit, surety and ...
Quorum Cyber’s 2026 Global Cyber Risk Outlook Reveals Cyber Crime Enters an Industrial Phase

Quorum Cyber’s 2026 Global Cyber Risk Outlook Reveals Cyber Crime Enters an Industrial Phase

The number of newly formed ransomware groups increased by 30% in the year to October 2025 Global vulnerability disclosures rose 21%, surpassing 35,000 Early evidence of a nation-state group using AI agents to automate up to 90% of an intrusion Cybercriminals are increasingly shifting away from encryption toward faster, lower-cost data exfiltration ...
One-click cyber flaw found in CCTV software protecting Australia’s critical infrastructure

One-click cyber flaw found in CCTV software protecting Australia’s critical infrastructure

SUMMARY - New Architecture, New Risks: One-Click to Pwn IDIS IP Cameras As part of our ongoing research into modern cloud-enabled surveillance ecosystems, we turned our attention to a major vendor in the surveillance domain, IDIS. IDIS is a global video surveillance manufacturer headquartered in South Korea. IDIS manufactures an end-to-end solution of ...
Netpoleon and Hack The Box Partner to Strengthen Cybersecurity Skills Across Australia and New Zealand

Netpoleon and Hack The Box Partner to Strengthen Cybersecurity Skills Across Australia and New Zealand

Sydney, Australia – February 3rd – Netpoleon, a leading value-added distributor of cybersecurity and networking solutions across Asia Pacific, has announced a strategic partnership with Hack The Box (HTB) to deliver advanced cybersecurity education and workforce development solutions to organisations across Australia and New Zealand. The partnership ...
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