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Postmortem: Australian Retailer, The Iconic Incident Review

Postmortem: Australian Retailer, The Iconic Incident Review

In 2024, a sophisticated credential stuffing attack targeted The Iconic, a leading Australian online fashion retailer. This breach compromised customer accounts, raising serious concerns about cybersecurity measures within the retail industry. Affected individuals faced unauthorized transactions and potential data exposure. The Iconic has initiated a ...
What Makes You Board Ready?

What Makes You Board Ready?

Discover why serving on a corporate board might be more than just a career milestone. Dr. Keith Dorsey challenges conventional thinking, urging reflection and strategic planning. Learn what boards now seek: unique skills and genuine purpose. Are you ready to add real value?
The Cybersecurity Professionalisation Debate, are we at a Crossroads?

The Cybersecurity Professionalisation Debate, are we at a Crossroads?

The annual AUSCERT conference, a major gathering for cybersecurity professionals, industry leaders, and academics, unfolded last week at the Star Casino on the sunny Gold Coast. AUSCERT’s General Manager, Ivano Bongiovanni, spoke with me about the heated debate around professionalising the field. Traditionally, cybersecurity has been seen as a ...
Why Australian Boards Need to Rethink Risk in the Age of AI

Why Australian Boards Need to Rethink Risk in the Age of AI

The nature of corporate risk in Australia is evolving rapidly at a strategic, reputational, and liability level. As the next five years shape up to be even more disruptive in the world of risk management, Australian boards need to begin paying swift attention not only to how artificial intelligence (AI) is going to reshape the risk environment itself, ...
Why Deepfakes Are A Growing Threat To Financial Services

Why Deepfakes Are A Growing Threat To Financial Services

To defend against deepfakes, financial institutions must treat identity and access management (IAM) as strategic infrastructure, not just a compliance function
Preventing AI-Driven Cyberattacks In Healthcare Practices

Preventing AI-Driven Cyberattacks In Healthcare Practices

Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing healthcare by streamlining patient management and optimizing operations, making processes faster and more efficient. However, as practices adopt these advancements, cybercriminals are leveraging AI to exploit vulnerabilities at unprecedented speed, leading to an alarming rise in the frequency and scale of ...
The Rise of Digital Minions and How Algorithms are Complicating Everyday Life

The Rise of Digital Minions and How Algorithms are Complicating Everyday Life

Robots that escape from police, algorithms that unwittingly conspire to create $23 million price tags, and chatbots whose creative output rivals that of their human creators; these are no longer far-off hypotheticals. AI expert Marek Kowalkiewicz, at the recent AUSCERT conference, shared his research and learning in this space. Kowalkiewicz, who coined ...
Cybersecurity Leader Louise Hanna Urges Organisations to Rethink Incident Response

Cybersecurity Leader Louise Hanna Urges Organisations to Rethink Incident Response

Louise Hanna has witnessed and sailed many seas towards the evolution of cybersecurity from the inside out. Now General Manager at Excite Cyber, Hanna recently shared insights at AUSCERT’s conference on the Gold Coast with industry peers, reflecting on pivotal moments and offering fresh guidance for organisations. Hanna’s journey began on the ...
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Wendy Komadina Appointed Darktrace VP ANZ To Spearhead Next Phase Of Partner-Led Growth

Wendy Komadina Appointed Darktrace VP ANZ To Spearhead Next Phase Of Partner-Led Growth

Darktrace is pleased to announce the appointment of highly respected Australian technology executive, Wendy Komadina, as Vice President, Australia and New Zealand (ANZ).
Trend Micro Honours Global Leaders in Cybersecurity with 2025 Global Customer Awards

Trend Micro Honours Global Leaders in Cybersecurity with 2025 Global Customer Awards

Vantage Markets was awarded Customer Innovator for going beyond standard cybersecurity implementations SYDNEY, December 11, 2025 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today announced the recipients of its 2025 Trend Global Customer Awards, celebrating organisations worldwide for their corporate leadership, ...
New Research Reveals Australians and New Zealanders are Ready for AI-Powered Emergency Response

New Research Reveals Australians and New Zealanders are Ready for AI-Powered Emergency Response

86% willing to share real-time location data; strong support for AI to detect threats and accelerate response
Fake Leonardo DiCaprio Movie Torrent Spreads Agent Tesla Trojan Through Layered PowerShell Chain

Fake Leonardo DiCaprio Movie Torrent Spreads Agent Tesla Trojan Through Layered PowerShell Chain

After noticing a spike in detections involving what looked like a movie torrent for One Battle After Another, Bitdefender researchers started an investigation and discovered that it was a complex infection chain. The film, Leonardo DiCaprio's latest, has quickly gained notoriety, making it an attractive lure for cybercriminals seeking to infect as ...
Tenable Patch Tuesday commentary – December 2025

Tenable Patch Tuesday commentary – December 2025

In the last Patch Tuesday for 2025, Microsoft addresses 56 CVEs, including two publicly disclosed vulnerabilities and one zero-day that was exploited in the wild. Elevation of privilege (EoP) vulnerabilities accounted for 50% of the vulnerabilities patched this month, followed by remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities at 33.9%. Please find below a ...
CrowdStrike Research: Security Flaws in DeepSeek-Generated Code Linked to Political Triggers

CrowdStrike Research: Security Flaws in DeepSeek-Generated Code Linked to Political Triggers

CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations identifies innocuous trigger words that lead DeepSeek to produce more vulnerable code.
BeyondTrust and Ping Identity Partner to Deliver Unified Identity Security Fabric

BeyondTrust and Ping Identity Partner to Deliver Unified Identity Security Fabric

Combined solution automates identity decisions across human and non-human identities, strengthening Zero Trust security | Joint offering eliminates identity silos by integrating PAM, IAM, and IGA into a cohesive, AI-driven framework for enhanced visibility, control and governance
Honeywell Selected by Fitzroy River Water to Advance Digital Transformation and Automation of Rockhampton’s Water Infrastructure

Honeywell Selected by Fitzroy River Water to Advance Digital Transformation and Automation of Rockhampton’s Water Infrastructure

Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) has been selected by Fitzroy River Water, part of Rockhampton Regional Council, to modernise and automate key water treatment facilities, as part of the Council’s long-term infrastructure improvement program. Rockhampton, located in Central Queensland, relies on Fitzroy River Water to deliver essential water and sewerage ...
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