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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 ...
Shadow Data Is the New Insider Threat: What CISOs Overlook in SaaS Sprawl

Shadow Data Is the New Insider Threat: What CISOs Overlook in SaaS Sprawl

Companies maintain internal databases for sensitive information. However, sometimes employees want to take work home or believe it is easier to save files on their systems. These seemingly minor and understandable oversights introduce a new and growing threat to all industries: Shadow Data. Typical security protocols do not address these scenarios, ...
Smartsheet Achieves 260%+ Customer Growth in Australia as Business Booms Across Asia-Pacific and Japan

Smartsheet Achieves 260%+ Customer Growth in Australia as Business Booms Across Asia-Pacific and Japan

Smartsheet has recorded over 260% customer growth in Australia, driven by surging demand across Asia-Pacific and Japan. The company’s expansion reflects strong regional adoption of its enterprise work management platform, with organisations increasingly turning to Smartsheet to drive productivity, visibility, and collaboration at scale.
The New Priorities Driving Organisations to Uplift Web Application Security

The New Priorities Driving Organisations to Uplift Web Application Security

While compliance ensures steady improvements to application security, the cadence of upgrades is not enough to meet best practice or evolving customer expectations.
Can Cyber Security Be a Platform for Innovation and Growth?

Can Cyber Security Be a Platform for Innovation and Growth?

Six Preparedness and Performance Indicators to Unlock Cyber Agility
Digitally Marked: Australia’s Sensitive Position in the Global Cyberwar

Digitally Marked: Australia’s Sensitive Position in the Global Cyberwar

Strategic advisor at Semperis, Simon Hodgkinson, discussed the ongoing state-sponsored cyberattacks, particularly in Australia. With decades of experience as a cybersecurity leader in software, financial services, and energy industry, Hodgkinson shared valuable perspectives and reflected on previous incidents, highlighting hard-learned lessons and best ...
Is Shadow AI the New Enemy Labyrinth?

Is Shadow AI the New Enemy Labyrinth?

Most Australian companies remain exposed to the round the clock threats, especially those exploiting AI technology. A new survey conducted by Cisco covering 8,000 organisations worldwide, with 301 from Australia unveil a new state of affairs.‘Shadow AI’ as we know it, is the use of unauthorised AI tools by employees, outside the official scrutiny of IT ...
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In the News

KnowBe4 Accelerates the Future of Human Risk Management With Expanding Suite of AI Agents

KnowBe4 Accelerates the Future of Human Risk Management With Expanding Suite of AI Agents

AI Defence Agents reduce administrative burden and transform security operations from a cost centre to a competitive advantage 
Saviynt Unveils Industry’s First Identity Control Plane for AI Agents

Saviynt Unveils Industry’s First Identity Control Plane for AI Agents

Saviynt delivers the first enterprise-grade platform with the full capabilities to govern AI agents from discovery through runtime
Phantom Labs Analysis of BeyondTrust’s Identity Security Insights Data Finds Enterprise AI Agents Growing 466.7% Year Over Year

Phantom Labs Analysis of BeyondTrust’s Identity Security Insights Data Finds Enterprise AI Agents Growing 466.7% Year Over Year

BeyondTrust researchers warn of a rapidly expanding “shadow AI workforce” creating new identity security risks, based on data uncovered through Identity Security Insights® | Some organisations operate well over 1,000 AI agents, many of which security teams were not aware existed within their environments
Ping Identity Defines the Runtime Identity Standard for Autonomous AI

Ping Identity Defines the Runtime Identity Standard for Autonomous AI

General Availability of Identity for AI establishes continuous, contextual enforcement and real-time control over AI agents 
Interactive Secures IT Managed Services Agreement With Major Superannuation Fund

Interactive Secures IT Managed Services Agreement With Major Superannuation Fund

The leading Australian IT service provider will support the delivery of Hostplus’ technology strategy to enhance service delivery and operational resilience.
15,500 Malicious Domains: How Threat Actors Abuse a Popular Ad Tracker for Cloaked AI Investment Scams

15,500 Malicious Domains: How Threat Actors Abuse a Popular Ad Tracker for Cloaked AI Investment Scams

New research from Infoblox Threat Intel and Confiant reveals that cybercriminals are abusing Keitaro, a widely used advertising performance tracker, to hide (“cloak”) scams and malware behind ordinary web traffic; with many posing specifically as AI investment opportunities. Cloaking has become a foundational block of modern cybercrime, allowing ...
Elastic Eliminates Per-Endpoint Pricing for XDR

Elastic Eliminates Per-Endpoint Pricing for XDR

The Australian cyber landscape has reached a critical tipping point. As the latest ASD Cyber Threat Report reveals, average crime costs for large Aussie firms have spiked 219% to over $200k per incident. While much of the industry is focused on the AI arms race, there is a deeper shift occurring: the move from reactive dashboards to the agentic SOC. To ...
Elastic Eliminates the SOAR Automation Tax With Native Workflows

Elastic Eliminates the SOAR Automation Tax With Native Workflows

The Australian cyber landscape has reached a critical tipping point. As the latest ASD Cyber Threat Report reveals, average crime costs for large Aussie firms have spiked 219% to over $200k per incident. While much of the industry is focused on the AI arms race, there is a deeper shift occurring: the move from reactive dashboards to the agentic SOC. To ...
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