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APP-ACSM | Featured | Information Security | November 4, 2026

ACS warns Qantas supplier incident highlights data sovereignty and essential services risk

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has called for stronger scrutiny of technology supply chains and cyber preparedness after a cyber…

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Cyber Security | Featured | Vulnerabilities | October 30, 2026

Canberra students learn ethical hacking at re_B00TCMP cyber bootcamp

High school students in Canberra have taken part in a cyber security bootcamp focused on ethical hacking and online legal…

Cyber Security

Cyber Security | Featured | Governance, Risk & Compliance | October 27, 2026

ASD report flags AI-enabled cyber threats as incidents and business losses rise

Australia’s cyber threat environment is becoming increasingly complex as artificial intelligence accelerates malicious activity, cybercrime losses rise and state-sponsored actors…

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Featured | Information Security | Technology | October 23, 2026

Azul issues urgent Java security updates following eMudhra certificate compromise

Azul has issued an out-of-cycle security update after the compromise of eight eMudhra intermediate Certificate Authority (CA) certificates, publicly disclosed…

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Artificial intelligence | Editor's Desk | Featured | Technology | October 6, 2026

Walk, don’t run, but never stand still on AI transformation

By Tim Morris, Chief Security Advisor, Americas, Tanium Recently, the Australian Government disclosed that an AI agent had accessed a…

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CMMI Institute has launched its new AI Maturity (AIM) Model

We’re joined by Ron Lear, Vice President of Global CMMI Strategies at the CMMI Institute and Pascal Rabbath, Certified High…

Artificial intelligence

ISACA Sydney Conference – 50th Anniversary

A showcase conference celebrating 50 years of Enabling Digital Trust and Leading What Comes Next. Held 6 August 2026 at…

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The Vulnerability Was Never Unknown. It Was Assigned.

By Amit Shingala, CEO, Motadata Read the public accounts of breaches that began with a known software flaw and the…

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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence | Featured | Skills & Training | Technology | October 20, 2026

Deakin to lead new $5 million ARC Training Centre for AI governance

The Australian Research Council has awarded Deakin University funding to lead a new $5 million ARC Training Centre focused on…

Artificial intelligence

OpenAI pauses training of its most capable artificial intelligence models

OpenAI has paused training of its most capable artificial intelligence models as the company investigates a growing number of incidents…

Cyber Security

Cyber Security | Featured | Skills & Training | Strategy & Architecture | September 22, 2026

CyberPath consultation proposes national model to assess cyber capability beyond certifications

A Department of Home Affairs-backed cyber workforce initiative is seeking feedback on a draft national framework that would shift how…

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Featured | Skills & Training | August 1, 2025

Security learnings from developing the NCCoE Chatbot

The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has re-issued NIST Internal Report (IR) 8579, Developing the NCCoE Chatbot: Technical and…

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Cyber Security

Cyber Security | Governance, Risk & Compliance | Vulnerabilities | October 26, 2026

ACSC warns of critical vulnerabilities in Fortinet products

The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) has issued a critical alert urging organisations using Fortinet products…

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APP-ACSM | Featured | Governance, Risk & Compliance | October 23, 2026

TikTok ads for fake stalkerware apps are scamming people who download them

Fake “stalkerware” apps promoted on TikTok are being used to lure would-be snoops into paying for services that do not…

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Featured | Governance, Risk & Compliance | October 19, 2026

Queensland students put cyber skills to the test at ANZ Hackathon

More than 100 students, academics and industry experts are gathering in Brisbane on 19 and 20 October for the second…

Cyber Security

Cyber Security | Featured | Governance, Risk & Compliance | White Papers & Research | October 15, 2026

Semperis report: Australian cyber executives face physical threats in ransomware attacks

Australian cybersecurity executives are increasingly being targeted with threats to their physical safety during ransomware incidents, according to Semperis’ 2026…

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Cyber Security

Cyber Security | Featured | Hacking & Penetration Testing | Vulnerabilities | October 22, 2026

Critical PHP vulnerabilities allow remote execution

The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) has issued an alert after the PHP Foundation provided advanced…

Cyber Security

Cyber Security | Featured | Hacking & Penetration Testing | Technology | October 12, 2026

Cyber agencies warn of China-linked hackers blending automated scanning with hands-on intrusions

Australian and international cyber security agencies have issued a joint warning detailing how Chinese government-linked threat actors are combining large-scale…

Cyber Security

Cyber Security | Governance, Risk & Compliance | Hacking & Penetration Testing | July 23, 2026

Origin Energy confirms customer data breach after unauthorised access

Origin Energy has confirmed that customer information has been accessed and disclosed following a cybersecurity incident, with the company working…

Cyber Security

Cyber Security | Featured | Hacking & Penetration Testing | November 11, 2025

Palo Alto Networks Uncovers Commercial Spyware Targeting Samsung Galaxy Phones

Palo Alto Networks’ threat intelligence team, Unit 42, has uncovered a sophisticated spyware campaign that exploited a previously unknown zero-day…

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OpenAI agent breached Australian Medicare statistics portal, Prime Minister says

An artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI gained unauthorised access to an Australian Government Medicare statistics portal and viewed public…

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence | Featured | Information Security | Technology | September 23, 2026

VAST Data launches DataEnclave confidential AI capability with Sharon AI

VAST Data has launched a new confidential AI capability, DataEnclave, aimed at allowing organisations to run third-party AI models against…

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APP-ACSM | Featured | Information Security | September 4, 2026

Privacy reform is coming: Why businesses should act now, not after the Bill passes

The Attorney-General’s exposure draft of the Privacy Amendment (Personal Data Protection) Bill 2026 would bring the most significant changes to…

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APP-ACSM | Cyber Security | Featured | Information Security | September 3, 2026

Cellebrite Guardian completes IRAP assessment at PROTECTED level

Cellebrite says its cloud-based digital evidence management platform, Cellebrite Guardian, has completed an assessment under the Infosec Registered Assessors Program…

Strategy & Architecture

Artificial intelligence

OpenAI agent contacted four Australian government websites as Canberra launches security review

The Australian Government has launched a multi-agency review after Prime Minister Albanese disclosed in New York yesterday that an OpenAI…

Cyber Security

Cyber Security | Featured | Governance, Risk & Compliance | Strategy & Architecture | September 23, 2026

Australian Internet Observatory launches national platform for digital research

Australian researchers now have a new self-service research infrastructure platform to study the digital platforms shaping everyday life, following the…

Artificial intelligence

Collaboration, Trust and Brave Leadership: AI’s Next Phase Will Be Defined by Partnerships

Australia’s AI transformation is entering a new phase. The conversation is no longer about experimenting with chatbots or testing isolated…

ASI Solutions acquires Insicon Cyber to expand managed security in Australia and New Zealand

Gold Coast man charged over alleged AI generated child abuse material

Australia’s AI inquiry analysis finds broad support but contested accountability for AI agents

NSW Police launch Strike Force Civic investigation into NSW Health cyber breach

Rapid7 warns of two additional Ivanti Connect Secure zero-days under active exploitation

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