Australian Cyber Security Magazine Australia’s Leading Cyber Security Magazine
Australian Cyber Security Magazine Australia’s Leading Cyber Security Magazine
- ACS warns ASD Essentials lacks clear assessor standards
by Editorial Team on October 16, 2026 at 4:14 amThe Australian Computer Society (ACS) says the Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD) new ASD Essentials cyber security framework relies on “expert judgement” without defining who qualifies as an expert, creating what […]
- Semperis report: Australian cyber executives face physical threats in ransomware attacksby Editorial Team on October 15, 2026 at 5:00 am
Australian cybersecurity executives are increasingly being targeted with threats to their physical safety during ransomware incidents, according to Semperis’ 2026 Ransomware Risk Report. The report found 41% of attacks involving […]
- Cisco report flags organisational friction as a key barrier to AI-driven cyber defence in Australiaby Editorial Team on October 13, 2026 at 4:39 am
A new Cisco report suggests Australian organisations are struggling to keep pace with AI-driven cyber threats, not primarily because of missing technology but because internal processes and team structures slow […]
- Claroty research: ANZ OT cyberattacks cost $2.04m on average, nearly double global figureby Editorial Team on October 13, 2026 at 4:26 am
Cyberattacks on operational environments are costing organisations in Australia and New Zealand an average of $2.04 million per incident—almost double the global average of $1.04 million—according to new research published […]
- Cyber agencies warn of China-linked hackers blending automated scanning with hands-on intrusionsby Editorial Team on October 12, 2026 at 6:35 am
Australian and international cyber security agencies have issued a joint warning detailing how Chinese government-linked threat actors are combining large-scale automated scanning, legitimate network administration tools and targeted intrusions to […]
- Hexnode expands XDR in ANZ with macOS support, threat intelligence and automated remediationby Editorial Team on October 11, 2026 at 11:54 pm
Hexnode, the enterprise software division of Mitsogo, has expanded its Hexnode XDR product with additional threat detection, alert prioritisation and remediation features, alongside new support for macOS. The update targets […]
- ACSC updates alert on critical Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities, adds new RCE CVEby Editorial Team on October 11, 2026 at 11:50 pm
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has issued an updated critical alert warning Australian organisations running Citrix NetScaler ADC and Citrix NetScaler Gateway to apply the latest vendor patches after […]
- Critical Atlassian vulnerability affects Jira, Confluence and other productsby Editorial Team on October 8, 2026 at 4:14 am
Rapid7 has published an Emergent Threat Response (ETR) alert for a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21589, affecting eight Atlassian products including Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket and Crowd. Rapid7 rated the vulnerability […]
- New email attacks target both humans and AI in the same messageby Editorial Team on October 8, 2026 at 3:38 am
Recent phishing attacks analysed by Barracuda Research found attackers combining two sets of tactics in a single email: social engineering aimed at the human recipient, and prompt injection attacks designed […]
- Kiteworks and A-LIGN extend partnership to support IRAP-aligned assessments in Australiaby Editorial Team on October 8, 2026 at 2:16 am
Kiteworks and compliance assessment firm A-LIGN have extended their partnership to target Australian government agencies and regulated enterprises seeking IRAP-aligned assurance for data protection platforms. The companies said the arrangement […]
