Governance Risk and Compliance

Darktrace has released new findings on cyber threats affecting the Asia–Pacific and Japan (APJ) region, reporting a sharp escalation in email compromise, cloud-targeted intrusions and third-party supply chain attacks over […]

An Australian disability service provider has issued a public warning after discovering that scammers are fraudulently using its name and logo to target unsuspecting jobseekers through fake online employment offers. […]

The eSafety Commissioner has released updated guidance to help the online industry and the public prepare for Australia’s new Social Media Minimum Age obligation, which comes into effect on 10 […]

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released its latest Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) report and dashboard for January to June 2025, showing that the number of reported data breaches […]

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has initiated proceedings in the Federal Court against Microsoft Australia Pty Ltd and its parent company, Microsoft Corporation, alleging that millions of Australian […]

Thales has released the findings of its 2025 Data Threat Report: Critical Infrastructure Edition, which reveals that operators in energy, utilities, telecommunications and transportation are entering a new era of […]

Cybercrime has matured into a highly structured global economy, rivalling legitimate industries in sophistication and profitability. The World Economic Forum projects that cybercrime will cost the global economy $10.5 trillion […]

Noosa Shire Council has publicly acknowledged it was the target of a major fraud incident during the 2024 Christmas period, resulting in the loss of $2.3 million. The crime is […]

The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre’s (ASD’s ACSC’s) Annual Cyber Threat Report (ACTR) 2024–25 is now available. The average Australian household has over a dozen internet-connected devices and Australians are […]

By Philippa Cogswell, Vice President & Managing Partner, Unit 42, Asia Pacific and Japan, Palo Alto Networks It took around 23 years for the internet to accumulate a billion users, […]

A sophisticated callback scam is underway where criminals are impersonating Australian Big Four banks in an attempt to extract money from unsuspecting Australian companies in the education, legal, and insurance […]

Ransomware attacks globally are intensifying at an alarming rate, with attempted attacks blocked in the Zscaler cloud up 146% year-over-year. This escalation reflects a strategic shift: ransomware groups are increasingly […]

Cybercrime has become a structured, global enterprise, operating at a scale that rivals some of the world’s largest economies and influencing strategic risk conversations across government and industry. Many threat […]

An average of 1.2% of Australian workers clicked on a phishing link each month in the last 12 months–a 140% increase since the last count, accorded to Netskope Threat Labs. […]

Australian internet service provider iiNet has confirmed a cyber incident that exposed the contact details of hundreds of thousands of customers, after an unauthorised third party gained access to its order management […]

Researchers from cybersecurity company Proofpoint have released new insights uncovering a significant escalation in China-aligned cyber espionage operations targeting Taiwan’s critical semiconductor industry. The findings reveal a concerted and expanding effort by multiple […]

 Following a Qantas contact centre being hit by a ‘significant’ cyber breach, with stolen data including customers’ names, emails, phone numbers, dates of birth and Frequent Flyer numbers, Qantas has obtained […]

OpenText has released its intermedium report, Retiring Legacy Applications and Databases: Proven Strategies for Government Agencies. The report provides clear guidance and practical strategies to help government agencies transition from […]

CyberArk has released its 2025 Identity Security Landscape, a global study revealing how organisations are inadvertently creating a new identity-centric attack surface through the growing use of AI and cloud. […]

A coalition of international government cyber security agencies have released a technical analysis and mitigations against spyware variants known as BADBAZAAR and MOONSHINE. Full advisory here – BADBAZAAR and MOONSHINE: Technical […]