Australian Cyber Security Magazine Australia’s Leading Cyber Security Magazine
Australian Cyber Security Magazine Australia’s Leading Cyber Security Magazine
- Rising AI responsibility and accountability in ANZ
by ACSM_Accro on February 25, 2026 at 11:49 amCisco has released findings from Splunk’s annual CISO Report, From Risk to Resilience in the AI Era, highlighting how the chief information security officer role is expanding as organisations accelerate […]
- Bastion and Astralas to mergeby ACSM_Accro on February 23, 2026 at 3:33 am
Bastion Security Group has signed an agreement to merge with Melbourne-based cybersecurity consultancy Astralas, in a move that further consolidates Australia’s mid-market security services sector. The transaction, expected to complete […]
- Australian healthcare industry most targeted, followed by manufacturingby ACSM_Accro on February 20, 2026 at 2:20 am
Healthcare services was the most targeted industry in Australia in the second half of 2025, according to the latest OT and IoT Security Report from Nozomi Networks Labs. The report found that […]
- Critical infrastructure compliance upgrades highlight greater physical security needs for key electricity, AI, and data assetsby ACSM_Accro on February 19, 2026 at 1:55 am
By Mike Fisher, Managing Director, Boon Edam Australia Global and Australian demand for greater on-site protection of electricity generation infrastructure and key users dependent upon it is intensifying, as advanced […]
- Australia and APAC in Scope as OT Threats Matureby ACSM_Accro on February 18, 2026 at 6:00 am
Dragos has identified a shift from reconnaissance to operationally focused cyber activity across industrial infrastructure, alongside a sharp increase in ransomware activity affecting operational technology (OT) environments. In its 2026 OT/ICS […]
- Growth in Data Extortion Incidents and Continued Dominance of Ransomwareby ACSM_Accro on February 18, 2026 at 5:25 am
Arctic Wolf has reported an 11-fold increase in data-only extortion incidents over the past year, alongside the continued dominance of ransomware, according to its 2026 Threat Report. The report, based on […]
- Mobile and internet reliability complaints spike in Quarter 2by ACSM_Accro on February 18, 2026 at 1:01 am
The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) received 14,017 complaints between October and December 2025, a 3.6% increase on the previous quarter, with service reliability emerging as the primary concern. According to […]
- Virtual IT Group Appoints New CEOby ACSM_Accro on February 16, 2026 at 9:35 pm
Virtual IT Group (VITG) has appointed Maurice McCarthy as Chief Executive Officer, as the managed services provider enters what it describes as its next phase of growth across Australia and […]
- New phishing campaign weaponises fake video conference invitesby ACSM_Accro on February 15, 2026 at 11:12 pm
Netskope Threat Labs has identified a new phishing campaign using fake video conference invitations to deliver remote access tools into corporate environments. According to research, the campaign targets enterprise users […]
- BeyondTrust appoints new Partner Manager for Australia and New Zealandby ACSM_Accro on February 15, 2026 at 11:00 pm
BeyondTrust has appointed Frank Cesarini as Partner Manager for Australia and New Zealand, expanding its regional channel leadership as demand for identity security services continues to grow. Based in Melbourne, […]
