Australian Cyber Security Magazine

Semperis has released new global research confirming that ransomware actors continue to time their attacks for weekends, public holidays and major corporate events—precisely when security teams are least prepared to respond. The […]

The Australian Computer Society (ACS), has elected Beau Tydd (pictured) as President of ACS for the 2026–27 term, following a vote by the ACS Congress. Mr Tydd succeeds Helen McHugh, […]

A new survey from the Diligent Institute, conducted with the Governance Institute of Australia (GIA) and the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID), shows Australian boards are accelerating their adoption of AI but […]

JFrog’s Security Research team has identified a major escalation in the ongoing “Shai-Hulud” software supply chain attack, uncovering a new self-propagating worm actively targeting npm and GitHub repositories. So far, […]

Australia has taken a significant step toward strengthening its national cyber capability with the launch of CyberPath: Paving the Way Forward for Cyber Professionals, a new initiative under the Growing & […]

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 […]

Optus Mobile has been fined $826,320 after an investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) found the company breached anti-scam rules on 44 occasions, allowing scammers to take […]

Astrotel has launched a new AI-driven connectivity platform designed to autonomously monitor, secure and maintain commercial network environments. Developed in partnership with Australian firm Canopus Networks, the platform combines SuperNetflow […]

A widespread Cloudflare outage temporarily blocked access to major online services including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, X (formerly Twitter), Canva and League of Legends, highlighting once again how heavily the modern internet […]

McGrathNicol’s latest ransomware survey shows a continued decline in ransom payments by Australian organisations, even as attack volumes remain high and smaller businesses continue to face disproportionate risk. The 2025 […]