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- Semperis report: Australian cyber executives face physical threats in ransomware attacks
by Editorial Team on October 15, 2026 at 5:00 amAustralian cybersecurity executives are increasingly being targeted with threats to their physical safety during ransomware incidents, according to Semperisâ 2026 Ransomware Risk Report. The report found 41% of attacks involving […]
- 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 […]
- 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 […]
- NIST NCCoE releases draft 5G cybersecurity white paper on false base stationsby Editorial Team on October 1, 2026 at 12:57 am
The US National Institute of Standards and Technologyâs (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published an initial public draft 5G cybersecurity white paper examining âfalse base stationsâ and […]
- ACSC warns Australian organisations about risks of AI misalignmentby Editorial Team on September 25, 2026 at 12:41 am
The Australian Signals Directorateâs Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has issued a âhigh alertâ warning to Australian organisations with public-facing websites or applications, citing instances where artificial intelligence (AI) agents […]
- Cloudflare, Microsoft dismantle AI-powered MFA phishing ring targeting Australiaby Editorial Team on September 23, 2026 at 3:22 am
Cloudflare and Microsoft say they have taken part in a coordinated effort with law enforcement partners to disrupt âEvilTokensâ, a phishing-as-a-service operation designed to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) and facilitate […]
- Australian Internet Observatory launches national platform for digital researchby Editorial Team on September 23, 2026 at 3:05 am
Australian researchers now have a new self-service research infrastructure platform to study the digital platforms shaping everyday life, following the launch of a national platform developed by the Australian Internet […]
- Just 4% of Australian organisations regularly test response to AI cyber incidentsby Editorial Team on September 23, 2026 at 2:43 am
Just four percent of Australian organisations regularly conduct exercises to test their response to AI-related cybersecurity incidents, according to new research from ISACA. The 2026 State of Cybersecurity report, based […]
- Survey finds 84% of Australians expect AI to increase cybercrimeby Editorial Team on September 21, 2026 at 4:53 am
New research from Sekuro and Women in Digital has found 84% of Australians believe artificial intelligence will increase the rate of cybercrime, as most respondents report already using AI tools. […]
- Cohesity report finds 2% of Australian organisations prepared for frontier AI cyberattacksby Editorial Team on September 16, 2026 at 11:31 pm
Only 2% of Australian organisations believe their current cyber recovery plans are equipped to withstand threats posed by âfrontier AIâ technologies, according to Cohesityâs 2026 Global Cyber Resilience Report. The […]
- OneTrust research flags AI governance gaps as Australian adoption acceleratesby Editorial Team on September 15, 2026 at 4:05 am
OneTrust has released its 2026 AI-Ready Governance Report, reporting that Australian organisations are moving beyond AI experimentation into broader adoption, while governance and risk controls struggle to keep pace. The […]
- KAIperShield and Cyber in Space form Indo-Pacific partnership on mission-focused cyber resilienceby Editorial Team on September 15, 2026 at 2:51 am
KAIperShield and Cyber in Space have signed a business development and customer engagement agreement aimed at expanding access to cyber resilience and mission assurance capabilities developed at NASAâs Jet Propulsion […]
- Mathspace breach exposed data of more than 1 million students, parents and teachersby Editorial Team on September 11, 2026 at 3:37 am
Mathspace, an online maths learning platform used in schools across Australia and New Zealand, said attackers breached its systems by exploiting a vulnerability in Metabase, an internal reporting tool the […]
- Proofpoint report flags resourcing gap as Australian CISOs take on AI riskby Editorial Team on September 10, 2026 at 7:06 am
Australian chief information security officers are increasingly being asked to manage artificial intelligence-related cyber risks without additional resources, according to findings from Proofpointâs 2026 Voice of the CISO report. The […]
- Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source vulnerabilityby ACSM_Accro on September 10, 2026 at 1:32 am
The Australian Signals Directorateâs Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASDâs ACSC) is aware of reported active exploitation of a critical vulnerability inAdobe Commerce and Magento Open Source. ASDâs ACSC is aware […]
- ACSC warns of critical vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gatewayby Editorial Team on September 4, 2026 at 5:38 am
The Australian Signals Directorateâs Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has issued a critical alert for Australian organisations using Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Citrix NetScaler Gateway products, warning […]
- Actuaries Institute and UTS HTI publish AI risk management guidance for financial servicesby Editorial Team on September 2, 2026 at 12:12 am
The Actuaries Institute and the University of Technology Sydneyâs Human Technology Institute (HTI) have released a practical guidance resource aimed at improving how financial services organisations manage risks associated with […]
- ISACA Sydney Chapter marks 50 years as membership tops 2,100by Editorial Team on August 31, 2026 at 11:38 am
The ISACA Sydney Chapter is marking 50 years since it was established in 1976, as the local professional association points to growth in membership alongside rising demand for cyber security, […]
- NSW audit finds rising repeat control issues across major agenciesby Editorial Team on August 12, 2026 at 2:30 am
The NSW Auditor-General has tabled a report examining internal controls and governance across 26 of the NSW Governmentâs largest agencies, finding an increase in repeat issues and weaknesses in oversight […]
