Australia can secure the value of its AI future
As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in his speech at Sydney University last month, artificial intelligence is already a part...
Year: 2026
Apollo Confirms Data Breach Amid Cyberattacks Targeting Financial Firms
Apollo Global Management has confirmed a data breach in which attackers obtained sensitive personal information, including names, home addresses, dates...
NSW mandates facial recognition in gaming reform package
NSW will bring in mandatory facial recognition technology (FRT) for hotels and clubs with gaming machines, tied to an exclusion...
China’s new ambassador arrives in Australia – and immediately gets to work
The first thing the new Chinese ambassador to Australia Liu Jinsong did on arrival in Sydney yesterday was to publicly...
ASD warns Australian TeamCity servers under attack
An authentication bypass in JetBrains' continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) platform TeamCity is under attack locally, the Australian Cyber Security Centre...
SCX.ai partners with DDN after ASX debut
SCX.ai has announced a strategic partnership with AI data intelligence company DDN, days after the company listed on the Australian...
ACSC warns of active exploitation of TeamCity servers in Australia
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has issued a high-severity alert warning that it has observed active exploitation of a...
FTC Proposes Enforcement Policy Statement on Personalized Pricing
On August 19, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it is seeking public comment on a proposed enforcement policy...
Japan’s defence budget isn’t really 2 percent of GDP. It’s not even close
Japan says it has nearly reached its defence spending target. But it has done so only by measuring today’s defence...
AEMO predicts seven-fold rise in data centre power use over next decade
Key points AEMO forecasts data centre electricity consumption will grow seven-fold over the next decade, from 5 TWh currently to...
CISO Board Reporting for AI Risk in 2026: Metrics, Narrative, and a Decision-Ready Dashboard
Last Updated: 12 August 2026 Executive Summary CISO board reporting for AI risk turns complex technical exposure into a decision-ready...
Cybercriminals Turn GTA VI Leaks Into Malware Bait
Cybercriminals Turn GTA VI Leaks Into Malware Bait Pierluigi Paganini August 24, 2026 A fake 113GB GTA VI build is...
Malicious Firefox add-ons caught stealing cryptowallet seed phrases and browser credentials
Every time you add an extension or plugin to your browser, there's a risk that you might be doing more...
Gunra ransomware: what you need to know
The ransomware gang Gunra has been creating havoc - exploiting unpatched VPNs and firewalls to steal data, encrypt systems, and...
Apple’s folding iPhone has already launched – in your head
I don’t think so. Perhaps because, as the “father of public relations”, Edward Bernays said in his seminal book, “Propaganda”:...