In Pictures: Defining the path for agentic AI cubesys & Microsoft roundtable
This iTnews executive roundtable lunch sponsored by cubesys & Microsoft explored defining the path for agentic AI. Delegates discussed how to...
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Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.
In Pictures: Security in the age of shadow AI VITG Brisbane roundtable
This iTnews executive roundtable lunch sponsored by VITG explored cyber security in the age of shadow AI. Delegates discussed how...
ASPI at 25 – Inside ASPI and outside it: contesting ideas
Twenty-five years ago, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute began with a deceptively simple proposition: Australian strategic policy would be better...
ASPI at 25 – shaping Australia’s relationship with its most important neighbour
Few bilateral relationships matter more to Australia than the one with Indonesia, and few have changed as much over the...
Superloop turning AI savings into security and compliance boost
Superloop has revealed that it has started diverting cost savings generated by its investments in AI-based customer service into other...
White House Memorandum Establishes Framework for Government-Directed Private-Sector Cyber Operations
White House Memorandum Establishes Framework for Government-Directed Private-Sector Cyber OperationsOn August 12, 2026, President Trump issued a memorandum directing the...
New Jersey Enacts the Kids Code Act with Privacy-by-Default and Safety-by-Design Obligations
New Jersey Enacts the Kids Code Act with Privacy-by-Default and Safety-by-Design Obligations On August 11, 2026, New Jersey Governor Mikie...
Non-Human Identity Security for AI Agents: A CISO Guide to Ownership, Least Privilege, and Lifecycle Control
Last Updated: 12 August 2026 Executive Summary Non-human identity security for AI agents gives CISOs a disciplined way to assign...
Manic: The Android Malware That Exfiltrates Data Even When the Phone Is Offline
Manic: The Android Malware That Exfiltrates Data Even When the Phone Is Offline Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2026 Manic Android...
NSA, CISA, FBI, DOE, and EPA Warn of Active AI-Assisted Attacks on Siemens S7 PLCs
NSA, CISA, FBI, DOE, and EPA Warn of Active AI-Assisted Attacks on Siemens S7 PLCs Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2026...
Rust Supply Chain Attack Puts Build-Time Malware in Crates with 245 Million Downloads
The Rust Project has deleted malicious versions of three widely used Rust crates from crates.io after a compromised maintainer account...
Suspected Russian Hackers Abuse Google OAuth and WhatsApp Linking to Hijack Accounts
Three distinct suspected Russian cyber espionage threat clusters have been observed leveraging legitimate authentication flows to single out individuals working...
ThreatsDay: Gogs 10.0 RCE, n8n Workflow-to-RCE, $10M Reward, GLM-5.3 AI Exploit and More
Ravie LakshmananAug 20, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity News A lot of this week’s trouble starts with something trusted doing exactly...
Windows 11 Hotpatching Explained: How Much Does It Really Reduce Reboots?
Windows updates and inconvenient restarts have been uneasy roommates for decades. Microsoft is now trying to make them see much...
ASPI at 25 – a quarter-century of analysis and influence
Twenty-five years ago, the world’s knowledge of al-Qaeda, Vladimir Putin, China’s military ambitions and cyber capabilities, and the advantages of...