Australia and Canada face similar northern logistics problems
Australia and Canada are separated by half a world, but a new defence partnership is exposing an unexpected similarity. Canada...
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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.
U.S. CISA adds Check Point, Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator, and F5 BIG-IP APM flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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F5 BIG-IP APM Zero-Day Exploited in Zero-Day RCE Attacks
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The Rising Threat of Deepfakes: Why Organizations Must Rethink Trust
This article is part of an ongoing series from Sophos frontline security operations specialists, sharing the expertise they use to...
Vocus plans fibre link between Brisbane and Darwin
Key points Vocus is building a long-haul fibre cable linking Brisbane, Townsville and Darwin as part of its Australian Digital...
Australia’s next class war may be fought over reality
Australia’s next class war may not principally be fought over wealth, but over truth.For most of modern history, democratic societies...
AI spend will jump 49.5% in 2026, says Gartner
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iTnews State of Security Breakfast comes to Sydney
Cyber security teams are facing an increasingly complex environment, with growing volumes of data, expanding attack surfaces and the rapid...
European Commission Unveils Proposal for EU KIDS Act
On September 17, 2026, the European Commission published its proposal for the EU KIDS Act (the “Act”). The Act proposes...
Smashing Security podcast #486: Vibe-coded shops, and hackable Flock cameras
A store in Auckland vibe-coded itself a new website. Within hours, its inventory had somehow expanded to include a pair...
OpenAI’s new priorities for third-party assessments are a fine start, but they lack teeth
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Attackers Use Malicious Terraform Providers to Deliver Go Malware via HashiCorp Registry
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OpenAI agent breached Australian Medicare statistics portal, Prime Minister says
An artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI gained unauthorised access to an Australian Government Medicare statistics portal and viewed public...
Australian Medicare data portal “infiltrated” by OpenAI agent
Key points An OpenAI agent gained unauthorised access to public and non-public files on Australia's Medicare statistics reporting portal in...
Australia’s next interoperability challenge is military AI
Australia is spending heavily on military AI and, separately, on building the capabilities and interoperability of its Indo-Pacific partners; yet...