Our information revolution is outpacing our democratic institutions
In 1997, I served in Bougainville as part of a military information support team, where rumours and an information vacuum...
AndyC
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 Microsoft Windows Shell flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Windows Shell flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2026 U.S. Cybersecurity and...
Semperis report: Australian cyber executives face physical threats in ransomware attacks
Australian cybersecurity executives are increasingly being targeted with threats to their physical safety during ransomware incidents, according to Semperis’ 2026...
iTnews Benchmark Awards now open to entries
For 15 years, the iTnews Benchmark Awards have given end user organisations, their IT leaders and teams an opportunity to...
Not just immigrant numbers: the issue is also where Australia needs workers
Has Australia spent so long arguing about migration that it has stopped considering what population is for?Australia is increasingly settling...
As phishing-as-a-service goes industrial, Microsoft takes down a marketplace behind 1 billion messages
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Fuse Technology provides cyber security guarantee
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ICO Publishes Report on Data Protection Challenges in AI and Launches Agentic AI Project
ICO Publishes Report on Data Protection Challenges in AI and Launches Agentic AI ProjectThe UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) has...
Cryptography Rarely Fails Because of the Math
In 26 years of building security and cryptographic services at Cisco, I’ve worked through a long list of defects in...
Smashing Security podcast #488: How a ransomware negotiator ended up arrested at his own conference
A ransomware negotiator attended a cybersecurity conference, only to be arrested by the FBI in connection with its investigation into...
Cisco Warns of Active Attacks Exploiting New Critical Secure Email Gateway Vulnerability
Attackers are exploiting a critical flaw in Cisco Secure Email Gateway that lets a sender with no login write files...
Hackers Backdoor Nextcloud Servers Through Critical Flaw in Collabora’s Built-in CODE App
Attackers exploited a flaw in an optional Nextcloud app, Collabora Online - Built-in CODE Server, to plant web shells on Nextcloud...
Microsoft Disrupts 3 Phishing Kits Linked to Over 1 Billion Scam Messages
Microsoft and Health-ISAC, along with the Japan Cybercrime Control Center (JC3) and a coalition of private sector companies, such as...
Fault Lines – China’s Ukraine lessons, junta diplomacy, Fiji sanctions
Welcome to the latest edition of ASPI’s Fault Lines.Every fortnight, ASPI’s Defence Strategy Program monitors the actions and developments shaping the regional order...
Linus Torvalds has started using AI to develop the Linux kernel
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