AI data exposure ranks second among AI security incidents in Australia and New Zealand
AI systems revealing sensitive information to unauthorised users has become the second most common type of AI-related security incident inside...
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Main Roads WA brings real-time visibility to traffic operations
Key points Main Roads Western Australia's Real Time Operating Platform (RTOP) unifies data from around 30 separate systems into a...
Rapid7 highlights two exploited flaws in September Patch Tuesday
Microsoft’s September 2026 Patch Tuesday includes 999 vulnerabilities across Microsoft and non-Microsoft products, according to commentary from Rapid7 lead software...
Fed gov targets social media algorithms
Australia proposed giving social media users the option to select the content they see on their feeds, marking the next...
US accuses Chinese AI firms of ‘malicious’ copying of AI technology
The US government has accused Chinese artificial intelligence companies of maliciously copying technology from American AI firms, potentially complicating relations...
ANU names new CIO
Key points William Confalonieri has been appointed as the Australian National University's new chief information officer, replacing acting CIO Sajid...
Hundreds of old, vulnerable Exchange servers remain in Australia
Key points 382 Australian and 56 New Zealand Exchange servers remain vulnerable to CVE-2026-62911 as of August 31, three weeks...
Late patching of Metabase SQLi bug claims Sydney’s Mathspace
Key points Attackers exploited a critical Metabase vulnerability to breach Mathspace after the company failed to patch its self-hosted instance...
Cathay Pacific, Google expand AI trials to cut contrails
Cathay Pacific and Google are expanding trials of an AI-powered technology designed to help cut climate-warming aircraft contrails. ...
Europe’s biggest mobile operators in talks for satellite-to-mobile venture
Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Vodafone Group and Telefonica are in early talks to create a consortium to bid on European Union...
SA Power taps AI to reduce field job “knockbacks”
Key points SA Power Networks is testing AI to predict when field work will hit obstacles that force projects back...
NSW Police gets extra $15m for “digital forensics” technology
Key points NSW Police are set to receive an extra $15 million to access encrypted devices and digital platforms as...
iTnews Executive Retreat – Security Leaders Edition – VIC
Security leaders operate in one of the most demanding roles in technology. Between navigating an evolving threat landscape, managing organisational...
SpaceXAI names Fabric Group as one of its first Asia-Pacific partners
SpaceX’s AI arm, SpaceXAI, has named Australian digital consultancy Fabric Group as one of its first strategic partners in Asia-Pacific,...
Vocus hit by Australia Singapore Cable break
Key points Vocus is grappling with a cable break on its Australia Singapore Cable (ASC) system between Perth and Singapore,...
