UNSW reveals new measures to deal with AI cheating
Key points UNSW is expanding its ChatGPT Edu rollout to 80,000 students and staff after a limited deployment to 10,000...
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DFAT flags “multi-year investment” in its technology operations
Key points DFAT is planning a “multi-year investment” in its technology operations, according to signals from the department. Consultants will...
Proofpoint report flags resourcing gap as Australian CISOs take on AI risk
Australian chief information security officers are increasingly being asked to manage artificial intelligence-related cyber risks without additional resources, according to...
Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source vulnerability
The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) is aware of reported active exploitation of a critical vulnerability...
ASD warns Aussie Adobe Commerce and Magento stores under attack
Key points A critical vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-75650, rated 10.0 on the CVSS scale, allows unauthenticated remote code execution on...
OpenAI rogue agent activity wider-ranging than disclosed
AI agents unleashed by OpenAI used more than 10 previously undisclosed websites for unsanctioned communications earlier this year, according to six...
Apple unveils $3499 passport-shaped iPhone Duo
Apple has redefined its flagship smartphone with the launch of the Duo, a folding iPhone starting from $3499, betting its...
UOMO bill headed to the Senate
Key points The universal mobile service obligation bill, requiring Telstra, Optus and TPG Telecom to provide voice and text coverage...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
