Beware DPRK job scams, ASD warns, but won’t confirm local impact
Key points ASD has joined Japan, Germany and the US in warning that North Korean actor WaterPlum, also known as...
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CyberPath consultation proposes national model to assess cyber capability beyond certifications
A Department of Home Affairs-backed cyber workforce initiative is seeking feedback on a draft national framework that would shift how...
Suncorp Group brings AI into its risk function
Suncorp Group is progressively incorporating AI into its internally-focused risk systems, with early use cases targeting data capture around operational...
Australia’s Firmus to launch $7 billion IPO on October 6
Australian data centre operator Firmus will launch its initial public offering on October 6, according to a term sheet reviewed...
Poor data sharing undermining EU cyber defences
Efforts to combat cyberattacks across the European Union are being undermined by member states' failure to share enough information on...
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Australian mid-market businesses to access deeper AI and security expertise with First Focus-Integris partnership
With Australian MSP First Focus officially combining with United States headquartered MSP Integris, mid-market ANZ businesses will be able to...
Aussie mobile telcos face ‘automatic’ customer compensation for outages
Australian telcos should have to meet mandatory reliability and performance standards and “automatically” compensate customers impacted by outages, a major...
Survey finds 84% of Australians expect AI to increase cybercrime
New research from Sekuro and Women in Digital has found 84% of Australians believe artificial intelligence will increase the rate...
Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab
Anthropic has quietly set up a laboratory to do physical biology work as it pushes its artificial-intelligence ambitions into the...
Foreign hackers targeted Colorado water systems in August
Foreign hackers targeted and manipulated equipment in two local Colorado water systems last month, a spokesperson for Colorado Governor Jared...
ASD says prompt injection in AI cannot be fixed
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has issued new guidance aimed at enterprises, saying a central security weakness in agentic artificial...
Anglicare Victoria secures its AI adoption
Anglicare Victoria is embracing the adoption of AI to support its community and care services work, with a mix of...
Westpac spends US$12,000 in AI tokens on intranet migration
Key points Westpac migrated its internal intranet for $12,000 USD in AI tokens, versus a typical low seven-figure cost and...
Optus may ban smart glasses in stores, offices
Key points Optus is discussing cyber security policies that could regulate or even ban smart glasses in its stores and...
Australia considers banning the use of smart glasses in government buildings
Australia is considering barring the use of camera-equipped smart glasses in government workplaces due to privacy and security concerns, in...
