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Gov proposes AI safety regulator

Gov proposes AI safety regulator

Following incident where an AI agent accessed a Medicare data portal.
Ry Crozier Nov 10 2026 1:49PM Security
French officials blame Iran for refrigerator hacks

French officials blame Iran for refrigerator hacks

Vow retaliation.
Raphael Satter and Gabriel Stargardter Nov 10 2026 8:41AM Security
Admin creds left in carmaker app opened doors to vehicles

Admin creds left in carmaker app opened doors to vehicles

Researchers work their way in from a single number plate.
Juha Saarinen Nov 10 2026 6:33AM Security
State of Security 2026

State of Security 2026

The key trends, challenges and threats in the cyber security market in the last 12 months.
Brad Howarth Apr 20 2026 9:58AM State of Security 2026
V/Line has a new CIO

V/Line has a new CIO

Takes in digital chief from Bendigo Health.
Ry Crozier Nov 10 2026 6:36AM Training & Development
EU sues IBM, Atos and Leonardo over border system woes

EU sues IBM, Atos and Leonardo over border system woes

Allege missed deadlines.
Staff Writer Nov 10 2026 6:41AM Software
Google says new Australian internet safety bill could cut off under-18s from Gmail

Google says new Australian internet safety bill could cut off under-18s from Gmail

Draft ‌regulation risks overreach.
Staff Writer Nov 10 2026 6:41AM Cloud
NSW gov calls time on BYOD for public primary schools

NSW gov calls time on BYOD for public primary schools

From 2027.
Ry Crozier Nov 9 2026 6:31AM Hardware
Australian Unity taps former Optus CIO as tech leader

Australian Unity taps former Optus CIO as tech leader

Following retirement of previous group executive.
Ry Crozier Nov 6 2026 3:53PM Financial Services
Nvidia probes whether CEO Huang was target of foreign intelligence effort

Nvidia probes whether CEO Huang was target of foreign intelligence effort

As route of AI chips to China is investigated.
Sumedha Mukherjee and Chris Thomas Nov 9 2026 9:36AM Hardware
Is your website a commercial risk (and why it could be without you realising it)?

Is your website a commercial risk (and why it could be without you realising it)?

As automated website traffic threats become more sophisticated, fragmented security and manual website management can expose organisations to unnecessary operational and commercial risk.
Staff Writer Nov 9 2026 7:00AM Partner Content
"Don't ask again" in Anthropic's Claude Code leaks developer secrets

"Don't ask again" in Anthropic's Claude Code leaks developer secrets

AI vendor looking into fixes after researchers count 2539 exposed credentials.
Juha Saarinen Nov 9 2026 6:40AM Security
Researchers turn PwnEscape Linux flaw into Firecracker breakout

Researchers turn PwnEscape Linux flaw into Firecracker breakout

Demonstrates host kernel bug that undercuts defence-in-depth sandboxing.
Juha Saarinen Nov 9 2026 6:51AM Security
Tyro finds new CISO

Tyro finds new CISO

Initial focus on harnessing AI to strengthen cyber defences.
Ry Crozier Nov 6 2026 12:12PM Training & Development
Lightweight Linux distros vulnerable to *sshole password bypass

Lightweight Linux distros vulnerable to *sshole password bypass

Accounts that shouldn’t accept passwords do, thanks to a decade-old edge case.
Juha Saarinen Nov 6 2026 11:38AM Security
NAB deploys AI for staff called 'Ruby' that is built on Anthropic

NAB deploys AI for staff called 'Ruby' that is built on Anthropic

Chases 50 more use cases for artificial intelligence technology.
Ry Crozier Nov 6 2026 6:51AM Financial Services
Low-privileged accounts on unpatched systems as good as root: OpenAI

Low-privileged accounts on unpatched systems as good as root: OpenAI

AI agents built 948 distinct Linux kernel privilege-escalation exploits in exercise.
Juha Saarinen Nov 6 2026 6:54AM Security
Binance hack prompted US regulators to check in on bank systems

Binance hack prompted US regulators to check in on bank systems

For anomalous behavioural detections.
Stephen Gandel and Nupur Anand Nov 6 2026 6:58AM Security
US warns of 'ongoing cyber threat' to industrial refrigeration systems

US warns of 'ongoing cyber threat' to industrial refrigeration systems

After multiple incidents.
Raphael Satter Nov 6 2026 6:58AM Security
No OAIC probe of collapsed VIQ over court transcription work in India

No OAIC probe of collapsed VIQ over court transcription work in India

Regulator sees possible security breach but won't pursue liquidated provider.
Juha Saarinen Nov 5 2026 6:10AM Security

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People First Bank progresses its tech stack modernisation

People First Bank progresses its tech stack modernisation
University of Southern Queensland switches hypervisor software

University of Southern Queensland switches hypervisor software
Finance One backs AI and automation to move faster

Finance One backs AI and automation to move faster
Australia Post's future IT estate to rely on 13 "platform ecosystems"

Australia Post's future IT estate to rely on 13 "platform ecosystems"

NBN

NBN Co's use of SaaS drives up its IT costs

NBN Co's use of SaaS drives up its IT costs

 NBN Co using AI to draft incident reports, prepare field crews NBN Co AI could give RSPs more network intelligence NBN Co overestimates costs of providing better service

CIO movements

V/Line has a new CIO

V/Line has a new CIO

 Australian Unity taps former Optus CIO as tech leader Australian Energy Regulator appoints permanent CIO ANU names new CIO

Government

Gov proposes AI safety regulator

Gov proposes AI safety regulator

 V/Line has a new CIO NSW Health server targeted in cyber incident NT data centre pulls timeline after regulator stalls

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