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AI in 2026: Why Identity and Data Security Can’t Stay Separate

AI is no longer a side project but a part of our daily work. People use generative tools to write, summarise, code, and analyse. Teams connect AI apps to SaaS platforms, cloud services, endpoints, and email. Some workflows now run...

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IoT/OT Security: Penetration Testing for an Expanding Attack Surface

IoT is the network of connected devices that collect and share data. Think sensors, cameras, smart meters, wearables, and building controls. OT is the technology that runs physical processes. Think industrial controllers, plant equipment, pumps, conveyors, and safety systems. The...

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Australia on Alert for High Impact Sabotage from China

Australia has just been handed a blunt warning. ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess has confirmed that Chinese state-linked hacking groups are probing our critical infrastructure and looking for ways to cause “high-impact sabotage”. This is not a theoretical risk for far-off...

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AI and Generative AI: Dual-Use Risks and Autonomous Threats

Artificial intelligence has entered a powerful yet precarious stage. Dual-use AI refers to systems that can be used for both beneficial and harmful purposes. The same algorithms that write code, design buildings, or simulate structures can also be repurposed to...

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Ransomware Evolution: Extortion Tactics and Supply Chain Risks

Ransomware has changed. What started as a simple data-locking threat has grown into a complex web of extortion, public shaming, and supply chain compromise. Attackers are no longer just after quick payments; they now aim to exploit trust, reputation, and...

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Quantum Computing Threats: A Guide for Cyber Security Auditors on Post-Quantum Cryptography

Quantum computers run on qubits and quantum effects. They hold the potential to solve certain math problems much faster than classical machines. This makes many current public‑key schemes, like RSA and ECC, vulnerable. Malicious actors might record encrypted traffic today,...

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The Gayfemboy Botnet: When Playful Code Names Hide Serious Cyber Threats

Once upon a code snippet, something that prints “twinks :3” or “meowmeow” doesn’t sound menacing. But malware authors know that playful or absurd code names, weird, embedded messages, or odd strings can lull defenders into underestimating a threat. The Gayfemboy...

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The AI Battlefield: “Good AI” vs. “Bad AI”

AI brings fresh power to cybersecurity, hunting threats at speed. It also arms attackers with smarter tools. On one side, attackers sharpen AI to breach systems. On the other, defenders build AI to fight back. What started as tools are...

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Ransomware Strikes Accounting Firm: What Went Wrong – and What Comes Next

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on an accounting firm in New Zealand. They say they stole client records, emails, databases and 365 gigabytes of documents. The firm, TAS NZ Bay Limited, is in Auckland and known for its client‑centred service....

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Espionage Cost Australia $12.5 Billion in 2023–24

In 2023–24, espionage incidents cost Australia a staggering $12.5 billion. This figure, revealed in a report by ASIO and the Australian Institute of Criminology, reflects both direct and indirect losses—from stolen intellectual property to the costs of preventing and investigating...

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