Poor governance could expose Australian firms to legal, reputational and operational risks as they deploy autonomous AI agents at scale.
Businesses risk wasting AI budgets on polite interfaces when the bigger gains come from linking systems, data and workflows directly.
The move underlines Akamai's push to expand cloud, security and AI sales in a region where data rules and latency requirements vary widely.
Critical infrastructure operators could face remote building systems attacks after Claroty found flaws in a standard linking legacy controls to IP networks.
Real estate and law firms are racing to get compliant before AUSTRAC brings up to 100,000 professional services businesses under supervision in 2026.
Many security teams still lack a plan to replace ageing encryption, even as 87% fear harvest now, decrypt later attacks, Gigamon says.
The expanded tie-up gives Collingwood extra protection for member and supporter data as cyber threats intensify across Australian sport.
More software teams could catch AI-made defects before release as Katalon’s new platform adds human approval, traceability and live monitoring.
Email fraud is still slipping through Australian firms as front-line staff prove better than managers at spotting scams, a CommBank survey found.
The appointment comes as Australia’s fintech sector pushes for rules that could lift its economic contribution from $13.6 billion to $38 billion by 2035.
Australian lawyers will get structured AI training as K&L Gates ties the Legora rollout to governance rules aimed at reassuring clients.
The move gives lawyers faster access to verified authorities as the firm tries to cut research risk and adapt to AI-heavy workflows.
Fraud is eroding trust in digital services, with 56% of Australians saying they have already suffered online scams or identity theft.
The update extends support to 2032 and aims to help enterprises run AI workloads across cloud and on-premises systems without costly migrations.
MSPs and MSSPs are getting sales tools to turn rising cyber demand into recurring revenue, as many still struggle to package services.
Customers stand to gain tighter control of telemetry as Dynatrace adds Bindplane’s data-routing tools to cut costs and manage compliance.
The new Gartner category highlights demand for unified office software as employers seek to cut friction across hybrid work, visitor and desk management.
More than half of educators now want AI disclosed and tailored to assignments, as schools move beyond detection-only policies.
Hundreds of Microsoft 365 users are being compromised daily as attackers bypass passwords with device code phishing and OAuth tokens.
Retailers could miss out on AI-led discovery unless product data is structured for answer engines, according to a Megantic and Shopify APAC whitepaper.
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