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Australian Stories

Cyber Threat stories

Autoleague boosts security with BeyondTrust access management

Autoleague has enhanced security by adopting BeyondTrust's privileged access management to safeguard passwords and remote system access across Australia.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Mon, 27th Oct 2025

Hyperscale

Queensland hackathon tackles rising cybercrime with new talent push

ANZ, Griffith University, AWS and Queensland Police launch a Brisbane hackathon to combat rising cybercrime and boost local cyber talent and resilience.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025

Global Stories

Cyber Threat stories

Phishing

Why I'm not jumping on the AI browser bandwagon just yet

Early AI browsers face security risks like prompt injection and agent corruption, raising doubts about their readiness to replace traditional browsing.

By Dakshitaa Babu • 4 min read • Mon, 27th Oct 2025

Multi-factor authentication

When cyber resilience becomes a CFO's challenge

Cyber resilience is now a critical CFO challenge, with cybersecurity failures directly impacting Australian companies' financial health and regulatory compliance.

By Geoff Schomburgk • 5 min read • Mon, 27th Oct 2025

Firewalls

Cloudflare names Pat Breen Area Vice President for Australia NZ

Cloudflare has appointed Pat Breen as Area Vice President for Australia and New Zealand to drive growth and strengthen regional operations.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Oct 2025

Ransomware

Businesses overestimate supply chain cyber defence readiness, study finds

A study reveals businesses overrate their readiness against supply chain cyber threats, with 92% trusting suppliers yet 34% lacking thorough risk checks.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Sat, 25th Oct 2025

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

KnowBe4 honours EMEA partners for cyber defence & growth in 2025

KnowBe4 has honoured top EMEA partners for excellence in cyber defence, marketing innovation, and growth in its 2025 Partner Programmeme Awards.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sat, 25th Oct 2025

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Small businesses faster at fixing cyber flaws as AI risk grows

Small businesses are remediating critical cyber vulnerabilities faster than larger firms amid rising AI-assisted cyber threats, reveals Intruder's 2025 report.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Oct 2025

Data Protection

Assured & Telarus in partnership for managed cloud data backup

Assured Data Protection partners with Telarus to offer managed cloud data backup and disaster recovery, enhancing cyber resiliency for mid-sized firms.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 24th Oct 2025

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

AI sidebar spoofing attack exploits trust in browser extensions

SquareX reveals AI sidebar spoofing attacks via malicious browser extensions tricking users into revealing credentials across top browsers like Edge and Safari.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Oct 2025

Ransomware

Ransomware groups surge as automation cuts attack time to 18 mins

Automation and AI slash ransomware attack times to 18 minutes, challenging defenders to match speed with automated defences, says ReliaQuest report.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025

DevOps

Tech Data & Horizon3.ai partner to boost APJ cyber resilience

Tech Data partners with Horizon3.ai to offer NodeZero platform in APJ, enhancing cybersecurity by validating vulnerabilities before attacks occur.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Cyber Threat stories

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

CybExer develops AI-driven cyber defence solution with 500K support

CybExer has secured EUR €494,200 to develop an AI-driven cyber defence solution enhancing organisational readiness and adaptive threat response.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Oct 2025

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Fellowship empowers Malaysians to combat AI-driven online scams

A fellowship in Malaysia empowers 35 content creators and youth leaders to combat AI-driven scams, reaching over five million online users with digital safety messages.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Sat, 25th Oct 2025

Firewalls

Confidence high but few Canadians fully recover from ransomware

While 94% of Canadian firms feel confident about recovering from ransomware, only 25% have fully restored their data after attacks, reveals OpenText survey.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Oct 2025

Ransomware

Business leaders warn of rising AI-driven cyber risks in 2025

Most UK and European business leaders predict more complex cyber threats in 2025, driven by AI attacks, ransomware, and supply chain breaches, says Talan report.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Oct 2025

Smart Home

NatWest boosts SME cyber resilience with NCRCG partnership

NatWest partners with the National Cyber Resilience Centre Group to boost cyber security awareness for its staff supporting charities and SMEs across sectors.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Fri, 24th Oct 2025

Encryption

Google & CSA join forces to boost Singapore cyber resilience

Google and Singapore's Cyber Security Agency renew partnership to enhance national cybersecurity with AI tools and public-private training initiatives.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025