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Why your cybersecurity firm's Google rankings are a security risk in disguise

Cybersecurity firms risk losing enterprise deals if weak Google visibility undermines their authority, as Australian buyers increasingly judge vendors online.

By Dominic Vivarini • 6 min read • 3 days ago

Customer Experience

Millennials trust AI more than Gen Z, survey finds

Australian Millennials trust and use AI more than Gen Z, a survey of 1,200 people found, with visible sources boosting confidence.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 6 days ago

Data Protection

Australia privacy week urges better complaint handling

Australia's Privacy Commissioner urges organisations to overhaul complaint handling as survey data shows most frustrated Australians never speak up.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 6 days ago

Global Stories

Digital Trust stories

Data Protection

Digital identity: How it powers APAC's fintech boom

Digital identity is accelerating APAC's fintech expansion, helping firms cut fraud, speed onboarding and widen access across fragmented markets.

By Edmund Ng • 6 min read • 2 days ago

Generative AI

OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT Trusted Contact for adults

OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT Trusted Contact for adults, letting users nominate a confidant who may be alerted after human review in serious self-harm cases.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Encryption

Rebuilding trust: preparing for the post-quantum internet

Quantum computing may break encryption, but the bigger danger is a collapse in digital confidence, with board-level leaders urged to adapt now.

By Richard Ford • 5 min read • 3 days ago

Cloud Security

DigiCert launches AI trust tools for agents & content

DigiCert adds cryptographic verification for AI agents, models and content to its platform, with content authenticity available now and two previews live.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Customer Experience

Buy reviews searches surge 1,325% as trust worries grow

Buy reviews searches jump 1,325% as Mary Tamvakologos warns shoppers that bought followers and fake praise can distort eCommerce trust.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • 5 days ago

Firewalls

Outtake launches Recon Agent to trace AI attacks early

Outtake launches Recon Agent and an eight-stage AI attack framework, with USD $40 million backing to spot identity threats earlier.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Last week

Cloud Security

DigiCert launches content trust manager for AI media

DigiCert launches Content Trust Manager to help organisations verify AI-era images and video with C2PA-backed cryptographic credentials.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Identity and Access Management

DigiCert launches AI Trust architecture for agents

DigiCert expands DigiCert ONE with AI Trust tools for agents, models and content, as businesses seek cryptographic verification for AI systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

AI agents multiply risk, says DigiCert chief product officer

DigiCert's Chief Product Officer Deepika Chahuan says organisations must gain visibility over AI agents, or risk chaos as deployments accelerate.

By Anthony Caruana • 5 min read • Last week

Data Protection

EY names 1Kosmos chief executive officer finalist for award

EY names 1Kosmos Chief Executive Officer Hemen Vimadalal as a finalist for its 2026 Entrepreneur Of The Year New Jersey award.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Cybersecurity

Fake CAPTCHA pages trigger SMS fraud, Infoblox warns

Infoblox says counterfeit verification prompts are being used to trick users into sending premium texts, creating recurring SMS charges and telecom losses.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

ISACA launches AI risk certification amid governance gap

Isaca launches AI risk certification as European research finds many organisations still lack clear ownership, response plans and board oversight.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Endpoint Protection

VIPRE report says attackers shift to trusted services

VIPRE says cyber criminals are increasingly abusing trusted services like Cloudflare, Microsoft and TestFlight to dodge email security filters.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Digital Trust stories

Data Protection

World Password Day warnings urge shift to passkeys

Security experts mark World Password Day by warning that outdated logins are fuelling breaches, with biometric passkeys and MFA urged as safer defaults.

By Mark Tarre • 7 min read • 3 days ago