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Macquarie Government appoints Dr Chris Peiris for Azure

Macquarie Government appoints Dr Chris Peiris as Microsoft Security and Azure Lead to expand public sector cloud work amid tighter compliance demands.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Semiconductors

Microsoft to invest AUD $25 billion in Australia AI push

Microsoft commits AUD $25 billion to expand Australian AI and cloud capacity, as it teams with Canberra on cyber defence and skills training.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month

Global Stories

National Security stories

Firewalls

Cloudflare flags surge in major internet outages worldwide

Cloudflare says major internet outages surged in Q1 2026, with shutdowns in Iran, Uganda and Congo, plus war, weather and power cuts worldwide.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Data Analytics

Heligan launches new strategic advisory & risk unit

Heligan Group launches strategic advisory unit to tackle sanctions, ownership and cyber risk for investors, defence clients and high-net-worth buyers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Hybrid Cloud

Elastic ties security platform to Google's air-gapped cloud

Elastic and Google add AI-driven threat detection to air-gapped cloud systems as defence and government customers seek tighter data sovereignty.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

DroneShield quarterly revenue jumps 121% to AUD $74.1m

DroneShield posts record customer cash receipts and a fourth straight positive cashflow quarter as SaaS revenue and contracted sales swell.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

Data Protection

BlackBerry survey flags secure messaging gaps in government

BlackBerry survey finds government and infrastructure security chiefs relying on WhatsApp for sensitive talks despite major misunderstandings over encryption.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last month

Data Protection

AI vulnerability discovery forces boards to rethink cyber risk

AI models that can hunt and chain software flaws are forcing boards to rethink cyber defences, while scrutiny grows over Anthropic's MCP design risks.

By Kaleah Salmon • 6 min read • Last month

DevOps

Anthropic limits Claude Mythos over AI hacking fears

Anthropic limits Claude Mythos to critical users after it exposed browser and Linux flaws, stoking fears of AI-driven cyber risk for banks.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Last month

Firewalls

Cisco launches sovereign infrastructure portfolio across EMEA

Cisco rolls out sovereign infrastructure portfolio and expanded support for air-gapped on-premises systems across EMEA as data control demands intensify.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Firewalls

OpenAI launches Trusted Access for Cyber with major names

OpenAI expands Trusted Access for Cyber with Bank of America, BlackRock and others, backing defenders, researchers and open-source security teams.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Hybrid Cloud

CIQ launches Linux compliance platform ahead of deadlines

CIQ rolls out Enterprise Linux compliance stack as federal cryptography, defence contractor and post-quantum rules tighten from 2026.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

National Security stories

Robotics

HTX & NCS deepen tech tie-up for Singapore Home Team

HTX and NCS expand their engineering pact to develop robotics, drones, quantum-safe security and AI systems for Singapore's Home Team.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Cohere, Aleph Alpha plan transatlantic sovereign AI tie-up

Cohere and Aleph Alpha plan a transatlantic sovereign AI venture, with Schwarz Group pledging USD $600 million to back the tie-up.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last week

Cloud Security

Rilian raises USD $17.5 million to expand AI cyber platform

Rilian secures seed backing to push AI-driven cyber software into US, Gulf and allied markets as demand for automated defence tools rises.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month

Storage

BlackBox Hosting partners Everpure for sovereign cloud

BlackBox Hosting and Everpure have teamed up to expand UK sovereign cloud services, as businesses seek more control over data, resilience and compliance.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month