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Australian businesses warned over ClickFix attacks
Malware

Australian businesses warned over ClickFix attacks

Many small firms cannot block the attack with email or antivirus tools because it tricks staff into running malicious commands themselves.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Patching stories

TrendAI deploys Claude Opus 4.8 for vulnerability hunts
Cloud Security

TrendAI deploys Claude Opus 4.8 for vulnerability hunts

Security teams in Australia and New Zealand may soon triage flaws faster as TrendAI uses Claude Opus 4.8 to assess exploitability and impact.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Check Point launches AI tool to test exploitability
Cloud Security

Check Point launches AI tool to test exploitability

Security teams could cut alert backlogs as the new system flags only flaws that can be exploited in a specific environment.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Proofpoint launches AI-era exploit protection tool
Network Security

Proofpoint launches AI-era exploit protection tool

Security teams may need to react faster as AI-boosted attackers can exploit flaws within hours, leaving patching cycles behind.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Google Cloud launches AI Threat Defence against attacks
Digital Transformation

Google Cloud launches AI Threat Defence against attacks

The new service aims to help firms keep pace as AI-powered criminals automate attacks faster than security teams can patch flaws.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Bugcrowd launches RL environments for AI security training
Application Security

Bugcrowd launches RL environments for AI security training

The platform aims to help AI developers move beyond benchmark tests, as models struggle to tackle real-world vulnerabilities safely and reliably.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Black Kite says 58 CVEs pose critical supply threat
Security Operations Centres

Black Kite says 58 CVEs pose critical supply threat

Only a small fraction of disclosed flaws are likely to hit suppliers, leaving security teams to focus on the 58 highest-risk CVEs.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month
ReliaQuest warns of SonicWall MFA bypass after patching
Ransomware

ReliaQuest warns of SonicWall MFA bypass after patching

Patching alone has left some older SonicWall devices exposed to VPN attacks, with reliaQuest finding the first known in-the-wild use of CVE-2024-12802.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Exploitation overtakes social engineering in Rapid7 report
Ransomware

Exploitation overtakes social engineering in Rapid7 report

Exposed systems are becoming the main target, as Rapid7 says flaws were used in 38% of incidents and patch windows shrank to five days.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Spring developers lack container security knowledge
DevOps

Spring developers lack container security knowledge

Most Spring teams are exposed to container risks as 64% of respondents were unaware Dockerfile choices can affect security.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…Cybersecurity was already hard
Malware

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…Cybersecurity was already hard

Attackers still exploit basic gaps for months, with 88% of SMB breaches in 2025 involving ransomware, the report says.

By Justin Carter • 5 min read • Last month
Qualys data shows vulnerability backlog widening sharply
Security Operations Centres

Qualys data shows vulnerability backlog widening sharply

Patch teams are falling behind as exploited flaws pile up, with 47 million instances still open after a year, Qualys data shows.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
TrendAI expands bug bounty to cover AI vulnerabilities
Digital Transformation

TrendAI expands bug bounty to cover AI vulnerabilities

The move widens defences for businesses as AI systems become a bigger target for attackers and zero-day flaws multiply across enterprise software.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Origina launches OPTAS to protect unsupported software
Digital Transformation

Origina launches OPTAS to protect unsupported software

Enterprises running ageing systems may gain a safer alternative to patching, as the new service flags flaws before vendors disclose them.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Sage warns SMBs face cyber risk despite spending rise
Software-as-a-Service

Sage warns SMBs face cyber risk despite spending rise

Despite higher spending plans, half of SMBs reported a cyber incident in the past year, exposing a widening readiness gap.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Patching stories

The Mythos moment: Why 'unknown exposure' is becoming the biggest cyber risk of 2026
Digital Transformation

The Mythos moment: Why 'unknown exposure' is becoming the biggest cyber risk of 2026

Security teams face a shrinking window to spot and fix flaws as AI models like Mythos find exposures in minutes, not days.

By Katrina Thompson • 4 min read • Last month
Canon Singapore launches cybersecurity suite with ESET
Data Protection

Canon Singapore launches cybersecurity suite with ESET

Businesses facing rising phishing attacks in Singapore now have access to Canon's new suite, which covers monitoring, training and incident response.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month