Top 3 Cyber Incidents in Australia – February 2026 February delivered another stark reminder that cyber incidents in Australia are no longer confined to data loss alone. This month’s leading events disrupted food supply chains, threatened critical health services, and exposed sensitive financial data at scale. From operational outages to ransomware extortion and large dataset […]
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MITRE ATT&CK & ESSENTIAL EIGHT ALIGNMENT Aligning MITRE ATT&CK with the Essential Eight helps organisations move from generic security activity to targeted risk reduction. MITRE ATT&CK shows how attackers gain access, escalate privileges, and exfiltrate data, while the Essential Eight provides the controls that can directly interrupt those steps. When both are used together, teams
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Spotlight Feature | Ironscales: Modern Email Security Built For How Attacks Actually Happen Email remains the primary entry point for cyber attacks. Business email compromise, credential harvesting, impersonation, and socially engineered phishing now account for a large share of security incidents across all sectors. IRONSCALES is an email security platform designed specifically to address this
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Top 3 Cyber Events That Matter in Australia – January 2026 Australia’s cyber threat environment continues to escalate faster than organisational preparedness. Despite years of warnings, recent data shows that many Australian organisations still struggle with basic cyber hygiene, timely patching, and governance of emerging technologies. Early 2026 has already delivered several incidents that expose
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Scheduled Vs Continuous Vulnerability Scanning Why the old model is leaving gaps you cannot ignore For years, many organisations have relied on a simple rhythm. Run a vulnerability scan every week or month or quarter, read the report, fix a shortlist, repeat. That approach was fine when networks were stable and exploits took weeks to
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Safe Use of AI in the Workplace What if your team’s next productivity boost also carried hidden risks? As Australian organisations increasingly adopt generative AI tools, the safe use of AI in the workplace is no longer optional, it’s imperative. Missteps with large language models (LLMs) can lead to data exposure, compliance breaches, and reputational
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The Genea Breach: A Wake-Up Call for Australia’s Cybersecurity Standards In February 2025, Genea Fertility, one of Australia’s leading reproductive health providers, suffered a catastrophic data breach. The Termite ransomware group exposed nearly 1TB of sensitive data across 27 servers, exposing thousands of patients’ personal and medical information. This included Medicare numbers, health insurance details,
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Cyber Asset Management: The Hidden Challenge in Modern Cyber Security Why Cyber Asset Management Matters More Than Ever In today’s hyper-connected business environment, every organisation, regardless of size or industry, relies on a growing ecosystem of digital assets. From cloud workloads and IoT devices to user accounts and third-party integrations, these assets are the backbone
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Cyber Security in M&A: What CISO Must Know to Secure the Deal As mergers and acquisitions (M&A) accelerate across sectors, Cyber Security has taken centre stage in deal negotiations. It is no longer a technical afterthought but a strategic imperative that can make or break a transaction. For Chief Information Officers (CIOs), the stakes have
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AI-Powered Cybersecurity: How Google’s Big Sleep Prevented a Zero-Day Attack In a groundbreaking move, Google’s AI agent Big Sleep intercepted a critical zero-day vulnerability CVE-2025-6965 before it could be exploited. This proactive detection, targeting the widely used SQLite database, marks a pivotal shift in AI-powered cybersecurity. Unlike traditional methods like fuzzing, big Sleep leverages deep contextual analysis to
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