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Entrust adds cryptographic inventory and automation tools as enterprise complexity grows
Entrust has expanded its Cryptographic Security Platform with new capabilities designed to help organisations identify the cryptography underpinning their systems and manage changes without disrupting essential services. The update adds Cryptographic Bill of Materials (CBOM) import and export capabilities, alongside expanded certificate automation, support for AI and machine identities, and tools to support post-quantum migration.
August Cyber Threats Rise as Ransomware Nearly Doubles and GenAI Data Exposure Becomes a New Enterprise Risk
Sydney, 10 September 2026 – Check Point Research, the threat intelligence arm of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd., today released its Global Threat Intelligence insights for August 2026, revealing that organisations worldwide experienced an average of 2,422 cyber attacks per week, representing a 4% increase month on month and a 22% increase year on year.
Dominic Del Giudice Appointed Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand, at Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), a global leader in information management services, has appointed Dominic Del Giudice as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), as the company enters its next phase of growth and innovation across the region.
One in every 100 identity check failures involves a deepfake document, image or liveness video - LexisNexis Risk Solutions
One in every 100 identity check failures involves a deepfake document, image or liveness video – LexisNexis Risk Solutions Deepfakes are now one of the fastest-growing fraud vectors worldwide with millions predicted to appear in fraud attempts in 2026 Passports, driver’s licenses and national IDs are the most faked identity documents Juniper Research estimates the number of digital ID verification checks carried out globally will reach 100.4 billion in 2026, up 16% year on year SYDNEY – July...
Everyone Wants AI. Who Wants to Own the Risk Though?
Karissa Breen, more commonly known as KB, is crowned a LinkedIn ‘Top Voice in Technology’, and widely recognised across the global cybersecurity industry. A serial entrepreneur, she is the co-founder of the TMFE Group, a portfolio of cybersecurity-focused businesses spanning an industry-leading media platform, a specialist marketing agency, a content production studio, and the executive headhunting firm, MercSec.
AI ambitions at risk: 69% of Australian IT leaders say poor infrastructure is stalling AI growth
AI ambitions at risk: 69% of Australian IT leaders say poor infrastructure is stalling AI growth More than two-thirds (69%) of Australian IT leaders say a lack of real-time data infrastructure is stalling their efforts to scale AI, according to a new 2026 Data Streaming Report from Confluent. The report, which surveyed 4,625 IT leaders worldwide, including more than 200 in Australia, examines the challenges that enterprises are facing when scaling AI.
F5 Launches AI Security Platform to Put Security Leaders in Control of Enterprise AI Risk
F5, the global leader in delivering and securing every app and API, has introduced the F5 AI Security Platform to give CISOs continuous visibility, governance, and protection across enterprise AI applications, models, agents, and the APIs connecting them.
‘Cyber Attacks are Being Treated Like the Cost of Doing Business’ says Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull
Karissa Breen, more commonly known as KB, is crowned a LinkedIn ‘Top Voice in Technology’, and widely recognised across the global cybersecurity industry. A serial entrepreneur, she is the co-founder of the TMFE Group, a portfolio of cybersecurity-focused businesses spanning an industry-leading media platform, a specialist marketing agency, a content production studio, and the executive headhunting firm, MercSec.
Veeam Unveils Intelligent ResOps for the Agentic AI Era, Turning Data Context Into Faster, More Precise Recovery
Veeam Unveils Intelligent ResOps for the Agentic AI Era, Turning Data Context Into Faster, More Precise Recovery Veeam® Software, the Data and AI Trust Company, today announced Veeam Intelligent ResOps, a new solution introduced at VeeamON 2026 in New York City, unifies data context and recovery.
Infosys Launches Dedicated Global Security Operations Center in Australia; Expands Cybersecurity Capabilities across ANZ
Infosys has launched its first dedicated Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) in Australia, at its North Sydney office. The GSOC will bring together specialist security talent, established operations capabilities, and proven delivery processes under Infosys’ global security framework.
Boomi Unveils Innovations That Power the Agentic Enterprise
Boomi, the data activation company for AI, today announced a major expansion of the Boomi Enterprise Platform at Boomi World 2026, introducing new capabilities across orchestrated agentic workflows, agentic engineering, governed agent connectivity, grounded agent context, and localised agent infrastructure. Together, these innovations are designed to power the agentic enterprise — where agents and humans work together to drive action and operationalise AI at scale.
Macquarie Government Appoints Former Defence Advisor Dr Chris Peiris To Drive Microsoft Azure and Security growth
Macquarie Government, part of Macquarie Technology Group (ASX: MAQ), have announced the appointment of Dr Chris Peiris as Microsoft Security and Azure Lead to grow capabilities and practices in Federal and State Public Sector. With a proven track record of driving technical excellence and security innovation across the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region, Dr Peiris brings immediately deployable, clearance-ready Azure security expertise to the team.
Arctic Wolf and Wiz Join Forces to Counter Rising Cloud Threats with End-to-End Cloud Security and Response
Sydney, Australia — 24 March 2026 – Arctic Wolf®, the cybersecurity and AI company, and Wiz (now part of Google Cloud), today announced a partnership to deliver a new integration between Wiz and the Arctic Wolf Aurora ® Superintelligence Platform.
Telstra Joins Forces With Major Banks to Tackle Money Laundering
Telstra Joins Forces With Major Banks to Tackle Money Laundering 11 March 2026: Telstra today announced a major step forward in the fight against money laundering with a pioneering initiative that harnesses cross-industry intelligence to help banks better identify and stop money mules – individuals whose accounts are used to move illicit funds.
Baidam Appoints Beau Hodge As CEO
BRISBANE, QLD – [12th March 2026] – Baidam, a leading First Nations information technology provider, has announced the appointment of Beau Hodge to the role of CEO. Hodge has held a succession of senior roles within Baidam since joining nearly five years ago. For Jack Reis and Pip Jenkinson, co-founders and owners of Baidam, Hodge’s appointment will allow them to focus on company growth, direction, and social impact initiatives at an executive level.
Firmus Technologies Group Selects VAST AI Operating System to Power Sovereign, Energy-Efficient AI Factories in Asia Pacific
VAST Data today announced that Firmus Technologies Group, an AI infrastructure specialist founded in Australia with operations across Asia Pacific, has selected the VAST AI Operating System as a foundational data layer for its next generation of sovereign, energy-efficient AI factories.
Semperis Acquires Identity Resilience Provider MightyID to Extend Identity Protection for Okta and Ping Multi-cloud Environments
Semperis Acquires Identity Resilience Provider MightyID to Extend Identity Protection for Okta and Ping Multi-cloud Environments Expansion advances Semperis’ mission to provide comprehensive identity resilience coverage across all major on-premises and cloud identity providers (IdPs) SYDNEY, Australia– 5 February, 2026 – Semperis, the identity-driven cyber resilience and crisis management company, today announced the acquisition of MightyID, the best-of-breed identity resilience specialist...
How Fake Operatives are Landing Remote Tech Jobs
Karissa Breen, crowned a LinkedIn ‘Top Voice in Technology’, is more commonly known as KB, and widely known across the cybersecurity industry. A serial Entrepreneur and co-founder of the TMFE Group, a holding company and consortium of several businesses all relating to cybersecurity. These include an industry-leading media platform, a marketing agency, a content production studio, and the executive headhunting firm, MercSec. She is also the former Producer and Host of the streaming show, 2Fa.tv.
LevelBlue and Fortra Launch Strategic Managed Services Partnership to Accelerate Cybersecurity Innovation
LevelBlue and Fortra Launch Strategic Managed Services Partnership to Accelerate Cybersecurity Innovation January 28, 2026 – LevelBlue, the world’s largest pure-play provider of managed security services, has announced a strategic partnership with Fortra, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions. This collaboration integrates Fortra’s best-in-class solutions with LevelBlue’s elite managed services, delivering a comprehensive security offering designed to combat the evolving threat landscape.
Genetec Releases 2026 Global State of Physical Security Report
MONTRÉAL, December 9, 2025 — Genetec Inc. (“Genetec”), the global leader in enterprise physical security software, today released its sixth annual State of Physical Security report. Based on insights from over 7,300 physical security leaders worldwide (including end users, channel partners, systems integrators, and consultants), the report shows that physical security is playing a broader strategic role within organisations.
Confluent Names New Leaders for Partners and APAC
Confluent, the data streaming pioneer, today announced the appointment of Kamal Brar as Senior Vice President of Global Partners and Technology Group. Kamal will drive deeper partner collaboration, joint innovation, and expanded go-to-market reach throughout our global partner ecosystem, including cloud service providers (CSPs), system integrators (GSIs), independent software vendors (ISVs), managed service providers (MSPs) and the Confluent OEM program.
VAST Data Partners with Google Cloud to Enable Enterprise AI at Scale Across Hybrid Cloud Environments
VAST Data today announced an expanded partnership with Google Cloud, enabling customers to deploy the VAST AI Operating System (AI OS) as a fully managed service and extend a unified global namespace across hybrid environments. Powered by the VAST DataSpace, enterprises can seamlessly connect clusters running in Google Cloud and on-premises locations, eliminating complex migrations and making data instantly available wherever AI runs.
KnowBe4 Research Reveals Personalised Phishing Emails Using the Company Name Dominate
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA– KnowBe4, the world-renowned cybersecurity platform that comprehensively addresses human and AI agent risk management, today released its Q3 2025 Roundup. The research reveals that simulated emails personalised to appear from internal departments, particularly HR and IT, continue to drive the highest user interaction rates, highlighting a persistent trend of employee vulnerability to techniques exploiting familiarity.
CrowdStrike 2025 APJ eCrime Landscape Report: Chinese Underground Marketplaces Drive Billions in Illicit Transactions; AI-accelerated Ransomware Surges | KBI.Media
AUSTIN, Texas and GovWare 2025, Singapore – October 20, 2025 – CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today released the 2025 APJ eCrime Landscape Report, exposing a thriving Chinese-language underground ecosystem and the rise of AI-enhanced ransomware operations. Despite the Chinese government’s internet restrictions and eCrime crackdown, anonymized marketplaces remain central to cybercrime activity across Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ).
SailPoint Ushers In New Era of Adaptive Identity With the SailPoint Platform
SailPoint Ushers In New Era of Adaptive Identity With the SailPoint Platform SailPoint, Inc. (Nasdaq: SAIL), a leader in enterprise identity security, kicked off its 2025 Navigate series by announcing its vision for the future of enterprise security. This vision is underpinned by the SailPoint Platform, which delivers identity-first, data-first security with AI intelligence guiding how enterprises govern access, detect risks and respond to evolving threats.
Trend Micro Named a Worldwide Leader in XDR by IDC MarketScape
SYDNEY, October 1, 2025 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, has been recognised as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape Worldwide Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Software 2025 Vendor Assessment*.
Anomali Launches Protect Virtual Conference ANZ 2025
Sydney/Auckland, 17th, September 2025 — Anomali, the leading AI-powered Security and IT Operations Platform, today announced the launch of the Anomali Protect Virtual Conference ANZ 2025, a new virtual user conference series designed to help security and IT professionals tackle today’s most pressing cybersecurity and operational challenges.
Exabeam and Cribl Partner to Power Scalable, High-Fidelity Threat Detection with Next-Gen Data Pipelines
BROOMFIELD, Colo. & FOSTER CITY, Calif. September 15, 2025 — Exabeam, a global leader in intelligence and automation that powers security operations, and Cribl, the Data Engine for IT and Security, today announced an evolution of their strategic partnership designed to break the trade-off between cost and visibility.
Global CloudCon Summit Lands in Sydney
Technology summit, CloudCon, is returning to Sydney for an immersive two-day experience with some of the world’s leading cloud and Kubernetes experts at the International Convention Centre on 9 and 10 September 2025. CloudCon Sydney 2025 will feature a global and local line-up of cloud native leaders, architects, engineers, visionaries and innovators who will share how they have successfully navigated cloud transformation in the agentic AI era.
Palo Alto Networks Redefines Application Security with the Industry’s Most Comprehensive Prevention-First ASPM
Palo Alto Networks® (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today announced Cortex® Cloud™ Application Security Posture Management (ASPM), a prevention-first application security module that intelligently blocks security issues from reaching production. Now, security leaders and developers can fix security risks before cloud and AI applications have been deployed, which is 10 times faster, more efficient, and cost effective.
SecurityBridge Acquires CyberSafe To Deliver Contextual SSO, MFA And Passwordless Authentication To SAP Users
New York, NY – July 23, 2025 – SecurityBridge, the creator of the Cybersecurity Command Center for SAP, today announced the acquisition of CyberSafe, a UK-based pioneer in multi-factor authentication (MFA) and single sign-on (SSO) solutions for SAP users. The acquisition marks a significant milestone in SAP security innovation, as CyberSafe’s flagship TrustBroker® products will further enrich the SecurityBridge platform capabilities.
Spintel Rolls Out Ultra WiFi 5G Modem to Supercharge Home Internet across Australia
Award-winning Aussie telco SpinTel is taking home internet to the next level, announcing the rollout of its new Ultra WiFi 5G Modem, now available with all SpinTel 5G Home Internet Plans. Powered by the Optus 5G network, the modem delivers ultra-fast speeds, simple plug-and-play setup and seamless performance, with no technician required.
Oracle Helps Customers Boost Supply Chain Efficiency with New Advanced Inventory Management Solution
Oracle has added a new solution within Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain and Manufacturing (SCM), part of Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite, to help organisations streamline warehouse operations and enhance supply chain efficiency. Oracle Fusion Cloud Advanced Inventory Management leverages embedded AI to simplify processes, improve decision-making, and optimise fulfilment.
New EXL Survey Shows Most Australian Businesses Aren’t Ready for AI - But Expect It to Drive Growth
Australian business leaders believe artificial intelligence (AI) and data will play a major role in future growth, but most aren’t prepared to use them. That’s the message from EXL’s new 2025 Enterprise AI Study, which surveyed executives across a wide range of industries. The findings show a clear confidence gap.
Repatriating the Cloud - Why Cybersecurity Must Now Take Center Stage
Repatriating the Cloud – Why Cybersecurity Must Now Take Center Stage “The cloud is just someone else’s computer,” goes the old tech joke, and like many good jokes, it conceals a sobering truth. For years, organizations eagerly adopted public cloud platforms for the sake of agility, cost savings, and unlimited scalability. But today, that enthusiasm is being tempered by a harsh reality: those “someone else’s” computers are increasingly viewed as a growing cybersecurity risk.
HID and ASSA ABLOY Recognised with Renowned Red Dot Award for Innovative Biometric eGate Design
HID, a worldwide leader in trusted identity and biometric solutions; and ASSA ABLOY, a global leader in access solutions, are proud to announce that their self-boarding biometric eGate — the BG100 Speedgate — has received a Red Dot Award: Product Design 2025 in the interior design elements category.
Ericsson Mobility Report June 2025 Highlights Growing Monetisation Appeal of 5G Fixed Wireless Access
Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) continues to grow in appeal to communications service providers (CSPs) around the world, with the ability to offer speed-based tariff plans – enhanced by 5G capabilities – proving particularly attractive, the June 2025 Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) Mobility Report shows. While about 80 percent of the global CSPs sampled by Ericsson currently offer FWA services, the most rapid area of growth continues to be among CSPs offering 5G-enabled speed-based tariff plans.
ColorTokens and Nozomi Networks Join Forces to Deliver Unmatched OT and IoT Security Through Zero Trust Microsegmentation
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 8, 2025 – ColorTokens Inc., a leader in zero trust microsegmentation, today announced a powerful new integration with Nozomi Networks, the leader in OT and IoT cybersecurity. This collaboration delivers unparalleled visibility and protection across operational environments – seamlessly uniting Nozomi Networks’ AI-powered threat monitoring with ColorTokens’ breach-ready microsegmentation.
Genetec Launches AutoVu Plugin, ALPR Analysis Reports To Speed Up Investigations
Genetec Launches AutoVu Plugin, ALPR Analysis Reports To Speed Up Investigations MONTRÉAL, May 1, 2025 — Genetec Inc. (“Genetec”), the global leader in enterprise physical security software, today announced the AutoVu™ ALPR Analysis Reports plugin, an advanced investigation tool that expands ALPR-based forensic search capabilities within Genetec™ Security Center.
KnowBe4 Releases Q1 2025 Phishing Report, With Internal Communications Dominating
Sydney, Australia, 29 April, 2025 – KnowBe4, the world-renowned cybersecurity platform that comprehensively addresses human risk management, today released itsQ1 2025 Phishing Report. This quarter’s findings reveal the most deceptive email subjects users click in phishing simulations, indicating HR and IT-related emails account for over 60% of top-clicked phishing emails. All data for this report was taken from the KnowBe4 HRM+ platform between January 1, 2025, and March 31, 2025.
Armis Launches Vulnerability Intelligence Database to Enhance Preemptive Security
Company also now authorised as a CVE Numbering Authority, joining exclusive group Armis, the cyber exposure management & security company, today announced it is expanding its vulnerability exposure and assessment capabilities with the free availability of the Armis Vulnerability Intelligence Database.
Fastly Application Security Solutions Delivered 235% ROI Over Three Years
Sydney, April 11, 2025 – Fastly, Inc. (NYSE: FSLY), a leading global edge cloud platform, announced today the findings of a commissioned Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Fastly. It found that a composite organisation representative of interviewed customers with experience using Fastly Application Security Solutions experienced benefits of US$6.04 million over three years – a return on investment of 235%.
CrowdStrike Wins 2025 Google Cloud Security Partner of the Year Award in the Workload Security Category; Expands Partnership to Secure AI Innovation
AUSTIN, Texas and Google Cloud Next 2025 – April 9, 2025 – CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced it has received the 2025 Google Cloud Security Partner of the Year Award for Workload Security, an honor that recognizes CrowdStrike’s leadership in implementing security solutions. CrowdStrike also announced an expansion of its partnership with Google Cloud to enable end-to-end security for AI innovation – from code to cloud – with CrowdStrike Falcon® Cloud Security.
Infoblox and Google Cloud Announce Partnership to Deliver Cloud-Native Networking and Security Solutions, Reducing Complexity for Enterprise Customers | KBI.Media
SYDNEY, Australia., April 10, 2025 — Infoblox, a leader in cloud networking and security services, today announced it is collaborating with Google Cloud to simplify enterprise networking and security while helping organisations accelerate their cloud transformation journeys.
Found Means Fixed: Reduce Security Debt at Scale With GitHub Security Campaigns
We get it: you’d rather spend your time shipping features than chasing security alerts. That’s why we’ve built tools like Copilot Autofix directly into pull requests, enabling teams to remediate security issues up to 60% faster, significantly reducing Mean Time to Remediation (MTTR) compared to manual fixes. Autofix helps you catch vulnerabilities before they ever make it into production, so you spend less time fixing bugs and more time coding.
Sophos IR and MDR Cases Highlight Attackers Are Exfiltrating Data in Just Three Days
Sophos today released the 2025 Sophos Active Adversary Report, which details attacker behavior and techniques from over 400 Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Incident Response (IR) cases in 2024. The report found that the primary way attackers gained initial access to networks (56% of all cases across MDR and IR) was by exploiting external remote services, which includes edge devices such as firewalls and VPNs, by leveraging valid accounts.
Tenable Research Finds That DeepSeek R1 Can Be Tricked Into Developing Malware
When new technologies such as generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) emerge, cybercriminals inevitably look for ways to exploit its capabilities for malicious purposes. While most mainstream GenAI models have built-in safeguards to prevent misuse, Tenable Research has found that DeepSeek R1 can be tricked into generating malware, raising concerns about the security risks posed by AI-powered cybercrime.
Unlocking AI’s Full Potential: EXL's "AI in action" Event Will Showcase Real-World Strategies to Scale AI for Business Leaders in ANZ
Sydney, Australia & Auckland, New Zealand – 13 March 2025 – EXL [NASDAQ: EXLS], a global data and AI company, is hosting AI in action: APAC 2025, a virtual event designed to equip businesses with practical strategies and cutting-edge innovations to harness and scale AI for measurable impact. The highly anticipated event is scheduled for 20th March 2025 at 12pm AEDT.
CrowdStrike Fuels Partner Growth and Profitability with Expanded Accelerate Partner Program
CrowdStrike Fuels Partner Growth and Profitability with Expanded Accelerate Partner Program AUSTIN, Texas and APJ Partner Symposium, Taipei – March 10, 2025 – CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced a major expansion to its Accelerate partner program, marking the next evolution of partner-led go-to-market in cybersecurity.
Hiring Crisis: Surge in AI-generated resume causing Aussie businesses to miss out on top talent
SYDNEY, Australia – 3 March 2025: Australian businesses now spend an average of 9.56 days sorting through irrelevant applications per each open role, due to the rising popularity of AI-generated resumes. This is one of the main findings from new research among 506 businesses in Australia commissioned by Remote, a leading global HR platform for remote employment.
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