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Australian Stories

Incident Response stories

Australian firms boost AI spend despite weak returns

One in three firms overshot AI budgets last year, yet only 8% track revenue or productivity gains, exposing weak returns.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2026

Data Protection

Why Australian tax agents need to secure every customer login to prevent the next wave of tax fraud

Stolen credentials are fuelling fraud as attackers bypass ATO controls, exposing taxpayers and forcing tax agents to harden logins.

By Geoff Schomburgk • 5 min read • Mon, 29th Jun 2026

Global Stories

Incident Response stories

Drones

DroneShield warns airports lack counter-drone plans

Seven in 10 respondents reported detection gaps, as a survey found many airports and operators still lack a formal counter-drone plan.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2026

Security Operations Centres

Five Eyes AI cyber warning prompts calls for faster defence

Attackers are already using AI to exploit flaws faster than many organisations can detect them, Five Eyes agencies warned.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2026

Digital Transformation

Verizon outlines AI-driven roadmap for autonomous networks

Verizon has outlined its strategy to build AI-driven autonomous networks that can identify, diagnose and resolve issues with limited human intervention.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2026

Malware

Cisco and OpenAI outline AI's growing role in cyber defence

Cisco and OpenAI say AI agents are reshaping cyber defence by helping organisations detect, fix and respond to security threats more quickly.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2026

Data Protection

Ransomware hits European suppliers as attacks surge 55%

Supplier breaches are amplifying disruption, with ransomware incidents in Europe rising 55.1% year on year in the first four months of 2026.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2026

DevOps

SuperPlane raises USD $2.6 million for AI ops platform

The Serbian startup will use the cash to expand an open-source control plane that lets engineers supervise AI-driven production workflows safely.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Mon, 29th Jun 2026

DevOps

Google adds SQL alerting to Cloud Monitoring preview

Cloud operations teams could spot customer-specific outages sooner as monitoring alerts are now triggered by SQL queries over logs and traces.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Jun 2026

Malware

NCC Group flags AI fraud platform Kitana in attacks

Consumers on hospitality and eCommerce sites are at risk of having passwords and payment details stolen through fake webpages run by the platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Sat, 27th Jun 2026

Firewalls

Silent Push 6.0 adds AI workflows and unified cyber platform

Security teams can now query Silent Push data through Claude and ChatGPT after the platform added AI access, bulk enrichment and reorganised modules.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Sat, 27th Jun 2026

Software-as-a-Service

ControlMonkey adds backup correlation to cloud resilience

It gives security teams a single view of backup coverage and recovery risk, helping spot gaps before a cloud incident slows restoration.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Sat, 27th Jun 2026

Digital Transformation

Expel adds agentic AI to Ruxie security operations

Security teams may cut alert backlogs and speed containment as Expel rolls out agentic AI across its Ruxie managed detection service.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026

Security Operations Centres

Hack The Box adds defensive tools for cyber readiness

Security leaders can now map team gaps more precisely as the platform adds crisis simulation, AI coaching and SOC training tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026

Cloud Security

CompTIA updates CySA+ exam to boost AI & SOC skills

Employers seeking analysts who can handle AI-driven threats and SOC duties will see CompTIA's revised CySA+ exam add practical scenario-based testing.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026