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Australian Stories

Patching stories

Australia warned over quantum cyber security risks

Government and critical infrastructure operators may need years to upgrade vulnerable encryption before quantum computers make it obsolete.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Patching stories

Data Protection

Commvault urges four-step resilience against AI threats

AI-driven vulnerability discovery is leaving companies less time to patch, prompting new focus on clean recovery, air-gapped backups and testing.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month

Application Security

Check Point Technologies: On vigilance, Mythos and beyond

AI-driven vulnerability scanning is forcing firms to rethink complacency as Check Point says existing defences still help against Mythos.

By Donovan Jackson • 5 min read • This month

Application Security

Windows 11 sandbox flaw lets attackers escape with one click

Microsoft patched a CVE-2025-59199 flaw in October after researchers showed a single click could let low-integrity code escape Windows 11's sandbox.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Robotics

Claroty launches AI security agent for critical systems

It targets operators where outages can threaten safety and continuity, as industrial and healthcare environments face faster-moving AI-driven attacks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

Origina expands independent maintenance to SAP customers

Many SAP users face rising costs and migration risk as support deadlines loom, pushing demand for independent maintenance alternatives.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

Disaster Recovery

DevOps platform vulnerabilities rise in 2025 report

More than half of patched flaws in major DevOps tools were high or critical in 2025, putting software supply chains at greater risk.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month

Fintech

IBM & Red Hat launch £5bn open-source security plan

The move targets vulnerabilities in software used by large firms, as AI makes it easier to find and exploit flaws.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

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 month

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 month

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 month

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 month

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 month

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

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