Security

Cyber attacks grew 48% year-on-year in September

14 October, 2026 by Dylan Bushell-Embling | Supplied by: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd

The average company experienced 2803 cyber attacks per week during the month of September, Check Point Software estimates.


Beware the token trap: cutting costs could boost security risks

13 October, 2026 by Pieter Danhieux, CEO and Co-Founder, Secure Code Warrior | Supplied by: Secure Code Warrior

Agentic AI is becoming central to enterprise operations, making cost control essential, but choosing tools on token price alone risks weakening security.


SailPoint updates its identity security platform

09 October, 2026 by Dylan Bushell-Embling | Supplied by: SailPoint

SailPoint has simultaneously announced updates to its cloud‍-‍based Sailpoint Human Fabric and its on‍-‍premises IdentityIQ solutions.


IBM and Red Hat patch 400 bugs in open source software

08 October, 2026 by Dylan Bushell-Embling | Supplied by: IBM Australia Limited

Lightwell, the initiative from IBM and Red Hat to patch bugs in open source software, has already remediated more than 400 vulnerabilities in Java libraries.


Cybersecurity's next challenge: knowing what to trust

07 October, 2026 by Vini Cardoso, Field CTO, Cloudera Australia & New Zealand | Supplied by: Cloudera Inc

Cybersecurity is no longer only about keeping attackers out, but also trusting the data, decisions and automated actions powering critical operations.


DigiCert aims to help tame rogue AI agents

02 October, 2026 by Dylan Bushell-Embling | Supplied by: DigiCert

DigiCert has announced support for NVIDIA's Open Agent Safety Platform to help equip customers with a kill switch for rogue AI agents.


Cloudflare to become public certificate authority

02 October, 2026 by Dylan Bushell-Embling | Supplied by: Cloudflare

Cloudflare aims to help website operators and web users navigate the transition to a post-quantum world by becoming a public certificate authority.


The common language putting AI to work in cybersecurity

01 October, 2026 by Matthew Lowe, Regional Director – Pacific, Anomali | Supplied by: Anomali

Inconsistent ways to identify assets and activities create a burden when analysing security events.


ACSC raises critical alert for vulnerabilities in two Citrix products

28 September, 2026

The ACSC has raised a critical 'act now' alert for vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Citrix NetScaler Gateway products.


Palo Alto launches frontier AI defence capability

24 September, 2026 by Dylan Bushell-Embling | Supplied by: Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto's Unit 42 has launched an agentic offensive security service aimed at helping defenders detect AI model vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.


Shorter certificate lifespans are a warning shot for quantum readiness

24 September, 2026 by Ray Garnie, VP APAC, Sectigo

Certificate lifespans and quantum readiness are not really two separate initiatives, even though most organisations see them that way.


Sectigo enters quantum security management space

22 September, 2026 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Sectigo Quantum Ready is designed to help enterprises prioritise the transition to post‍-‍quantum cryptography by prioritising upgrades based on business needs.


Autonomous AI agents increasing data risks: report

17 September, 2026 | Supplied by: Netskope

AI systems surfacing sensitive data to unauthorised users are now the second most common form of AI security incidents in ANZ.


Splunk advancements help deliver trusted AI on premises

16 September, 2026 | Supplied by: Cisco

Splunk AI features are now available on‍-‍premises with the release of Cisco AI POD for Splunk, the newest addition to Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA.


F5 launches tool for managing employee AI use

14 September, 2026 by Dylan Bushell-Embling | Supplied by: F5

F5 has launched an addition to its F5 AI Security Platform aimed at providing organisations with greater visibility and control over employees’ use of AI.


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