https://securitybrief.com.au/story/f5-expands-ai-gateway-to-curb-costs-secure-agents SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-19T16:47:00+12:00 F5 expands AI Gateway to curb costs & secure agents Regulatory technology, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), AI Security, Data sovereignty, Risk & Compliance, Data Privacy, Large Language Models (LLMs), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Personally Identifiable Information (PII), AI Ethics & Governance, AI Agents (Agentic AI), AI Infrastructure, DevSecOps, AIOps, Data residency, Regulation, AI observability, United Kingdom (UK), Model Context Protocol (MCP), Intellectual property, United States (US), Generative AI (GenAI), Access Control, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Multi-cloud, Compliance, Enterprise security, Application Security, Personal data, Gartner, Load balancing, GRC, Cloud Security, AI Safety, Analyst report 2026-08-19T17:00:07+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/source-technology-names-nette-as-director-of-innovation SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-19T14:51:00+12:00 Source Technology names Nette as Director of Innovation Disaster Recovery (DR), Small Business (SMB), Outsourcing, Digital Transformation, IT Department, Public Cloud, IT Strategy, Application infrastructure, Data sovereignty, Risk & Compliance, Data Privacy, Financial Services, Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Managed Service Provider (MSP), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, Melbourne, IT Governance, Regulation, Public Sector, IT services, Cloud Services, Customer Experience (CX), AI Adoption, Digital Infrastructure, Data governance, Information Governance, Cloud Management, Data Security, Managed cloud, Australia Post, Cyber resilience, Data classification, Digital Sovereignty, APAC, Data Protection, Business Continuity, Service Provider, Data resilience, Hybrid Cloud, Cloud Security, AI Safety, Job moves 2026-08-19T15:00:16+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/openai-rolls-out-chatgpt-for-teens-with-safety-in-australia SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-19T13:58:00+12:00 OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT for Teens with safety in Australia New Zealand (NZ), OpenAI, Data Privacy, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Mental Health, Digital Literacy, EdTech, ChatGPT, Screen time, High School, Data Protection, Online Safety, AI Safety 2026-08-19T14:00:06+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/commvault-expands-azure-recovery-with-cloud-rewind SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-19T13:45:00+12:00 Commvault expands Azure recovery with Cloud Rewind Disaster Recovery (DR), Digital Transformation, IT Department, Public Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Supply Chain, Application infrastructure, Risk & Compliance, IT Infrastructure, Cloud Native, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Absolute Security, High availability, Commvault, Cyber resilience, Multi-cloud, Business Continuity, Omdia, Cloud Security 2026-08-19T14:00:06+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/trendlife-launches-kaleida-ai-companion-for-families SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-19T12:23:00+12:00 TrendLife launches Kaleida AI companion for families TechEd, Taiwan, AI Security, Data Privacy, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Consumer tech, Parental Control, AI Models, United Kingdom (UK), Smart Home, United States (US), EdTech, Generative AI (GenAI), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Singapore, Screen time, Trend Micro, Phishing, Data Protection, Online Safety, Personal data, Market research, Japan, Fraud prevention, Work-life balance, Dark web, AI Safety 2026-08-19T12:30:05+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/google-cloud-unveils-ai-harness-that-finds-flaws-fast SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-19T11:51:00+12:00 Google Cloud unveils AI harness that finds flaws fast Identity and Access Management (IAM), AI Security, Risk & Compliance, Large Language Models (LLMs), Cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, Supply Chain Security, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Multi-Agent, DevSecOps, Google Cloud, Offensive Security, Browser extensions, Mandiant, Intellectual property, Threat modelling, Authorisation, Machine learning (ML), Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE), Access Control, AppSec, Incident Response, Risk assessment, Security vulnerabilities, Enterprise security, Application Security, Cross site scripting, Security testing, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Red Teaming, Data breach, Source code, Open source, Penetration testing, Cloud Security, AI Safety 2026-08-19T12:00:06+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/rapid7-says-exploits-are-emerging-faster-than-patches SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-19T10:30:00+12:00 Rapid7 says exploits are emerging faster than patches Threat intelligence, Cybercrime, Patching, Security Operations Centres (SOCs), Germany, Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Risk & Compliance, Europe (European), Cybersecurity, Threat Landscape, United States (US), Rapid7, India, Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE), Incident Response, Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Enterprise security, Infosec, Common Vulnerability Scoring System, Critical Infrastructure, Social Engineering, Thailand, Ransomware, OT security, Dark web 2026-08-19T10:45:06+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/fortinet-buys-virtue-ai-to-bolster-ai-security-tools SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-18T15:34:00+12:00 Fortinet buys Virtue AI to bolster AI security tools Digital Transformation, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Integration, Threat detection, AI Security, Risk & Compliance, Application Programming Interface (API), Large Language Models (LLMs), Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, AI Agents (Agentic AI), Network Security, AI Adoption, Model Context Protocol (MCP), United States Dollar (USD), Shadow IT, Enterprise Computing, Data exfiltration, API Security, Enterprise security, Data Protection, Application Security, Security testing, Infosec, Red Teaming, Gartner, Fortinet, Market research, GRC, Cloud Security, AI Safety, Analyst report 2026-08-18T15:45:06+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/cowbell-appoints-ellen-brookes-as-claims-specialist SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-18T10:00:00+12:00 Cowbell appoints Ellen Brookes as claims specialist Small Business (SMB), Distributors, Australian, Cybersecurity, Sydney, Customer Experience (CX), United Kingdom (UK), InsurTech, Cyber insurance, United States (US), Incident Response, Cowbell, APAC, Incident management, Cyber Risk, Job moves 2026-08-18T10:00:06+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/bugtri-launches-in-sydney-to-curb-ai-vulnerability-spam SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-17T18:32:00+12:00 Bugtri launches in Sydney to curb AI vulnerability spam Security Operations Centres (SOCs), Email Security, Threat detection, AI Security, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), Startup ecosystem, OpenSSF, United Kingdom (UK), Australian Government, Generative AI (GenAI), Bug Bounty, AppSec, Incident Response, Enterprise security, Application Security, Infosec, Open source, Australian Signals Directorate 2026-08-17T22:30:06+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/apt36-linked-malware-cluster-targets-south-asia-telecoms SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-17T18:10:00+12:00 APT36-linked malware cluster targets South Asia telecoms Threat intelligence, Cloud, Cybersecurity, National Security, Network Security, Fileless malware, Cloud Services, Energy sector, Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), Cyber warfare, India, Incident Response, Phishing, Critical Infrastructure, Social Engineering, Spyware, Cyber espionage, Acronis 2026-08-17T18:15:05+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/proofpoint-warns-of-mygov-invoice-scams-in-australia SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-17T17:01:00+12:00 Proofpoint warns of myGov & invoice scams in Australia Scams, Small Business (SMB), Threat intelligence, Cybercrime, Email Security, Regulatory technology, Risk & Compliance, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Australian Taxation Office (ATO), Cybersecurity, Proofpoint, Public Sector, Spear Phishing, Identity Theft, Accounts payable, Machine learning (ML), Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), EOFY, Business Email Compromise, Compliance, Phishing, Enterprise security, Infosec, Social Engineering, Fraud prevention, GovTech, Multi-factor authentication (MFA), Online fraud 2026-08-17T17:15:05+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/recordpoint-names-christian-lucarelli-chief-revenue-officer SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-17T11:27:00+12:00 RecordPoint names Christian Lucarelli Chief Revenue Officer New Zealand (NZ), Digital Transformation, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Partner Programmes, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Data Privacy, Financial Services, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, Melbourne, Sydney, Data residency, Data management, Government, Public Sector, United Kingdom (UK), London, Data governance, United States (US), Information Governance, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Victorian government, Data classification, Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Compliance, Nintex, APAC, Data Protection, Critical Infrastructure, TechnologyOne, Siemens, IBM, GRC, AvePoint, EMEA, Data Discovery, Job moves 2026-08-17T11:30:05+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/crowdstrike-expands-quiltworks-to-smaller-businesses SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-14T10:49:00+12:00 CrowdStrike expands QuiltWorks to smaller businesses Small Business (SMB), Managed Services, Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP), Digital Transformation, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Westcon-Comstor, Cyber attacks, Security Operations Centres (SOCs), Partner Programmes, Application infrastructure, Risk & Compliance, Europe (European), Zero Trust Security, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Managed Service Provider (MSP), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, CrowdStrike, Threat Landscape, Pax8, Cyber insurance, Arrow Electronics, Incident Response, Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Phishing, Data Protection, Infosec, Ransomware, Cyber Risk, AI Safety 2026-08-14T11:00:06+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/australia-new-zealand-face-surge-in-critical-flaws SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-14T10:30:00+12:00 Australia & New Zealand face surge in critical flaws Microsoft, Software Updates, New Zealand (NZ), Network Infrastructure, Microsoft Office, Threat intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), Patching, Cyber attacks, Security Operations Centres (SOCs), Email Security, Ruckus Networks, Supply Chain, Risk & Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Cloud, Australian, Cybersecurity, Supply Chain Security, Threat actors, WordPress, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), Australasia, PowerShell, Incident Response, Attack Surface Management, Security vulnerabilities, Critical Infrastructure, Fortinet, Cyber espionage, Document Management, ServiceNow, Recorded Future, Cloud Security 2026-08-14T10:30:05+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/quest-wins-irap-status-for-australian-government-sales SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-13T17:00:00+12:00 Quest wins IRAP status for Australian government sales Disaster Recovery (DR), Data Analytics, Digital Transformation, Privileged Access Management (PAM), Identity and Access Management (IAM), Regulatory technology, Data sovereignty, Risk & Compliance, Zero Trust Security, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, IT Governance, Quest Software, Public Sector, Federal Government, Data governance, Australian Government, Data Security, Active Directory, Access Control, Identity Security, Incident Response, APAC, Data Protection, IT Procurement, IRAP, Australian Signals Directorate, Hybrid Cloud, Data Discovery, Cloud Security 2026-08-13T17:15:06+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/security-chiefs-more-worried-than-staff-over-ai-governance SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-13T12:19:00+12:00 Security chiefs more worried than staff over AI governance Digital Transformation, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), IT Department, Security Operations Centres (SOCs), Risk & Compliance, System on a chip (SOC), Europe (European), Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Ethics & Governance, Cybersecurity, IT Governance, Explainable AI, Security Services, Africa, AI Adoption, Security Posture, Middle East, Data governance, Rapid7, Managed Detection and Response (MDR), APAC, Enterprise security, Data Protection, Infosec, Cyber Risk, GRC, Omdia, EMEA, Cloud Security 2026-08-13T12:30:05+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/hitachi-vantara-posts-12-revenue-growth-on-ai-demand SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-13T11:00:00+12:00 Hitachi Vantara posts 12% revenue growth on AI demand IT Budget, Digital Transformation, IT Department, International Data Corporation (IDC), Data centers (DC), Hitachi Vantara, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), IT Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), AI Infrastructure, Data management, Data infrastructure, Virtual Storage Platform, AI Adoption, Cloud Storage, United States (US), Data Storage, Cloud Management, Modernisation, Data Security, Resilience, Cyber resilience, APAC, Data Protection, Enterprise Storage, Japan, Unstructured data, Data breach, Object storage, Business Continuity, Block storage, Omdia, Hybrid Cloud, EMEA, GigaOm, Analyst report 2026-08-13T11:00:05+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/industrial-ransomware-hits-1-140-incidents-in-q2-2026 SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-12T15:16:00+12:00 Industrial ransomware hits 1,140 incidents in Q2 2026 New Zealand (NZ), IT Department, Cybercrime, Cyber attacks, Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Identity and Access Management (IAM), Supply Chain, Operational Technologies (OT), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), IT Infrastructure, Australian, Cybersecurity, Threat actors, Downtime, Threat Landscape, Remote Access, Industrial Automation, Spear Phishing, Virtualization, Virtualisation, File encryption, SCADA, Cybercriminals, System integrators, Resilience, Cyber resilience, Microsoft Teams, Business Email Compromise, Phishing, Critical Infrastructure, Dragos, Data theft, Industrial cybersecurity, Social Engineering, Data breach, Ransomware, Business Continuity, OT security, Queensland 2026-08-12T15:30:06+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/crowdstrike-named-leader-in-idc-marketscape-mdr-study SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-12T14:24:00+12:00 CrowdStrike named leader in IDC MarketScape MDR study Digital Transformation, Threat intelligence, International Data Corporation (IDC), Cyber attacks, Security Operations Centres (SOCs), Email Security, AI Security, Risk & Compliance, System on a chip (SOC), Zero Trust Security, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, CrowdStrike, Network Security, United States (US), Security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR), Identity Security, Incident Response, Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR), Managed Detection and Response (MDR), IDC MarketScape, Extended Detection and Response (XDR), Enterprise security, Cloud Security, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Analyst report 2026-08-12T14:30:05+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/many-anz-ransomware-victims-still-pay-study-finds SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-12T12:25:00+12:00 Many ANZ ransomware victims still pay, study finds New Zealand (NZ), Disaster Recovery (DR), Digital Transformation, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), IT Department, Cybercrime, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Risk & Compliance, IT Infrastructure, Australia & New Zealand, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Chief Information Officer (CIO), IT Governance, Network Security, Downtime, Commvault, Extortion, Incident Response, Cyber resilience, Fraud, Data Protection, Malware, Asia Pacific, Ransomware, Business Continuity 2026-08-12T12:30:05+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/hid-launches-self-service-visitor-kiosk-for-enterprises SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-12T11:54:00+12:00 HID launches self-service visitor kiosk for enterprises Data centers (DC), Human Capital Management (HCM), Identity and Access Management (IAM), Data Privacy, HID Global, Cybersecurity, QR code, RFID, Near Field Communication (NFC), Surveillance, Identity verification, Facial recognition, Access Control, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Incident Response, Enterprise security, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Physical Access Control, Infosec, Critical Infrastructure, Identity proofing, Hospitals, Accessibility 2026-08-12T12:00:05+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/equinix-launches-managed-private-cloud-service-in-australia SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-12T11:18:00+12:00 Equinix launches managed private cloud service in Australia Outsourcing, Managed Services, IT Budget, Manufacturing, Equinix, Digital Transformation, IT Department, ICT sector, Skills shortage, Data centers (DC), Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Supply Chain, Data sovereignty, Risk & Compliance, Financial Services, Cloud, Australian, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity, Healthcare, AI Infrastructure, Hybrid IT, Government, Public Sector, Colocation, Equinix Fabric, Network Edge, Digital Media, Data Hosting, Data Localisation, Private Cloud, Compliance, Gartner, Object storage, Block storage, Hybrid Cloud, Cloud Security, Analyst report 2026-08-12T13:00:08+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/cloudflare-sees-surge-in-hyper-volumetric-ddos-attacks SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-12T11:15:00+12:00 Cloudflare sees surge in hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks Threat intelligence, Internet Service Provider (ISP), Cybercrime, Northern Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), Cloudflare, Regulatory technology, DDos-as-a-Service (DDosaaS), Risk & Compliance, Cloud, Managed Service Provider (MSP), Chinese, Cybersecurity, DNS attacks, Network Security, Public Sector, Cloud Services, United States (US), Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), Cyber warfare, Israel, Indonesia, Incident Response, Ukraine, Content delivery network (CDN), Digital Sovereignty, Infosec, Critical Infrastructure, 2026, Law enforcement 2026-08-12T11:30:06+12:00 https://securitybrief.com.au/story/knowbe4-launches-free-cyber-awareness-kit-for-2026 SecurityBrief Australia en 2026-08-12T11:14:00+12:00 KnowBe4 launches free cyber awareness kit for 2026 Cyber attacks, Risk & Compliance, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Hybrid & Remote Work, Cybersecurity, Online learning, Threat Landscape, Resource Kit, Digital Literacy, National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA), Deepfakes, eLearning (e-Learning), KnowBe4, Information Governance, Free Resource, Data Security, Human Risk Management, CISA, Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Business Email Compromise, Compliance, Phishing, Enterprise security, Data Protection, Infosec, Social Engineering, AI Safety 2026-08-12T11:15:05+12:00