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Cyber risk in education now extends far beyond the school gate

Thousands of schools faced disruption after a vendor breach exposed how learning platforms and cloud services can halt teaching and assessments.

By Kash Sharma • 4 min read • Thu, 28th May 2026

Unified Communications

Vocus & Fortinet launch Secure Shield for AI oversight

It aims to curb staff data leaks into public AI tools by giving Australian employers visibility and controls over what workers share.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 5th May 2026

Data Protection

AI agents are joining the public service - who's governing them?

AI agents are transforming Australia's public service, but weak identity security leaves sensitive citizen data exposed to unseen risks.

By Nam Lam • 5 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026

Data Protection

AI and data breaches force new approach to privacy

Rising data breaches and rapid AI adoption are forcing Australian boards to rethink privacy, shifting focus from perimeter security to full data lifecycle.

By Shannon Williams • 6 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026

Digital Transformation

Proving human identity is essential to defending Australia's financial services sector

Australia's banks face rising AI-driven scams, making robust human identity verification and phishing-resistant MFA critical to security.

By Geoff Schomburgk • 5 min read • Mon, 15th Dec 2025

Phishing

Australian firms turn to outsourced cybersecurity leadership amid skills gap

Australian firms facing a cybersecurity leadership shortage are increasingly turning to outsourced CISOs to manage risks and regulatory compliance effectively.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025

Data Protection

Australian cloud data risk rises as report finds widespread flaws

A new report reveals widespread cloud security flaws in Australian firms, exposing millions of sensitive records and escalating regulatory compliance risks.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Jun 2025

Breach Prevention

Why CEOs can be the weakest link in cybersecurity – Mimecast

Research by Vanson Bourne revealed that 44% of respondents believed that their CEO was the weak link in their cybersecurity operation.

By Nick Lennon • 4 min read • Fri, 31st Jan 2020

Data Protection

Loop Secure to provide Digital Guardian solution nationwide

The solution increases data visibility, increases IP protection and enhances compliance measures across items such as PCI DSS and the NBD.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 31st Jul 2019

Multi-factor authentication

NDB report: Stronger authentication practices needed

The Australian Information Commissioner (OIAC) has released the latest quarterly report on the notifications under the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Tue, 14th May 2019

Endpoint Protection

Trend Micro on how organisations are navigating endpoint threats

TechDay spoke to Trend Micro market strategy global VP Eric Skinner about key threats organisations are currently facing and the best way to mitigate them.

By Kai Ping Lew • 5 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2019