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Chandrodaya prasad

Secure by default: Moving beyond secure by design

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SonicWall champions 'Secure by Default', promising built-in, automated protection that tames tool sprawl and misconfigurations at scale.
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Australia's CAIOs must harness AI‑native talent wave

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Australia's digital edge will hinge not on flashy AI tools, but on Chief AI Officers uniting AI-native talent with deep public sector know-how.
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Bridging the gap: Cybersecurity breakthroughs and imbalances

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Cybersecurity evolves to AI‑driven defences, but gender imbalances persist, pushing women to fight harder for visibility and leadership.
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NCC warns of rising cyber risks to connected farming

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NCC warns that insecure connected farm machinery could let cyber attacks disrupt harvests, cut yields and threaten food supply chains.
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OEMs prioritise resilience, recovery & security in design

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Rockwell finds OEMs shifting focus from peak performance to resilience, recovery speed and built-in cybersecurity amid rising industrial volatility.
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Cayosoft posts 76% ARR surge on identity recovery boom

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Cayosoft posts 76% ARR jump for 2025 as identity recovery demand soars and it wins major public sector and enterprise customers.
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Australia to enforce tougher rules on smart devices

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Australia will impose mandatory cybersecurity standards on smart devices from March 2026, forcing stronger passwords and update guarantees.
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Safer Internet Day spotlights AI, trust & child safety

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Safer Internet Day highlights how AI is transforming online trust, child protection and digital commerce, amid calls for stricter safeguards.
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Australia's digital health trends redefine connected care

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Australia's GBP £270 billion health system eyes 2026 as the year disciplined, trusted digital engineering turns AI and data into safer care.
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SonicWall NSM 3.5 boosts secure-by-design firewalls

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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SonicWall rolls out NSM 3.5 SaaS, baking credential, data and analytics security into everyday firewall management by default.
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Tecala gains Microsoft security status, expands ISO

Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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Tecala secures Microsoft security partner status and broadens ISO 27001:2022 coverage to its Automation, Data and AI division ADA.
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Experts warn AI era demands tougher data protection

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Experts say AI-driven attacks and rampant data leaks mean organisations must verify outputs, curb collection and harden identity controls.
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AI arms race to reshape Australia's cyber defences by 2026

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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AI-powered attacks and defences, quantum threats and smart city risks are set to transform Australia's cyber security landscape by 2026.
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ADLINK gains IEC 62443-4-1 nod for secure edge R&D

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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ADLINK secures IEC 62443-4-1 certification, formalising a secure-by-design R&D framework for its industrial edge and OT computing products.
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Chainguard launches EmeritOSS to safeguard mature OSS

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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Chainguard unveils EmeritOSS to keep mature but unmaintained open source projects secure, patched and reliable without adding new features.
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Why auto update is the most underrated security feature on your firewall

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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Auto-update turns your firewall into a living defence, slashing patch delays and shutting attackers' favourite door: unpatched systems.
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Keeper adds zero-knowledge secrets manager to JetBrains

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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Keeper launches a zero-knowledge secrets manager extension for JetBrains IDEs, aiming to eliminate hardcoded credentials in codebases.
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Keeper Security grows PAM platform & global presence

Sat, 27th Dec 2025
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Keeper Security tops four million paid users as it expands its unified PAM platform globally and earns fresh analyst and industry recognition.
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Linux Foundation unveils ORCA to contain cyber attacks

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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The Linux Foundation has formed ORCA, a new alliance to contain automated cyber attacks by isolating and compartmentalising software.
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Security architecture for critical infrastructure: stabilising what cannot stop

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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Australia's critical infrastructure faces rising state-backed cyber threats, forcing a shift to integrated, cloud-first security architectures.