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Australia replaces Essential Eight with new Essentials
Software-as-a-Service

Australia replaces Essential Eight with new Essentials

Australian businesses face a new cyber baseline as regulators move to align guidance with cloud, SaaS and AI-driven threats.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month

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Asia-Pacific firms warned over hidden AI risks at work
Data Protection

Asia-Pacific firms warned over hidden AI risks at work

Most workers are using AI without approval, leaving Australian boards exposed to privacy breaches and unmanaged data flows.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Asia Pacific leaders warn AI adoption brings fresh risks
Data Protection

Asia Pacific leaders warn AI adoption brings fresh risks

Fresh warnings in Asia Pacific point to AI boosting productivity while widening cyber exposure, data risks and workforce disruption.

By Mark Tarre • 8 min read • Last week
Tenable adds app security data to exposure platform
Hybrid Cloud

Tenable adds app security data to exposure platform

Security teams can now rank code flaws against cloud and identity risks after Tenable folded application security data into its exposure platform.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
Gartner names Tenable leader in AI exposure assessment
Digital Transformation

Gartner names Tenable leader in AI exposure assessment

The endorsement may help Tenable win buyers as security teams weigh AI risks alongside cloud, identity and container exposures.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month
Five Eyes AI cyber warning prompts calls for faster defence
Security Operations Centres

Five Eyes AI cyber warning prompts calls for faster defence

Attackers are already using AI to exploit flaws faster than many organisations can detect them, Five Eyes agencies warned.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month
OpenAI expands Daybreak with patching tools & partners
Network Security

OpenAI expands Daybreak with patching tools & partners

The move aims to help defenders turn faster vulnerability discovery into working fixes, as OpenAI broadens access to its cyber tools and partners.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month
Tenable adds continuous validation to exposure platform
Cloud Security

Tenable adds continuous validation to exposure platform

Security teams could cut wasted remediation work as the update helps separate blocked exposures from those attackers can still exploit.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
What makes a cybersecurity AI partnership worth paying attention to?
Cloud Security

What makes a cybersecurity AI partnership worth paying attention to?

Tenable's move with Anthropic could help security teams cut vulnerability backlogs, speeding remediation before attackers exploit exposed systems.

By Kirsten Doyle • 6 min read • Last month
Tenable launches Hexa AI to automate exposure fixes
Privileged Access Management

Tenable launches Hexa AI to automate exposure fixes

Security teams can now automate exposure fixes and reporting as Tenable makes Hexa AI generally available to Tenable One customers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 21st May 2026
Tenable launches Hexa AI with Anthropic partnership
Privileged Access Management

Tenable launches Hexa AI with Anthropic partnership

Security teams face faster exploit windows as Tenable rolls out AI-driven remediation tools to customers using its Exposure Management Platform.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 21st May 2026
Tenable finds GitHub workflow flaw in Microsoft repo
DevOps

Tenable finds GitHub workflow flaw in Microsoft repo

A flaw in a widely watched Microsoft repository could have let attackers run code and steal secrets through GitHub Actions, Tenable said.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 4th May 2026
Tenable flags Microsoft GitHub workflow flaw exposing code
DevOps

Tenable flags Microsoft GitHub workflow flaw exposing code

A critical flaw in a widely used Microsoft code-sample repository could have let attackers steal secrets and run code through GitHub issues.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026
Tenable launches OT discovery engine for risk view
AI Security

Tenable launches OT discovery engine for risk view

Security teams can now spot hidden OT and IoT assets in one view, after Tenable said early users found hundreds of previously unknown devices.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2026
Tenable launches OT asset discovery engine for security
Hyperscale

Tenable launches OT asset discovery engine for security

Customers can now spot hidden operational technology and IoT devices without extra hardware, helping close risky blind spots across mixed networks.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2026
Tenable launches OT discovery tool for exposure management
DataCentre infrastructure

Tenable launches OT discovery tool for exposure management

Customers can now spot hidden factory-floor and building systems in Tenable's platform without extra hardware, agents or software.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2026

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Tenable flags Microsoft GitHub workflow flaw risking code
Cloud Security

Tenable flags Microsoft GitHub workflow flaw risking code

A flaw in a Microsoft GitHub workflow could let attackers run unauthorised code and steal repository secrets, Tenable said.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026