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Australian Stories

Critical Infrastructure stories

Australia tops IoT & OT cyberattack list, says report

Australian operators faced the highest alert volumes per organisation as attackers increasingly targeted connected industrial systems and critical infrastructure.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month

Supply Chain

Scyne tour pushes verified cyber checks for suppliers

Verified supplier checks could help governments cut breach risks and avoid service disruptions as agencies rely on thousands of contractors.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Millibeam wins award for lightweight counter-drone system

Portable protection against battlefield drones may soon reach every soldier, after the Australian device won recognition for meeting a growing frontline need.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month

AI Security

Middle managers want humans in AI security decisions

Security concerns are driving a split over autonomous AI, with 46% of middle managers wanting human oversight on sensitive IT fixes versus 24% of executives.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

Kinetic IT wins AUD $250 million WA police IT contract

The deal will put core policing technology support under one provider across 15 districts, more than 200 sites and 8,800 staff.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month

Global Stories

Critical Infrastructure stories

Surveillance

Drone Forge to distribute Parallel Flight's Firefly in APAC

The partnership gives Australian operators local access to a hybrid heavy-lift drone suited to mining, maritime and bushfire work across the region.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • This month

Disaster Recovery

'Cybersecurity birth certificate': Rockwell Automation's OT risk measures

Rising attacks on connected factories are pushing regulators to require proof of security from shipment through service, Rockwell says.

By Donovan Jackson • 4 min read • This month

Construction

Australia needs more skilled workers. It also needs to stop wasting their time

Technicians are losing up to two hours a day to admin, squeezing capacity and worsening delays as labour shortages bite across essential industries.

By Andrew Wiltshire • 5 min read • This month

Robotics

Drone Forge & Arkeus to test Warden sensor in Asia-Pacific

Demand for faster target recognition is pushing Australian uncrewed systems firms to combine sensors and autonomous platforms across the Asia-Pacific region.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Manufacturing

Businesses urged to tighten AI governance beyond awareness

Boards are being pushed to set clear controls as AI decisions spread beyond cyber teams and into daily work, raising governance and outage risks.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month

Multi-factor authentication

AI attacks demand operational change in the post Mythos era

Only 5% of Australian companies are ready for AI-driven attacks, leaving most exposed as threat actors move at machine speed.

By Anthony Caruana • 4 min read • This month

Hybrid Cloud

RSA launches Agent ID for regulated AI agent control

Regulated firms can now track shadow AI as RSA says Agent ID will help banks and public bodies assign owners and approvals to agents.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Manufacturing

Vertiv to expand Slovakia plant for AI cooling demand

The site will add about 22,000 square metres and create hundreds of jobs as demand rises for AI cooling and power gear across EMEA.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • This month

Encryption

DigiCert launches Quantum Central for post-quantum shift

Only 7% of organisations have deployed quantum-safe or hybrid cryptography, leaving many exposed as post-quantum migration moves into execution.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month

Virtual Private Networks

Beyond Q-Day: Why Crypto-Agility Will Decide Who's Ready

Hong Kong lenders face a five-year scramble to overhaul encryption, after the HKMA found average quantum readiness at just 2.3 out of 10.

By Daniel Kwong • 4 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

80% of ANZ firms hit by cyberattacks, Claroty says

Operational downtime and safety risks are mounting, as Claroty says ANZ organisations lost an average USD $2.04 million per cyberattack last year.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Stories from Other Regions

Critical Infrastructure stories

Data centers

SatVu launches HotSat-3 to double thermal imaging capacity

The British firm will soon double its collection capacity, letting customers track assets and infrastructure worldwide day and night.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month

Security Operations Centres

ITSEC Asia signs Côte d'Ivoire security partnership

The pact gives public institutions and critical infrastructure operators in Côte d'Ivoire access to locally run security operations as cyber risk rises.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month