AI-enabled consumer wearables have moved beyond far-fetched gadgets into something people use in everyday life, from your local barista to the stranger next to you on the train. With increased adoption and enhanced features, comes a new wave of security and data privacy concerns presenting Australian CISOs and security leaders with a unique governance challenge.…
The Gentlemen is an established criminal ransomware-as-a-service syndicate with a differentiated pricing model: taking a smaller margin from its affiliates. Unlike traditional arrangements, its affiliates keep 90% of proceeds, well above the usual 70% share. This is a key growth driver for a group that only surfaced in the mid-2025 – now ranking as the…

Australia’s essential services depend on more than technology; they depend on trust, collaboration, and shared awareness. As cyber threats grow more connected, so too must our defences. Collective defence brings operators together across sectors, enabling the secure exchange of actionable intelligence that turns isolated incidents into coordinated responses. This blog explores how shared insight strengthens…

Across Australia’s essential services, cyber teams face an overwhelming volume of alerts, advisories, and data feeds. Yet information alone doesn’t create resilience. Without context, knowing what’s relevant, why it matters, and how to respond, operators are left reacting instead of preventing. This article explores the growing importance of actionable intelligence: a disciplined approach to transforming…

As originally published in The Sydney Morning Herald April 12, 2025 Superannuation accounts are incredibly attractive targets for hackers and scammers, with several trillion dollars in retirement savings sitting around behind the locks of a few different funds. Mature accounts even more so because they allow withdrawals and are regularly accessed by an older generation…
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