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Q1 2026 has been defined by speed. Storm-1175, a financially motivated affiliate of the Medusa ransomware-as-a-service operation, has emerged as the quarter’s most aggressive threat to Australian businesses, weaponising newly disclosed vulnerabilities in internet-facing systems and moving from initial breach to full ransomware deployment in as little as 24 hours.

The fourth quarter of 2025 demonstrated an escalating convergence of nation-state espionage, ransomware innovation, and supply-chain exploitation across the Asia–Pacific region. As geopolitical tensions intensify and digital dependencies deepen, threat actors have pivoted from opportunistic attacks to systematic campaigns targeting trust architectures—identities, cloud infrastructure, and third-party integrations that underpin modern enterprise operations.

Quantum computing represents the next big “moon landing” moment for technological advancement. When it happens – and it will, with researchers getting ever closer to the big breakthrough – it will revolutionise industries and redefine how we engage with computing.

Explore the escalating cyber security threats small businesses face and discover eight cost-effective steps to bolster IT security and foster innovation without fear.

Ransomware news seems never-ending, but the most recent example is particularly pertinent to the subject: The Indonesian government refused to pay the ransom after a

The challenges that operational technology (OT) has faced around cyber security and resilience have come into sharp focus in recent years. Research shows that Australia

SMEs are genuinely concerned about cyber security, as the threats continue to escalate and the technology becomes more complex. One in two (50 per cent)

As one of the most critical sectors in any modern economy, it should be unsurprising that the banking sector is the proving ground for successfully

The status of remote working is an interesting and dynamic one. On the one hand, employees do appreciate the flexibility and potential for work-life balance,

Most data breaches have nothing to do with hackers coding in the sinister darkness somewhere, as Hollywood likes to portray. In fact, the latest Australian

You only need to look at what happened in the US when the Colonial Pipeline was taken down via a cyber attack to understand why

Introduction to AML Risk The rise of Adversarial Machine Learning (AML) has transformed cybersecurity, emerging as a potent tool in espionage and warfare. High-profile cases,