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Kinetic IT launches AI engineering division with Sete

The move targets government and critical infrastructure clients seeking secure AI deployment inside complex operations rather than advisory support.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Yesterday

Digital Transformation

Australian cyber experts warn of third-party risk surge

Recent breaches have exposed how weak vendor oversight is leaving schools and businesses more vulnerable to supply chain attacks.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • 2 days ago

Data Protection

The Fable 5 ban lesson is to diversify

Australian firms learned the hard way that relying on one AI model can halt operations, as cheaper open alternatives now make diversification practical.

By Andrew Lai • 5 min read • 2 days ago

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 • Last week

Data centers

Archer signs IonQ deal to test Australian quantum hub

The deal could bring Australia its first sovereign quantum computer, as Archer tests local demand for secure access in defence and banking.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Disaster Recovery

Australia critical infrastructure rules tighten risk

Operators of essential services will need to manage AI, legacy systems and supplier risks under staged obligations due in 2027 and 2028.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

National Security stories

Malware

China-aligned spies target university Roundcube servers

Sensitive physics and engineering research at US and Canadian universities may have been exposed after hackers used Roundcube flaws to enter mail servers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Today

SpaceX

Unseenlabs launches second-gen satellites for wider RF

The French firm's new microsatellites broaden radio frequency monitoring beyond ships, giving customers wider coverage of land and space activity.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Today

Semiconductors

Nvidia pitches national AI factories for governments

Countries risk losing control over data and AI policy unless they build local computing capacity and home-grown models, Nvidia says.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Today

Supply Chain

Michigan study backs battery recycling for security

Rising demand for critical minerals is pushing US automakers and policymakers to treat battery recycling as a supply-chain security issue.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today

Data Protection

Forrester warns OpenAI IPO & US stake cloud outlook

Forrester says investors and buyers could face new risks and disclosures as OpenAI and Anthropic move towards listings and Washington weighs equity.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • 2 days ago

Semiconductors

MFS sees broader diversification as risks reshape markets

Broader portfolios could help investors navigate US equity concentration, private credit stress and persistent inflationary pressures, MFS said.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Anthropic AI controversy raises cyber trust concerns

Hidden tracking markers and a US standoff over a vulnerability-finding model are fuelling fears that AI now carries cyber and national security risks.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Data governance

Seekr & Enabled Intelligence tie up on AI data scrutiny

Buyers in defence and regulated sectors will get a traceable chain of custody for training data as the firms target trust in AI procurement.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Five Eyes warns AI heightens cyber risk & sovereignty

Boards are being urged to overhaul defences as AI speeds attacks and exposes firms to foreign vendors' access risks.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

QNu Labs partners SAGA Consultants on quantum-safe security

Enterprises and public bodies face rising pressure to replace vulnerable encryption as QNu Labs and SAGA Consultants target global quantum-safe security demand.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week