I’m finding it quite fascinating to watch the current spate of ShinyHunters breaches and dumps. There’s the obvious criminality of it all, but then there’s also the response from organisations (or lack thereof, as it relates to disclosure to victims), the appearance and disappearance of victims on their dark web site, the speculation around payments…
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AI, Global Security News, privacy
Stop buying Motorola Android phones
Over the past decade, there’s something I’ve hinted at, mentioned in passing as a part of broader discussions, and told more people than I can count privately via email and other one-on-one conversations. And now, as the writer of the internet’s longest-standing Android column and newsletter — a fancy way of saying someone who is…
AI, Apps, china, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Risk Management
The readiness paradox: Why a false sense of cyber confidence is becoming a liability
There’s this old proverb that’s stuck with me over the years: “Dig the well before you are thirsty.” It really means you should prepare for the crisis before it arrives. In cybersecurity, it’s a mentality that’s long underpinned investment, strategy and board-level conversations. And by many measures, organizations appear to have already ‘dug’ that well.…
Global Security News
Hosting Service Standards That Define High-Performing Agencies
There’s a quiet pattern among the agencies that consistently outperform their competitors. Their client retention rates are higher.…
AI, Global Security News
The Tech Jobs That Are Safe From AI
Tech industry layoffs keep coming but there’s still a market for higher-grade talent to harness AI agents.
AI, Global Security News
7 Candy AI Alternatives Compared: Better Chatbot Companions and Pricing
Candy AI rocketed to roughly 35 million monthly visits in 2025, proving there’s real appetite for an anything-goes AI girlfriend experience. Yet many users feel the sugar-high crash: conversations flatten after a dozen lines, memory resets around the 15-message mark, and add-on charges for photos or voice push real costs far beyond the $13.99 base…
AI, Compliance, Global Security News, Government & Policy
Compliance by design in the age of AI
GUEST OPINION: There’s no denying Australia is moving fast on AI. Governments are launching AI offices, businesses are building new data centres to support AI workloads, and importantly, regulators are starting to ask tougher questions about how the technology is used. But alongside the excitement sits the reality: organisations can’t bolt compliance as an afterthought…
AI, Global Security News
SpeakON makes a Bluetooth voice tool that actually understands how people communicate
There’s no shortage of AI-powered “note-taking” devices right now. From meeting recorders to transcription tools, the category is crowded with products that promise to capture everything you say and turn it into something useful later. SpeakON takes a different path – and it’s a smarter one.
Global Security News
Singer loses life savings to fake wallet downloaded from the Apple App Store
If you hold cryptocurrency, there’s a very simple golden rule that you should always follow. Never hand over your seed phrase. Garrett Dutton, better known as G. Love – the front man of blues-hip-hop outfit G. Love & Special Sauce – has learnt that lesson the hard way. Read more in my article on the…
AI, Global Security News, Network Security
Browser Extensions Are the New AI Consumption Channel That No One Is Talking About
While much of the discussion on AI security centers around protecting ‘shadow’ AI and GenAI consumption, there’s a wide-open window nobody’s guarding: AI browser extensions. A new report from LayerX exposes just how deep this blind spot goes, and why AI extensions may be the most dangerous AI threat surface in your network that isn’t on anyone’s
AI, Global Security News
Stop Chasing ‘AI-Driven.’ Start Building ‘AI-Fluent’ Teams
There’s a phrase I keep hearing in marketing circles: “We need to become AI-driven.”
Global Security News
E-commerce design that converts: Key trends and strategies for online stores
GUEST OPINION: There’s a big difference between a store that looks good and a store that sells. Plenty of e-commerce sites win compliments. Fewer win checkouts. And in a market where customers bounce in seconds, that gap matters more than most brands want to admit.
Data Breaches, Global Security News
You don’t have to choose between BAS or automated pentesting, you shouldn’t
There’s a debate making the rounds in security circles that sounds reasonable on the surface but falls apart under operational scrutiny: Which is better, breach and attack simulation (BAS) or automated penetration testing (APT)? Security vendors have stoked this debate for obvious reasons, with some even explicitly arguing that automated pentesting should replace BAS entirely.…
AI, Global Security News
How Much Do You Know About Rare Earths? Test Yourself With This Quiz
You may know they are crucial to power many technologies, including AI. But there’s much more to understand.
Global Security News
Microsoft Patches 83 CVEs in March Update
For a change, there’s little in this month’s Patch Tuesday that should cause panic, according to security experts.
AI, Apps, Global Security News, Government & Policy
iTWire TV: AI With Accountability – How Smart Communications Is Proving That Regulated Industries Don’t Have to Choose Between Innovation and Trust
There’s an old IBM slide from the 1970s that carries a deceptively simple message: A computer can never be held accountable. Therefore, a computer must never make a management decision. Half a century later, as AI agents draft insurance claims, process government applications, and orchestrate healthcare communications at scale, that maxim hasn’t become obsolete – it’s become…
AI, Apps, Global Security News, Government & Policy
AI With Accountability: How Smart Communications Is Proving That Regulated Industries Don’t Have to Choose Between Innovation and Trust
There’s an old IBM slide from the 1970s that carries a deceptively simple message: A computer can never be held accountable. Therefore, a computer must never make a management decision. Half a century later, as AI agents draft insurance claims, process government applications, and orchestrate healthcare communications at scale, that maxim hasn’t become obsolete – it’s become…
AI, APAC, Apps, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Endpoint, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
The farmers and the mercenaries: Rethinking the ‘human layer’ in security
There’s a phrase that’s become gospel in cybersecurity: “Employees are the last line of defense.” We’ve built an entire industry around it. Billions of dollars in security awareness programs, mandatory simulations and user-reporting workflows across endpoints, applications and collaboration tools. All predicated on a premise that sounds reasonable until you examine what we’re actually asking.…
AI, Apps, Endpoint, Global Security News, malware, Network Security, Risk Management, Russia
Keenadu: Android malware that comes preinstalled and can’t be removed by users
There’s too little a user can do when hit with a complex Android malware that comes preinstalled on their new smartphone or tablet. Security researchers at Kaspersky have flagged a multifaceted Android malware dubbed Keenadu that can ship preinstalled via device firmware, compromising users before they even complete setup. “Keenadu serves as a reminder that…