Transition to a Compliance‑Focused Phase From 1 January 2026, Australia’s mandatory ransomware and cyber extortion payment reporting regime moves into its Phase 2 “compliance and education” approach, signalling a more actively compliance‑focused posture from regulators while continuing to provide guidance…
The fourth quarter of 2025 was characterized by an unprecedented bombardment launched by the Aisuru-Kimwolf botnet, dubbed “The Night Before Christmas” DDoS attack campaign. The campaign targeted Cloudflare customers as well as Cloudflare’s dashboard and infrastructure with hyper-volumetric HTTP DDoS…
Why SSL Matters for Small Business Websites For many small and medium‑sized businesses, the website is the first place customers decide whether to trust you with their money and their data. A visible security layer – including HTTPS, the padlock…
The 2025 Cloudflare Radar Year in Review highlights how AI, post‑quantum encryption, satellite Internet, and record‑breaking DDoS attacks reshaped the global Internet in 2025. Internet traffic and services AI bots and crawling behavior Post‑quantum encryption and adoption Connectivity, outages, and…
The 2025 Q3 report describes a quarter dominated by ultra‑large, highly automated DDoS attacks, with the Aisuru botnet as the central threat actor. Overall attack volume and trends Aisuru: apex hyper‑volumetric botnet Technical attack characteristics Sources, targets, and geopolitics Defense…
December 2025 saw several high‑impact cybersecurity incidents in Australia that exposed systemic weaknesses in third‑party providers, data governance, and critical infrastructure security. Key Incidents Impact on Australian Organisations Strategic Implications and Recommendations We are here to help For organisations looking…
We’re excited to announce a major milestone for ANP Technology — we are now officially a Registered Solution Provider in the RUCKUS BIG DOGS Partner Program. This achievement marks a significant step forward in our mission to deliver smarter, faster,…
Cybersecurity has become an increasingly pressing issue worldwide, including in Australia. With the rapid digital transformation, threats to critical infrastructure, personal data, and business systems continue to rise. From 2023 to 2025, cyberattacks in Australia experienced a surge, with more incidents being…
In the first half of 2025, Australia witnessed a significant data breach involving Vinomofo Pty Ltd, an online wine retailer. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) launched a detailed investigation into the breach, finding severe deficiencies in the…
In the first half of 2025, Australia witnessed a significant number of data breaches under the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme. Despite a slight decline in the overall number of breaches compared to the previous period, new challenges emerged, particularly…
As the cybersecurity landscape evolves, businesses face increasingly sophisticated and diverse cyber threats. Traditional security tools often struggle to keep up with the complexity and speed of modern attacks. That’s where SentinelOne’s AI-driven solution comes into play. SentinelOne leverages cutting-edge…
On 8 October 2025, reports surfaced that Qantas was among nearly 40 global companies targeted in a major extortion campaign by hacker collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters. The attackers claimed to have stolen up to 1 billion records from customers and employees of companies…