Australia’s political leaders should model basic cyber hygiene by following the guidance of their own security agencies, including by avoiding Bluetooth headphones and wearable devices. Visible behaviour matters in national security. When senior officials use …
The question facing security and technology leaders is no longer whether adversaries will deploy AI agents against their environment. Now, those leaders must ask whether their trust architecture, access models and identity systems are ready …
Australia lacks secure, onshore computing power capable of training defence algorithms, running classified simulations or supporting the advanced capability agenda under the AUKUS partnership. Addressing this shortfall requires the government and industry to move decisively …
Digital safety is emerging as a new test of regional governance and security. Across Asia and the Pacific, technology is increasingly being exploited to monitor and silence women and undermine social cohesion, including through AI-generated …
Last week, AI company Anthropic reported with ‘high confidence’ that a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group had weaponised Anthropic’s own AI tools to run a largely automated cyberattack on several technology firms and government agencies. According …




