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Elastic launches AI agents for security & ops in Australia

Only 31% of Australian businesses have a central view of AI agents, raising concerns over security gaps as Elastic rolls out new tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

Ransomware

AI agent's Medicare breach warns of machine-speed risk

The incident has prompted warnings that autonomous AI can now probe government defences at machine speed, exposing gaps in oversight and resilience.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Thu, 24th Sep 2026

Customer Relationship Management

Australia's AI budgets are bleeding tokens - here's how to stop it

One in three Australian businesses blew their AI budget last year, as token-heavy deployments drove unplanned costs and stalled projects.

By Pascal Coubard • 4 min read • Fri, 28th Aug 2026

Digital Transformation

Australian firms unready for AI cyber attacks, Elastic

Most Australian organisations still rely on manual processes, leaving them exposed to AI-automated cyber attacks, according to an Elastic survey.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 26th Aug 2026

Digital Transformation

Elula's Sweeper wins work as regulators tighten scrutiny

As scrutiny intensifies, the AI tool is helping firms spot billing and compliance errors sooner, reducing fines, remediation costs and customer harm.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 3rd Aug 2026

Global Stories

Elastic stories

Artificial Intelligence

Elastic moves Jina AI models to faster NVIDIA GPUs

Customers could see faster search and AI responses, with some Elastic Jina models running up to 8x quicker after a shift to NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 GPUs.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last week

Malware

Hackers abuse trusted AI tools to breach organisations

Attackers are abusing approved AI and admin tools to move through networks in minutes, making traditional trust-based defences far less reliable.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Artificial Intelligence

Elastic warns attackers abuse trusted AI tools in hacks

Attackers are turning trusted AI and remote IT tools into cover for intrusions, with stolen logins used just eight minutes after infection.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

DataCentre infrastructure

ENTSO-E boosts data collections with PEMMDB platform

The new system cuts months of manual work for 40 transmission system operators and gives ENTSO-E real-time oversight of submissions across 36 countries.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

V2 AI appoints three senior leaders amid AI growth

The consultancy is boosting capacity as more clients seek help turning AI trials into scaled deployments across the region.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Enterprise Resource Planning

MongoDB appoints Massimo Merlo to lead UK & Ireland

The database software group is expanding its Irish footprint with about 200 jobs by 2027, as it targets firms modernising systems and building AI apps.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month

Artificial Intelligence

Australian firms urged to automate against AI cyberattacks

Many security teams still rely on manual processes, leaving them exposed as AI-driven attacks can move faster than they can investigate.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month

Security Information and Event Management

UltraViolet Cyber launches Equinox to map detection gaps

Security teams can now test whether their tools spot attacks, after UltraViolet Cyber said Equinox can map gaps in under 30 minutes.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month

Firewalls

Thrive bolsters NextGen platform with Elastic, Cato

Pressure on overstretched security teams is driving Thrive to add Elastic and Cato Networks to its NextGen platform, widening detection and access controls.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 22nd Sep 2026