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Music tech predictions for 2026: Insights from Tuned Global

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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Music tech boss Con Raso predicts AI, anti-fraud tools and fan-powered models will reshape streaming, gaming and DSP catalogues by 2026.
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HP predicts surge in AI-driven cyber threats & cookie theft by 2026

Sat, 6th Dec 2025
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HP warns of rising AI-driven cyber threats by 2026, including increased cookie theft and attacks on device and identity security in organisations.
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Agentic AI, quantum risks & evolving threats to define 2026

Wed, 3rd Dec 2025
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KnowBe4 predicts agentic AI, quantum computing, and cybercrime evolution will reshape global cybersecurity and workforce practices in 2026.
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Australia's real-time network stops AUD $60m in fraud attempts

Fri, 28th Nov 2025
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Australia's real-time network has blocked over AUD $60m in fraud attempts, protecting 85% of bank customers with advanced behavioural payment analysis.
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BBIN & Vault Viper linked to cyber-enabled fraud in Asia

Mon, 27th Oct 2025
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Research links Asian iGaming firm BBIN and Vault Viper to extensive cyber-enabled fraud and organised crime across Southeast Asia and beyond.
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Global scam attempts jump 65% as banks tackle new fraud risks

Thu, 16th Oct 2025
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Global scam attempts have surged 65% over the past year, with smishing rising tenfold as banks worldwide battle increasing fraud risks.
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CI-ISAC partners with Google to bolster online scam defences

Thu, 14th Aug 2025
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CI-ISAC Australia has joined Google's Priority Flagger Program to speed up detection and removal of online scams threatening critical infrastructure sectors.
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Digital identity urged as cyber fraud rocks Australian real estate

Fri, 27th Jun 2025
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Cyber scams and payment fraud are surging in Australian real estate, prompting experts to push for digital identity solutions to boost security and cut risks.
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Cloudflare blocks 108.9 billion cyberattacks targeting civil groups

Fri, 13th Jun 2025
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Cloudflare blocked 108.9 billion cyberattacks in a year, a 241% rise, targeting journalists and human rights groups via Project Galileo's global defence initiative.
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Exclusive: Cyber expert Louise Hanna warns education, proactive strategies lacking

Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Cybersecurity expert Louise Hanna warns Australian organisations lack education and proactive strategies, urging caution amid AI hype and supply chain risks.
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BioCatch & The Knoble launch toolkit to bolster scam defences

Fri, 16th May 2025
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BioCatch and The Knoble have launched a toolkit to help banks quantify losses and build a business case for stronger authorised push payment scam prevention.
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US infrastructure crisis: a third illegally pay ransoms

Wed, 22nd May 2024
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Over a third of US critical infrastructure entities have illegally paid ransoms, facing grave legal and financial fallout, Bridewell study finds.
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DataStax's 2024 predictions forecast AI dominance in organisations

Fri, 5th Jan 2024
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DataStax unveils 2024 AI predictions highlighting an imminent dominance of generative AI, increased regulation, risks of dark AI, resilience of AI companies proficient in governance, and transformative impacts on the SMB sector.
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AppOmni experts warn of AI risks & mega breaches in 2024

Thu, 28th Dec 2023
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AppOmni experts predict perilous 2024: AI misuse, chronic mega breaches, and new cyber weaponry loom large.
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Rising cybersecurity threats push shift from passwords to passkeys

Tue, 28th Nov 2023
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As cyber threats intensify, passkeys are replacing passwords as the prime defence against phishing attacks, says Yubico.
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Cybercrime now affecting more people than any other crime

Wed, 16th May 2018
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The UK's National Crime Agency has reported organised criminals have exploited technology to make it the number one security threat.