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Healthcare tops cyber attacks on Australian OT & IoT

Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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Healthcare is now the prime target for OT and IoT cyber attacks in Australia, as security alerts per organisation surge to third globally.
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OT cyber threats shift from spying to disruption in 2025

Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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Cyber attacks on industrial systems in 2025 shifted from quiet spying to coordinated operations aiming to disrupt critical infrastructure.
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Gallagher & M.C. Dean deepen global security pact

Wed, 18th Feb 2026
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Gallagher Security and M.C. Dean deepen a long-standing global pact to tackle complex, mission-critical security deployments worldwide.
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OPSWAT names Jan Miller CTO to lead new Technology Centre

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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OPSWAT appoints malware expert Jan Miller as CTO and puts him in charge of a new Technology Centre focused on AI-driven threat prevention.
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Gartner warns misconfigured AI could halt G20 power

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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Gartner warns a misconfigured AI in cyber-physical systems could knock out critical infrastructure and power in a G20 nation by 2028.
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Illumio, Armis deepen OT security & visibility push

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Illumio and Armis expand their partnership to fuse asset intelligence with microsegmentation, tightening OT and IT security controls.
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Illumio & Armis link tools to secure IT & OT estates

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Illumio and Armis expand their partnership to deliver integrated Zero Trust security for converged IT, OT and IoT estates worldwide.
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AI pushes dense, decentralised & sustainable data centres

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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AI-hungry workloads are forcing data centres to go high-density, pushing power, cooling and sustainability to the top of the IT agenda.
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Rockwell opens Singapore SOC to secure Asia Pacific OT

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Rockwell opens a 24/7 Singapore security operations centre to monitor and defend industrial OT networks across the Asia Pacific region.
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Aussie Broadband named Fortinet Australia Partner 2025

Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Fortinet crowns Aussie Broadband its Australia Partner of the Year 2025, also naming it Telco Partner of the Year amid wider channel honours.
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Siemens unveils virtualised substation protection platform

Sat, 7th Feb 2026
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Siemens launches Siprotec V, a virtual substation protection platform that replaces up to 60 devices, slashing costs, space and cabling.
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Siemens unveils virtual Siprotec V for digital grids

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Siemens launches Siprotec V, a virtual grid protection platform that replaces up to 60 devices, cutting capex, space and emissions in substations.
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Dragos deepens Microsoft tie-up to secure OT on Azure

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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Dragos expands its Microsoft partnership to run OT security on Azure, integrate with Sentinel and offer SaaS from Q1 2026.
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Critical flaw found in IDIS Cloud Manager CCTV viewer

Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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A critical ICM Viewer flaw lets a single malicious click hijack IDIS CCTV hosts, exposing Australian networks to deep lateral attacks.
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AI outpaces data privacy, exposing governance gaps

Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
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AI investment is surging faster than data privacy and board oversight, leaving storage gaps and weak access controls to fuel rising risk.
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ITSEC Asia chief wins APAC CEO award for AI cyber push

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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ITSEC Asia boss Patrick Dannacher wins APAC CEO of the Year for steering an AI-led cyber platform shift and regional security expansion.
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Mitsubishi Electric seals USD $1bn Nozomi Networks deal

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Mitsubishi Electric completes USD $1bn purchase of OT and IoT security specialist Nozomi Networks, which will continue to run independently.
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AI-fuelled cyber attacks surge 70%, Check Point warns

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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AI-driven hacking has pushed weekly cyber attacks up 70% since 2023, with Check Point warning campaigns are faster, broader and harder to stop.
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Kingston gains FIPS 140-3 Level 3 for IronKey USBs

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Kingston wins FIPS 140-3 Level 3 for its IronKey Keypad 200 USBs, making it the first supplier with three drives at this stringent standard.
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Nike probes suspected cyberattack & huge data leak

Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Nike is probing a suspected cyberattack after a hacker group claimed to leak 1.4TB of internal data, raising supply chain security fears.