The Ultimate Guide to Zero Trust Security
A curated Australian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Zero Trust Security.
What to know about Zero Trust Security
Zero Trust Security represents a modern approach to cybersecurity that assumes no inherent trust exists within or outside an organisation's network. Every access request must be verified continuously, ensuring strict identity verification and least-privilege access to protect data and infrastructure.
The latest developments in Zero Trust Security show its expanding role across multiple technologies, including identity and access management, privileged access controls, endpoint protection, and cloud security platforms. Organisations are adopting Zero Trust frameworks to address challenges like remote work vulnerabilities, ransomware threats, and complex hybrid IT environments.
By exploring the stories tagged with Zero Trust Security, readers can understand how this security model integrates innovations like multi-factor authentication, AI-powered threat detection, and secure access service edge (SASE) solutions. These insights are valuable for IT professionals, security leaders, and businesses aiming to enhance resilience against evolving cyber threats in a digital-first world.
Australian Zero Trust Security News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Access all areas with 1 credential: Why Australian workplaces need identity convergence now
Rising cyber threats and hybrid work are pushing Australian employers to replace scattered badges, passwords and tokens with one credential.
Cloudflare names The Missing Link as design partner
The move signals Cloudflare's push to channel more secure access service edge work through specialists as firms simplify legacy security for AI adoption.
From biometrics to zero trust architecture: securing the physical-digital divide
Continuous verification is becoming vital as organisations blend biometrics and Zero Trust to stop unauthorised access to buildings and data.
Delinea and Cyera link identity and data risk visibility
Security teams can now rank privileged accounts by the sensitivity of data they can reach, helping cut alert noise and focus reviews.
Why retail's contractor problem is a cybersecurity risk in disguise
Unlogged contractors can expose store networks to intrusion, prompting Australian retailers to adopt digital visitor controls and audit trails.
Cohesity gains access to Anthropic's Claude for security
The restricted model could speed up vulnerability fixes across Cohesity's platform as AI intensifies both attack and defence in critical software.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Zero Trust Security
1Password buys Apono to bolster AI access controls
Check Point expands Illumio tie-up to tackle AI attacks
CrowdStrike named Forrester XDR leader on AI strength
Fortinet launches FortiSOC cloud security platform
Check Point & Illumio expand AI cyber defence tie-up
Featured News
Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
Behavioural analytics is becoming essential as AI agents can pursue tasks so efficiently that they may cause damage without any malicious intent.
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Digidentity helping companies navigate AI fraud challenges
AI-driven fraud is pushing healthcare, government and carmakers to tighten identity checks as remote transactions spread worldwide.
Companies wildly unprepared for new era of security threats
Many firms are exposing sensitive data as shadow AI and weak controls leave them open to breaches, hallucinations and unauthorised access.
Snowflake unveils platform upgrades for CoCo, CoWork
Enterprises will get tighter AI controls as Snowflake adds blocking policies, multi-party authorisation and new agentic tools at Summit.
Exclusive: Reco COO on securing the AI inside your SaaS stack
Reco COO Zoe Hillenmeyer says enterprises typically underestimate their AI agent exposure by a factor of ten and that gap is widening.
Certes says be ready to protect data before Q Day hits
Only 3% of Australian businesses have started preparing for post-quantum cryptography, leaving sensitive data exposed to harvest-now, decrypt-later attacks.
Everpure preparing for new era of cyber resiliency
AI attacks are pushing firms to prioritise cyber resiliency, as Everpure warns downtime can exceed ransom demands by up to 75 times.
HPE assisting IT teams navigate complex challenges
HPE Networking says AI, zero trust and SASE are reshaping network security as remote work and connected devices make threats harder to control.
Yubico well-prepared for post-quantum computing threats
Businesses are racing to upgrade defences as Yubico says quantum computers could expose banking, health data and other records within years.
AI agents multiply risk, says DigiCert chief product officer
Many firms cannot see where their AI agents are, leaving identity, policy and supply-chain risks to grow as deployments scale.
Netskope's Tony Burnside - visibility is key to AI security
AI tools are creating hidden east-west traffic that security teams struggle to monitor, raising the risk of data leakage and compromise.
Entrust and Chillisoft partner to kick cybersecurity goals
Chillisoft’s local support is helping Entrust reach more ANZ resellers as tighter budgets, AI threats and shorter certificate lifespans raise risk.
'Human Risk' takes centre stage - Mimecast CEO
Mimecast chief warns human risk is now cybersecurity's 'eighth layer' as malicious insiders overtake negligence in Australian attacks.
Expert Columns
Access all areas with 1 credential: Why Australian workplaces need identity convergence now
Cyber hygiene 101: The big fundamentals
From biometrics to zero trust architecture: securing the physical-digital divide
Why retail's contractor problem is a cybersecurity risk in disguise
Microsoft security landscape shifts as critical vulnerabilities surge: report
Your Immune System Doesn't Wait. Neither Should Your Security
Cyber risk in education now extends far beyond the school gate
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…Cybersecurity was already hard
Virtual vs. physical firewalls: A practical guide for modern networks
The Death of the Firewall
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Zero Trust Security News
Cyber risk in education now extends far beyond the school gate
Thousands of schools faced disruption after a vendor breach exposed how learning platforms and cloud services can halt teaching and assessments.
Australia AI identity governance lags as risks rise
Most Australian organisations are using or planning AI agents for security tasks before formal controls are in place, Semperis found.
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Australian budget boosts AI, but cyber gaps remain
Despite welcome AI funding, tech leaders say small firms still lack the cyber defences needed to adopt new tools safely.
Arctic Wolf unveils exposure management for AI-driven risks
Businesses face faster-growing exposure risks as the security firm widens its portfolio with tools for vulnerabilities, mobile threats and patching.
Australian firms urged to rethink ransomware defences
Ransomware is hitting Australian large businesses harder than global peers, with most victims still paying attackers despite backup defences.
Why your cybersecurity firm's Google rankings are a security risk in disguise
Enterprise buyers may never reach the sales call if a security firm is absent from search results, because digital authority now shapes trust and deal flow.
Experts warn passwords no longer sufficient in AI era
Australian firms are being urged to adopt passwordless logins as AI tools and data leakage make stolen credentials easier to exploit.
BeyondTrust expands identity security insights to Australia
Local firms in regulated sectors can now keep identity security data onshore as scrutiny over machine and AI access intensifies.
Nearly half of Australian firms hit by AI incidents
Most Australian security teams lack confidence their controls can spot a compromised AI system, even as firms push assistants beyond pilots.
Ip.Glass modernises Baiada Poultry's network with Fortinet
The poultry producer can now segment systems during a cyber incident, helping cut the risk of costly outages across its supply chain.
Macquarie Government appoints Dr Chris Peiris for Azure
Public sector agencies facing tighter cyber scrutiny may gain stronger Azure support as Macquarie Government expands its Microsoft security push.
Semperis expands Purple Knight for government clouds
Agencies using Microsoft Government Community Cloud High can now scan cloud identities for weaknesses, closing a gap in hybrid security oversight.
Melbourne to host combined cyber security conferences
More than 500 senior leaders will gather in Melbourne next July as cyber risk, AI and resilience pressures push security teams to align.
Arctic Wolf launches early warning tool for credential theft
Credential theft is being tackled earlier as Australian organisations face more phishing and automated attacks that can slip past standard defences.
Australian skincare founder hit by chargeback scams
Tens of thousands of dollars in disputed payments have left a Sydney skincare business exposed as household budgets tighten and chargeback fraud rises.
Check Point launches Perth data residency SASE site
Western Australian enterprises and agencies can now keep SASE traffic local, easing compliance and latency concerns under tighter data rules.
Attackers shift upstream into Australia's network edge
Critical infrastructure and cloud operators face harder-to-detect attacks as criminals turn routers, VPN gateways and IoT kit into proxies.
Avocado warns on code repository supply chain attacks
Australian organisations face fresh risk of cloud and identity compromise as the cyber watchdog reissues its alert on repository attacks.
Australian firms warned over AI & cloud cyber risks
Growing use of cloud services and AI is widening cyber exposure for Australian businesses and households as security controls lag behind.
Macquarie wins Netskope APJ managed services award
The deal underlines rising demand for bundled cloud security as Australian agencies and businesses face tighter compliance and AI-related data risks.
