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Battery energy storage: 6 security questions operators should be asking
Risk & Compliance

Battery energy storage: 6 security questions operators should be asking

A major coordinated attack on UK battery storage could cost the grid GBP £2 billion to GBP £10 billion within five years, Centrii says.

By Rafael Narezzi • 4 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Critical Infrastructure stories

UNC6240 hits PeopleSoft flaw in global renewed attacks
Agricultural Technology

UNC6240 hits PeopleSoft flaw in global renewed attacks

Dozens of organisations worldwide face renewed compromise risk after attackers used an encoded path to slip past defences and hit Oracle PeopleSoft.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Red Heron exploits Gitea flaw, uncovers SIXZUT rootkit
Malware

Red Heron exploits Gitea flaw, uncovers SIXZUT rootkit

Attackers turned a newly disclosed Gitea flaw into automated intrusions within days, hitting systems in five countries and exposing source code and secrets.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last month
Engineering for operations: going from security to insight
DataCentre infrastructure

Engineering for operations: going from security to insight

Early security design can improve uptime and reveal operational data in data centres, but only if cybersecurity is built in from the start.

By Tertius Wolfaardt • 6 min read • Last month
Vocus unveils Brisbane-Darwin fibre route for ADIP
Data centers

Vocus unveils Brisbane-Darwin fibre route for ADIP

The 4,000-kilometre link is set to ease congestion on existing corridors and bolster data flows for AI and cloud users by 2030.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Demain warns of AI persistence after Medicare breach
Data Protection

Demain warns of AI persistence after Medicare breach

The breach highlights how AI agents can keep probing blocked systems, prompting calls for stronger defences around identities, networks and data.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

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SyncraSys raises seed cash for AI security platform
Smart Cities

SyncraSys raises seed cash for AI security platform

The Halifax startup will use the new capital to finish a proof of concept that aims to turn existing camera networks into AI security tools.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Futureproofing RNZ's infrastructure
Kordia

Futureproofing RNZ's infrastructure

Auckland's emergency AM radio coverage now rests on a single 110-metre mast, after RNZ replaced two ageing Henderson towers without disrupting service.

By Kordia • 4 min read • Last month
ECan backs Kaikōura flood recovery, calls for Government support
Disaster Recovery

ECan backs Kaikōura flood recovery, calls for Government support

Funding gaps leave Kaikōura's flood recovery reliant on regional rates, after the council's bid for Government help was knocked back.

By David Hill • 3 min read • Last month
Building Utility Resilience in an Era of Cyber Risk and Disruption
Disaster Recovery

Building Utility Resilience in an Era of Cyber Risk and Disruption

Australian utilities face sharper scrutiny as cyber incidents and supplier failures threaten outages, compliance breaches and market stability.

By Marc Beder • 5 min read • Last month
Preparation, coordination and inclusion key to billion-dollar Bruce Highway upgrades
Agricultural Technology

Preparation, coordination and inclusion key to billion-dollar Bruce Highway upgrades

Queensland's road network stands to gain from A$9 billion in works aimed at easing freight delays, crash risks and flood disruption.

By Mike Bishara • 8 min read • Last month
Optic Security promotes Hill to WA operations manager
Network Security

Optic Security promotes Hill to WA operations manager

The Perth expansion puts Optic Security closer to large maintenance contracts in Western Australia, where demand is rising across key sectors.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last month
Ōmāhu stopbank upgrade begins after Cyclone Gabrielle
Disaster Recovery

Ōmāhu stopbank upgrade begins after Cyclone Gabrielle

Flood protection for Ōmāhu is being strengthened after Gabrielle exposed gaps in the defences, with work due to finish by Christmas.

By Raphael Veloso • 3 min read • Last month
Logicalis & Pentera launch continuous security validation
Data Protection

Logicalis & Pentera launch continuous security validation

Irish organisations will get ongoing proof their defences work in live environments, after 71% of CIOs reported a cyber incident in the past year.

By Raphael Veloso • 3 min read • Last month
OpenAI Breaches Australian Government Database
Data Protection

OpenAI Breaches Australian Government Database

Weak controls left Australia's Medicare database exposed after an AI agent was able to press past access restrictions, experts say.

By Darren Guccione • 2 min read • Last month
Experts urge tighter AI controls after Medicare breach
Data Protection

Experts urge tighter AI controls after Medicare breach

The reported incident has heightened fears that autonomous AI agents could probe critical systems faster than governments can contain them.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
AI agent's Medicare breach warns of machine-speed risk
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 • Last month