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Cyber Uncut — 130 episodes
AI is forcing banks to rethink modernisation, with Atos' Dee Lawler and Matthew Hughes
Big 4 banks back local AI, NSW Health responds to hack claims, and PEXA's Graham Fairley explains property scams
CONTESTED GROUND: Is Australia's political discontent becoming a national security problem?
AI advice woes, Aussie auto dealers under attack, and sweeping changes coming to Facebook
Is your Microsoft 365 tenant really secure? With CoreView's Andrew McAllister
Why cyber security's basics still matter in the age of AI, with ThreatLocker's Keiran Human
Inside the OT threat landscape, with Dragos' field CTO APAC, Alex Nehmy
CONTESTED GROUND: Weak, vulnerable, backwater – Australia's choice between strategic camps and managed decline
Aussie AI, 900k impacted by Origin hack, Victorian courts breached, and eSafety v Telegram
OpenAI model goes rogue, Origin Energy hacked, and Victoria takes aim at online bullies
CONTESTED GROUND: The blind faith factor – why Australians trust an ADF they don't understand
AI won't replace security teams – it will decide whether they keep you, with Securonix's Ajay Biyani
CONTESTED GROUND: Shots fired! Chinese missile test shatters Australia's "fog of peace", with Mike Pezzullo
Trust is the new attack surface, with ThreatLocker APAC director of operations Emile Barakat
CONTESTED GROUND: Lessons from the UK in political polarisation, generational dislocation and intergenerational warfare, with Ben Dullroy, Bravo Delta Advisory
Why cyber security's next battle will be won by speed, with Qualys CEO Sumedh Thakar
CONTESTED GROUND: Budget backlash – has Australia lost its political middle ground?
CONTESTED GROUND: Australia's sovereign capability reckoning – why the system is no longer fit for purpose
Beware AI and influencers, NSW Rural Fire Service hacked, and say goodbye to the Essential Eight!
Anthropic blocks Fable 5, Mackay Sugar tackles cyber attack, and the AFP gets tough on cyber crime
CONTESTED GROUND: Fortune favours the bold – building a national security strategy for the 21st century, with Marc Ablong
ThreatLocker's Emile Barakat talks Essential Eight, cyber policy, and security as a human challenge
AI profitability, hacker targets Aussie organisations, and Cyber Daily gets given Shirt of Invisibility
Genetec's Mathieu Chevalier on tricking AI and what Claude Mythos really means for the industry
CONTESTED GROUND: Assessing the fallout and implications of the latest Trump–Xi meeting for Iran, Taiwan and Australia
Don't let AI control your bank account, Qilin hackers target Australia, and law enforcement strikes back!
Budget priorities, paying ransoms, and Cyber Daily chats with Frank Briguglio, FCTO at SailPoint
CONTESTED GROUND: Australia and the West must ask themselves new questions in the face of the modern world, with Robbin Laird
AI security woes, Aussie schools caught in international breach, and ThreatLocker's Rob Allen
AI without guardrails – why Australian businesses are sleepwalking into cyber risk
CONTESTED GROUND: The Defence budget, inflationary pressures and domestic information warfare
EU gets age verification right, Anthropic's Claude Mythos, and the week in cyber attacks
CONTESTED GROUND: Shipping, supply chains and Australia's exposure to a volatile system, with UNSW's Professor Douglas Guilfoyle and Associate Professor Daniel Prior
Compliance isn't just box-ticking, it can be an uplift opportunity, with Fujitsu's Laura O'Neill
Understanding CISOs as leaders, not just defenders, with PEXA's Graham Fairley
How PowerWater's CISO embeds cyber security into business strategy from day 1
CONTESTED GROUND: Successive governments have failed to prepare Australia for the era of polycrisis, with Marc Ablong PSM, Geostrategic Risk Partners
The CISO Brief: Is AI going to transform banking more than the internet and electricity?
AI to change banking forever, Iranian cyber attacks, and Australia to tackle DPRK fake IT workers
The CISO Brief: Real estate scams cost Australians thousands, new scam tactics, and fake North Korean résumés
Lloyds Bank AI woes and wins, Aussie toy store hacked, and a new Children's Online Privacy Code
CONTESTED GROUND: Apathy, complacency and the 'Lucky Country', Australia's predicament is entirely self-inflicted, with Ben Dullroy
The CISO Brief: SOCI Act to change, banking budgets under strain, and are remote workers a cyber liability?
AI firms to face child safety fines, Iranian hackers hacked and was Lockheed Martin breached?
CONTESTED GROUND: Australian resilience during a crisis and sovereign industrial capability
CONTESTED GROUND: From Tehran to Sydney – why war could reshape Australian property
CONTESTED GROUND: War without borders – the disinformation threat arriving in Australia
CommBank bets on AI security, pro-Iran hackers target healthcare, and do injunctions really work?
CONTESTED GROUND: The intersection of finance, organised crime, terrorism and foreign interference with Keith Bulfin
CONTESTED GROUND: The fragility of Australia's energy ecosystem, with AVM (Ret'd) John Blackburn AO
Meta buys out Moltbook, and understanding insider threats with special guests from Clayton Utz
CONTESTED GROUND: Australia faces fallout closer to home as Iran continues to fight back
Users flee ChatGPT, CommBank reports $1bn fraud, and Iran conflict, with ThreatLocker's Danny Jenkins
Qantas' AI backlash, hacker goes on Aussie spree, and Proofpoint CEO Sumit Dhawan joins the pod
CONTESTED GROUND: We're no longer in a BAU world, with Andrew Henderson, Agsecure
The CISO Brief: Aussie fintech hack, Docusign scams, and AI adoption gaps
AI adoption too slow, youX hack compromises hundreds of thousands, and Genetec's Mathieu Chevalier
Telstra, Accenture cut jobs for AI, Roblox on federal notice, and Valentine's scams
The CISO Brief: AI plummets the stock market, real estate scams, and 5-minute cyber insurance
The CISO Brief: Critical infrastructure, CEOs back down on AI, and how to navigate AI threats
French cops target X, inside the 0APT hacking group, and an Epstein files discovery
CONTESTED GROUND: US National Defense Strategy, deterrence by denial and the limits of alliance dependency
The CISO Brief: Why tabletop exercises are an essential cyber security tool, and understanding employee data security
Beware employee theft, NSW launches cyber strategy, NZ law firm hacked, and World Data Privacy Day
CONTESTED GROUND: Assessing the fallout of the US' Venezuela raid on the global 'rules-based' order
The CISO Brief: Cyber threats hitting the healthcare industry and keeping staff safe from scammers
Grok still under fire, potential ASRock data breach, and watchdog targets automated decision making
CONTESTED GROUND: Australia's efforts to combat extremism, anti-Semitism, and balance freedom
The CISO Brief: AI-powered threats and the importance of rapid response
The Pentagon backs Grok, Victorian schools hacked, and Bandcamp says no to AI
The CISO Brief: Compliance and incident response
Grok's sexual abuse, Qantas' AI shift, and Trump's cyber warfare?
CONTESTED GROUND: Venezuela, Russia, China, Iran and America's resurgence
Bondi shooting misinformation, ShinyHunters returns, and how to stay cyber safe while travelling
CONTESTED GROUND: The nexus of national security, social cohesion and grey-zone warfare
The Pentagon's new AI platform, SafePay ransomware scores a hat-trick, and social media ban
CONTESTED GROUND: Australia's strategic crossroads and aspects of national resilience
The National AI Plan, social media ban worries, and Aussie retailer Oxford hacked – plus e-sports!
Holiday scams, pollies warned ahead of Chinese visit, and Russian hackers sanctioned
CONTESTED GROUND: Peace in sight but questions remain about future of Russia–Ukraine conflict
NVIDIA's earnings up, Black Friday scams, a new ransomware group emerges, Russian hacking sanctions
CONTESTED GROUND: Hacktivists target ADF program, China counters Australia in the Pacific
Proofpoint's Ryan Kalember and Adrian Covich on CISO trends and dealing with growing cyber threats
Lumify Work's Louis Cremen talks about AI risks and opportunities, staff training, and how to protect data
OpenAI and mental health, government agencies caught up in hack, and a copyright win for Aussie musos
Wikipedia's AI woes, Tassie NFP hit by ransomware, and Bryan Cranston strikes back
CONTESTED GROUND: From PNG to Gaza – what's defining Australia's security future
CBA's AI woes, the Qantas leak, and a chat with SolarWinds
CONTESTED GROUND: The information and financial risks to national unity
Aussie fined over deepfakes, Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters goes wild, and Asahi hacker revealed
Accenture cuts staff for AI, Asahi's cyber attack, and GoAnywhere's latest vulnerability
NSW schools to get AI tool, AI Charlie Kirk, EU airports hacked and charities get a cyber helping hand
SA launches EdChat, a new 'sophisticated' ransomware gang, and Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters finished?
CONTESTED GROUND: Andrew Hastie on espionage, resilience, and the new front lines of national security
AI's impact on Aussie kids, ransomware attacks in Australia rise, and Warner Bros sues Midjourney
CONTESTED GROUND: When information becomes the battlefield
'Nudify' app ban, hacker threatens artists with AI punishment, and fake ID marketplace takedown
OpenAI under fire, WSU cyber attack update, and letters of marque for hackers
CommBank rolls out AI anti-scam measures, iiNet hacked, and AI-powered toys for your kids
CONTESTED GROUND: From housing to subs – the economics behind military power
AI and copyright in Australia, ShinyHunters and Scattered Spider merge, and the worst hacking in cinema
CONTESTED GROUND: Inside the information battlespace – how the creative industry supports national security
Productivity Commission goes pro-AI, ShinyHunters continues Salesforce hacking spree, and a new ransomware operator emerges
CONTESTED GROUND: Regional flashpoints and economic headwinds – Australia's strategic dilemma
Atlassian layoffs, Qantas hackers revealed, and hacking on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine
Trump and AI, Qantas hacker comms, and Aussie political party hacked
TomorrowX's disruptive approach to legacy system protection
CONTESTED GROUND: How Australia is walking the China and United States relations tightrope
CONTESTED GROUND: AUKUS, Middle East tensions, and Australia's strategic future
Protecht's Mike Franklin on the importance of creating a strong company cyber security culture and prioritising critical assets
Qantas hacked, AI to power the Australian economy, and women's health clinic hacked
News Corp's AI push, hackers arrested at home and abroad, and War Thunder does it again
OpenAI's big defence contract, Israel and Iran square off in cyber space, AI chatbots in the ER
Hacker furries, Global ransomware targets Aussie healthcare organisations, and cyber security for farmers
Military artificial intelligence, Ukraine hacks Russia, local hacks surge, and the name game
CONTESTED GROUND: Australian sentenced to 13 years in Russia, Australia and EU discuss defence pact
Meta's new AI, a bad week for legal entities in Australia, and mandatory ransomware reporting
CyberArk's Thomas Fikentscher on why cyber security should not be an afterthought
AI to solve housing troubles, ATO denies security issues, and our favourite data breach tool
CCTVs, the cloud, and crime – Genetec's formula for safer streets, with Lee Shelford
Deepfakes in the courtroom, DragonForce makes a major ransomware play, and the CIA tries to recruit Chinese spies
CONTESTED GROUND: A sit down with Tim Knight, author of Gallipoli Soup
Meta fuels its new AI with Facebook content, UK retailers suffer ransomware spree, and LockBit gets hacked
How to identify the cyber skills your team really needs, with Lumify's Louis Cremen and Jeremy Daly
CONTESTED GROUND: Cyber war, global politics and the power of truth: Unpacking conflict in the Information Age
Government backdoors into the world's social media giants and setting ethical standards online
CONTESTED GROUND: How to develop a culture of security in your business
Chris Krebs quits SentinelOne, 4chan hacked and breached, and how we almost lost the CVE Program
Western Sydney University and superannuation hacks, Aussie election fears, and Trump takes aim at ex-CISA chief
CONTESTED GROUND: Heroism, warfare and Australia's future – WWII reflections and election insights