All Episodes

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