South Australia to host Space ISAC global hub
The US-based Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC) has announced the establishment of an Australia Global Hub. The Space ISAC Australia Global Hub will bring together members of the national space sector in a forum that facilitates...
Anduril partners with OpenAI
Anduril Industries and OpenAI announced a strategic partnership to develop and deploy advanced artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for national security missions. By bringing together OpenAI’s advanced models with Anduril’s high-performance defence systems and Lattice software platform, the partnership aims...
Macquarie Government expands Netskope partnership
Macquarie Government, part of Macquarie Technology Group, announced it has expanded its four-year partnership with global SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) leader, Netskope, following a large-scale Federal Government network security deployment.
The Australian sovereign company deployed Netskope’s market-leading single-vendor SASE...
APDR News in Brief 24 November 2024
Infoblox IDs malicious DNS threat actors: Hijacking domains using a ‘Sitting Ducks attack’ remain an under-recognised topic in the cybersecurity community. Few threat researchers are familiar with this attack vector and knowledge is scarce. However, the prevalence of these...
Thales, partners tapped for AI for embedded aircraft cyber defence
Thales has been selected for the Artificial Intelligence Deployable Agent (AIDA) project funded by the European Commission through the European Defence Fund (EDF). A total of 28 European industry partners, start-ups and research centres have joined forces on this...
Annual cyber threat report highlights evolving threat
The Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD) Annual Cyber Threat Report for 2023-24 highlights Australia’s rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape. This threat landscape aligns with the challenging strategic environment outlined in the 2024 National Defence Strategy and the 2023 Cyber Security...
New contracts signed for ASCA program
The Australian government is backing local innovation in quantum and counter disinformation technologies that are key to giving Defence an edge and which will also be critical to a future made in Australia. The Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator’s (ASCA)...
Defence Trailblazer partners working on quantum tech
Defence Trailblazer announced a strategic partnership with the University of Adelaide and QuantX Labs, aimed at advancing cutting-edge quantum technologies. This partnership, building on four years of collaboration, will focus on advancing atomic clock technology with an aim to...
BeyondTrust releases cybersecurity predictions for 2025
BeyondTrust, the global cybersecurity company protecting Paths to Privilege, has released its annual forecast of cybersecurity trends for 2025 and beyond. Authored by BeyondTrust experts Morey J. Haber, Chief Security Officer; Christopher Hills, Chief Security Strategist; James Maude, Field...
Rheinmetall units win funding for RoX research
Rheinmetall subsidiary YardStick Robotics, which develops AI-controlled robots for extreme operational environments, and Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH were awarded a supportive funding notification for the “RoX” research project for a total of €1.4 million. At the ‘Scaling Industrial Data...