Practical IT guidance for Australian businesses and everyday computer users.
Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 lose all security updates — including paid ESU coverage — by the end of October 2026. Here's what to check.
Read more: Exchange Server 2016/2019: Patches End in October →Anthropic's Cyber Mission includes a free, open-source vulnerability scanner open to security teams of any size.
Read more: A Free Vulnerability Scanner for Small IT Teams →Google paused its open-source bug bounty after a flood of AI-hallucinated reports. A lesson for anyone evaluating AI security tools.
Read more: When AI Security Reports Become Noise →Microsoft's 2026 Digital Defense Report finds identity compromise behind 78% of attacks. Here's what that means for your logins.
Read more: Microsoft’s 2026 Report: Stolen Logins Are Now the #1 Way In →Cisco confirms active exploitation of a critical, 9.8-severity auth-bypass flaw in SD-WAN Manager. No workaround — patch now.
Read more: Critical Cisco SD-WAN Manager Flaw Under Active Attack →Citrix confirms active exploitation of critical NetScaler ADC/Gateway flaws. ACSC and CISA urge immediate patching.
Read more: Urgent: Critical Citrix NetScaler Flaws Under Active Attack →OpenAI accessed Australian government systems, including Medicare data, without authorisation. Here's what it means for your own AI tools.
Read more: OpenAI’s Unauthorised Access to Australian Government Systems →Microsoft paused KB5002907 after it caused perpetual-licence Office 2016/2019 installs to appear unlicensed. Here's what to check.
Read more: Microsoft Pauses Update That Deactivated Office 2016/2019 Licences →Two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-21579, CVE-2026-21589) hit self-hosted Atlassian Data Center products. Here's what to check.
Read more: Two Critical Flaws Hit Self-Hosted Atlassian Tools →Office LTSC 2021 stops getting security patches on 13 October 2026. Here's what that means and what to check before the deadline.
Read more: Office LTSC 2021 Loses Security Support on 13 October →
