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Germany’s Privacy Win: Why It Matters for International Data Week

Germany’s Privacy Win: Why It Matters for International Data Week

Digital governance isn’t just about frameworks and policies, it’s about people, power, and the principles we’re willing to defend when technology overreaches. And this week, as delegates gather for International Data Week 2025 in Brisbane, they do so against the backdrop of a significant win 

Week 41 – RediShell: The 13-Year-Old Redis Bug That Came Back to Byte

06 – 12 Oct 2025 A critical use-after-free vulnerability has surfaced in Redis — lurking in the codebase for over a decade. Dubbed RediShell, this CVSS 10.0 flaw lets attackers craft malicious Lua scripts to hijack memory and potentially execute remote code, reminding us that 

Cyber (In)Securities – Issue 174

Cyber (In)Securities – Issue 174

Global Cyber Conflicts, Data Fallout, and Escalating Privacy Battles Cyber threats continue to intensify across the globe. From state-backed espionage and ransomware cartels to privacy breaches and AI misuse, this edition highlights the growing complexity of digital risk. Denmark’s proposed social media ban for children 

🌏 Please Welcome Our Newest Member from Australia — Jihad Zein

🌏 Please Welcome Our Newest Member from Australia — Jihad Zein

From Dubai to Stockholm, London, Paris and now Sydney — Jihad Zein’s career has spanned continents and IT disciplines. Having worked with Diageo, the world’s largest drinks company, Jihad now serves as the Global Head of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) for Information Technology at 

Week 40 – Brain Hacked: Cisco ASA Zero-Day Goes Deeper Than Patching

29 Sept – 05 Oct 2025 This week’s CVE of the Week highlights a critical zero-day in Cisco ASA and Secure Firewall appliances: CVE-2025-20333 (CVSS 9.9). For organizations relying on Cisco ASA, this is more than a patching exercise — it’s a battle for the 

Cyber (In)Securities – Issue 173

Cyber (In)Securities – Issue 173

Exploited Vulnerabilities, Global Espionage, and Cyber Accountability The latest edition of Cyber (In)Securities tracks the geography of today’s threats, from exploited vulnerabilities and major breaches in Europe to state-linked espionage across Asia and the growing focus on accountability in Australia. Edition 173 brings together critical 

🌍 Please welcome our newest member from the USA, Dr. Alexander Rasin

🌍 Please welcome our newest member from the USA, Dr. Alexander Rasin

We are proud to welcome Dr. Alexander Rasin from the United States as a new member of the Cybersecurity Advisors Network (CyAN). Dr. Rasin is a Professor in the Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM) at DePaul University, one of the leading institutions 

Deepfakes, Digital Trust, and the Urgent Case for Safety by Design

Deepfakes, Digital Trust, and the Urgent Case for Safety by Design

Last week’s ruling in Australia marks a first. Anthony Rotondo was fined $343,500 for creating and distributing deepfake pornography of prominent women. It’s a milestone case, the first of its kind under the Online Safety Act, and it sends a clear message: image-based abuse is 

The Weakest Link is Still Human: Why social engineering remains the top cyber threat and how we keep falling for it by Isobel McCaffery

The Weakest Link is Still Human: Why social engineering remains the top cyber threat and how we keep falling for it by Isobel McCaffery

If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. That was one of my mother’s favourite sayings growing up. Back then, I thought it was just her way of both avoiding doing something preventing my brother and me from arguing with her decisions. 

Week 39 – When the Postman is a Hacker: WHD’s AjaxProxy Leads to Total Compromise

22 – 28 Sept 2025 SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) is a comprehensive help desk and ticketing solution designed for medium to large organizations. It supports IT support request tracking, workflow automation, asset management, and compliance monitoring in enterprise environments. Our current CVE of the