Home Affairs streamlines risk vetting for gov tech suppliers

Home Affairs is streamlining its security vetting procedures for Commonwealth technology suppliers, but there is a quid pro quo for vendors: ‘security can no longer be at a premium’. Brendan Dowling, Home Affairs Deputy Secretary Critical Infrastructure and Protective Security. The department secretary, Stephanie Foster, has issued a new directive that will allow federal government […]

F5 warns breach that alarmed governments will weigh on sales

F5 has forecast annual revenue below Wall Street estimates, warning that a recent systems breach that triggered alarm over potential risks to US and UK government systems would hurt demand for its services. The security vendor disclosed earlier this month that hackers had “long-term, persistent access” to certain company systems, including the source code for […]

Researchers find vulnerabilities in OpenAI’s Atlas agentic browser

Security researchers have torn into the week-old Atlas web browser developed by artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI, finding vulnerabilities that suggest being an early adopter of the software is a risky proposition. Browser security vendor LayerX has published research that it said shows that threat actors can inject malicious instructions for Atlas. These can persistently […]