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Big news for Aussie MSPs: We’ve teamed up with Leader to bring Rewst’s automation platform to Australia.  With 100+ prebuilt automations and 80+ integrations, including LEADER vendors like Microsoft, Acronis, and Sophos, MSPs can start automating with impact from day one. Just ask Aussie MSP Virtual IT Department. They’re using Rewst to: ✅ Prioritize sovereign labor without sacrificing margins  ✅ Expand into Australia’s underserved microbusiness segment  ✅ Scale operations efficiently This announcement reinforces a trend we’re proud to be part of: Aussie MSPs leading with automation — and choosing Rewst to do it. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/eK7r4nbA  

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A #DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance) analysis of top Australian hospitals found that sensitive NSW medical records are at risk of falling into hackers' hands due to subpar #cybersecurity practices. This study, conducted by Proofpoint, highlights the vulnerability in Australia's healthcare #datasecurity 🔒 Protect yourself: 👉 Be cautious with unsolicited communications requesting personal information 👉 Verify the authenticity of any medical-related messages or links 👉 Report any suspicious activity to your healthcare provider immediately

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From downtime to go-time. ⚡ Splunk announces its partnership with the Australian Signals Directorate to connect Splunk Enterprise Security to the Cyber Threat Intelligence Sharing platform — strengthening national cyber resilience. 🛡️ #cybersecurity #security #irap #compliance #e8 #soci #digital #asd #ctis #australian #signals https://bit.ly/46LnNva

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🚀 Partner Spotlight: Think Solutions + Nutanix Think Solutions is transforming managed services for SMBs across Australia. Powered by Nutanix’s hybrid cloud infrastructure, their “Think as a Service” platform delivers scalable, cost-effective solutions with data sovereignty and seamless migrations. With Nutanix, Think Solutions avoids the hidden costs of public cloud and supports co-managed environments, DRaaS, and future-ready tech like AI and containers. 💡 The result? A flexible, transparent, and resilient cloud experience that grows with the customer. Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4pQHMQQ #ServiceProviderPartner #PoweredByNutanix #CloudInnovation #DisasterRecovery

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Fortinet has released new findings showing that AI adoption in Australia has accelerated, with 91 per cent of organisations already using AI to strengthen cybersecurity and operational performance. The report highlights how AI is helping security teams improve detection accuracy, reduce response times, and manage the scale of modern threat activity. It also reinforces that organisations relying on traditional security models will find it increasingly difficult to keep pace as AI becomes a core capability across the threat landscape. Read more in KBI Media: https://ftnt.net/6040CDOfY #CyberSecurity #AIDefence #Fortinet

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Our Australian and New Zealand monthly Threat Intelligence Report highlights significant cybersecurity incidents from October 2025: - **Qantas Breach Exposes Customer Data**: A major SLSH leak affected Qantas, revealing customer details from its Manila contact center. The compromised data included personal information, travel details, and session records. - **Ransomware Surge Across Australia**: Various threat actors, including Qilin, Anubis, and Cl0p, executed attacks on Australian organizations. These incidents targeted a wide range of industries, from technology to consulting. - **DDoS & Hacktivism Persist Amid Global Tensions**: Although only one hacktivist attack was recorded, Australia continued to experience DDoS attacks and hacktivism driven by political conflicts. CyberToufan claimed to have accessed customer data from Seacret’s e-commerce platform. For more detailed insights, visit our report: https://lnkd.in/ggK623ru Junaid Siddiqui Brett Stevenson Claudia Nave Ian Lyakh Emil Kuli-zade Ashraf Koheil Nikita Rostovcev

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Cloud hosting solutions provider Servers Australia is to use NetApp technology to secure its cloud hosting products to maintain data sovereignty and compliance with local regulations. Rick Swancott told ARN cloud migration sounds simple in theory, but it can get complicated quickly. https://lnkd.in/gbKntUq3

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11:11 Systems has successfully completed the acquisition of Digital Sense, a Brisbane-based cloud and managed services provider previously owned by Aussie Broadband. Amid changes to the VMware Cloud Service Provider ecosystem, this acquisition ensures Digital Sense customers gain a long-term home on 11:11’s resilient cloud platform, with the stability they need today and a clear path to modernization tomorrow. It also coincides with Aussie Broadband’s renewed emphasis on telecommunications services versus broad technology offerings. The deal marks 11:11’s seventh acquisition of a former VMware CSP and tenth acquisition overall, underscoring our position as a leading cloud provider in Australia and continued investment across APAC. From cloud and connectivity to backup, recovery, and security, 11:11 Systems remains focused on helping customers stay secure, compliant, and ready for what’s next. Read the press release: https://ow.ly/Cgwk50YjL3z

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Join BigID’s Haytham Shokry & Mark Wroniak from McGrathNicol at CDAO Sydney as they dive into why traditional defenses fall short — and how data-centric security is key to cyber resilience. 💡 Learn how to leverage data intelligence for early threat detection, faster response, and smarter controls: https://bit.ly/4jZluJY #CDAOSydney #CyberResilience #BigID #DataSecurity #DataIntelligence #DSPM #CDO #CISO

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲: 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 Ransomware storms in North America. Zero-day attacks across APAC. Hybrid hacktivist campaigns in the UK. Supply chain threats in Australia & New Zealand 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 uncovers the evolving cyber threat landscape across 6 key regions — backed by data, trends, and adversary behavior. From healthcare to critical infrastructure, no sector is immune. Now’s the time to see where the threats are rising — and where your organization stands. Explore the full report → https://lnkd.in/gsqEC3Rf #GlobalThreatLandscape #Cybersecurity #ThreatIntelligence #DigitalRisk #ZeroDay #SupplyChainSecurity #Cyble #Infosec #CyberResilience #Ransomware #APACCyber #CyberCrimeTrends #CyberDefense

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The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre, in collaboration with international partners and led by National Security Agency, has co-authored best practices to help organisations harden their on-premises Microsoft Exchange Server environments. Key recommendations include: • keeping Exchange Servers updated with the latest patches • migrating to the supported Subscription Edition • enabling built-in protection and mitigation features • strengthening authentication and encryption settings • restricting administrative access and applying least privilege principles. We strongly encourage organisations to take proactive steps to mitigate risks and prevent malicious activity. Securing your Exchange Server is essential for protecting the sensitive information and communications that Exchange servers manage. Read the full guidance 👉 https://lnkd.in/gPZHh9wt

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Strong partner ecosystems don’t just extend reach. They reduce friction, accelerate delivery, and create sustained advantage for customers. The NEXTDC Channel Partner Program is built around that principle. It connects partners into Australia’s most interconnected, sovereign digital ecosystem, spanning clouds, carriers, MSPs, ISPs, and technology providers, so solutions can be designed, deployed, and scaled with confidence. For FY26, the Channel Partner Program has been enhanced, with new elements introduced through recent Partner Leader Forums. These updates strengthen enablement, simplify engagement, and sharpen the commercial pathways partners rely on to grow sustainably and deliver greater customer outcomes. From deeper collaboration and joint go-to-market alignment to clearer support structures and tools, the focus is on helping partners move faster, scale smarter, and operate with greater certainty. Explore the Channel Partner Program → https://hubs.la/Q03Yq6t00 #NEXTDC #ChannelPartner #PartnerEcosystem #DigitalInfrastructure #DataCentres

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Operational resilience goes beyond infrastructure. It’s about ensuring the critical applications behind business functions can withstand, recover, and adapt to disruption. Learn how a unified, purpose-built platform helps Australian financial institutions stay confident and compliant through automated backups, ransomware recovery, and policy enforcement aligned with APRA CPS 230. ➡️ avpt.co/47oQbnd #ApplicationResilience #Compliance #Microsoft365 #FinancialServices #Australia

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Fortinet Australia’s CISO, Cornelius Mare , is featured in @iTWire discussing the cloud security misconceptions that continue to leave organisations exposed. His insight covers how confusion around the shared responsibility model, overestimating native cloud provider protections, and failing to enforce consistent security policies across hybrid and multi-cloud environments can create serious visibility and control gaps. 👉 Read the full story here: https://ftnt.net/6042hFPfy #CloudSecurity #Cybersecurity #Fortinet #HybridCloud #RiskManagement #ZeroTrust #DigitalTransformation

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[Partner Content] Chris Zamagias, the Head of Partnerships and Alliances ANZchannel and alliances director for ANZ at Trend Micro, says the company’s 35 years of experience in delivering market leading cybersecurity solutions delivers great outcomes for partners. It leverages experience in threat research and vulnerability management to provide a deeper level of threat detection and protection that partners can bring to their customers. Trend Micro’s 100% channel approach delivers many different tools for partners for lead generation and co-selling. These include playbooks, cyber risk assessments, and working jointly to provide those security workshops for customers. This enables partners to transform risk into revenue. #TrendMicro #Cybersecurity #leadgeneration #coselling #revenue

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Is your business still relying on legacy applications? Outdated systems can limit performance, increase costs, and create security risks. Andrew Ramsay, Technical Lead at Logicalis Australia, breaks down what application modernisation really means and how it can help your organisation stay competitive, secure, and efficient. Discover the benefits, key strategies, and how Logicalis can support your journey to a smarter, modernised application environment. Read the full blog: https://lnkd.in/g9rszcRh #ApplicationModernisation #DigitalTransformation #LogicalisAustralia #ITStrategy #ArchitectsofChange

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The journey from MSP to MSSP isn’t just a service expansion. It’s a complete transformation of mindset, capability, and responsibility. Hear from Craig Ashwood, GM of Cybersecurity ANZ at Tech Data about what an MSP needs to consider in order to become an MSSP. #TechDataANZ #AUSChannel #MSPAustralia #ITServicesAustralia #ManagedServices #MSPCommunity #CloudServiceProviders #ChannelPartners #CyberSecuritySolutions #PartnerEcosystem

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