Cyber Uncut

Cyber security leadership matters now more than ever, and the role of CISO is the most important piece of the puzzle. Join Cyber Daily's David Hollingworth and PEXA's cyber lead, Graham Fairley, to discover how security can become a business enabler, not an afterthought.
With the Australian Cyber Summit 2026 coming up later this month, David Hollingworth, deputy editor of Cyber Daily, is joined by the CISO of property settlement platform PEXA to deep dive into how the role of CISO can be a key part of any business's growth story.
From enabling business growth via secure business practices, to treating cyber security as a whole-of-business necessity rather than just something that's "nice to have" – all while navigating the advancement of AI – this essential discussion will expand your idea of what a CISO can be.
Don't forget – tickets are now on sale for the Australian Cyber Summit, coming up on 30 April in Sydney. BUY YOURS NOW!

Some boards consider cyber security an IT problem. Others see it as a cost. However, Dominic Grunden, CISO at PowerWater, works with department leads to embed cyber security into business strategy from day one: making safety, security, and compliance a business enabler.
Ahead of this year's Australian Cyber Summit, Australia's premier cyber security conference and awards, Liam Garman sits down with Grunden to discuss how cyber leaders can communicate strategy to C-suite executives.
To hear more about how CISOs are reforming risk and business strategy, secure your tickets for the Australian Cyber Summit here.
Grunden dives into how he embeds cyber security into business strategy and how cyber leaders can collaborate with department heads to ensure that security is not a last-minute bottleneck for business growth.
From translating complex threats into decisions executives actually act on, to balancing innovation with protection in one of Australia's most high-stakes infrastructure environments: this is a critical conversation business leaders need to have.
Want to hear Grunden live? Secure your tickets to the Australian Cyber Summit here.

The war in the Middle East has served to reveal the now metastising vulnerabilities that permeate Australia's economic, political and strategic ecosystems, leaving the nation and its interests exposed.
Australians are increasingly getting the sense that the country is rudderless, struggling to overcome the mounting swell that is serving to swamp our seemingly ill-prepared national "boat".
In the latest episode of the special Contested Ground series unpacking the fallout and implications of the conflict in the Middle East, host Steve Kuper is joined by geostrategic analyst and former Defence policymaker Marc Ablong PSM as they interrogate the nation's preparedness, the era of polycrisis and mobilisation in the modern era.
As part of this, the pair deep dive into what makes a "polycrisis" and why it feels like Australia and Australians are seemingly paddling from one storm to another, both at home and abroad, undermining our national resilience and the nation's capacity to rally in the event of major regional crisis.
They then move on to dissect the challenges of contemporary mobilisation being faced by Australia and like-minded nations across Europe and the United Kingdom, specifically the issues surrounding social cohesion, economic, political and social dislocation and atomisation among young Australians that directly impact national security and resilience.
Finally, the pair discuss Australia's glaring lack of compelling narrative and plan to rally Australians of all generations that leave many feeling like Australia is inescapably caught in a period of managed decline, at a time when the nation's economic, political and strategic security and prosperity faces increasing tension and challenge.
Enjoy the podcast,
The Contested Ground team

This week on The CISO Brief, the Cyber Daily team discusses comments made by banking industry leaders on AI and how it will transform banking and other sectors.
Hosts Liam Garman and Daniel Croft discuss JPMorgan and CEO Jamie Dimon, who says AI will change almost every aspect of the banking industry.
The two then cover AI that is already being used within the sector, with Citigroup using the technology for customer onboarding, cutting an hour off new account openings.
Finally, the two touch on Atlassian and how it has begun implementing AI into its core products, following its major economic downturn as investors lose faith in SaaS.
Enjoy the show,
The Cyber Daily team

David Hollingworth and Daniel Croft tackle the week's stories that matter, from predictions of dire disruption to the banking industry, Iranian cyber warfare, North Korean hackers in our code, and Americans and Aussies partnering up to combat North Korean hackers.
Artificial intelligence, says JP Morgan's boss, is going to change banking forever, while at the same time, Atlassian is laying off staff in order to fund its AI developments. There's no doubt AI is the fox in the henhouse right now, and Hollingworth and Croft take a hard look at where things really stand.
Then it's on to cyber security, with pro-Iran hackers targeting critical infrastructure and North Korean hackers getting inside the code every developer relies upon. These are two massive challenges for network defenders, and every CISO needs to understand the stakes at play.
Finally, sticking with North Korea, there is some good news – Australia and the United States are now working together to fight back against the scourge of fake IT workers infiltrating our workplaces to fund weapons research and steal intellectual property.
Just another week in cyber security.
Enjoy,
The Cyber Uncut Team