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12 December 2025

SaaS vs Self-Hosted Applications - Security, Compliance, and Control in IT Management

The digital transformation wave shows no signs of slowing, and at the forefront is the explosive adoption of Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions.  Businesses worldwide are integrating these cloud-based tools to streamline operations, boost colla...

27 November 2025

Scams to be on the lookout for heading into 2026

In an increasingly digital world, scams continue to evolve and proliferate, catching even the most cautious Australians off guard.  As we approach 2026, the threat landscape is more sophisticated than ever, with scammers leveraging AI, spoofing tec...

22 September 2025

Supply-chain cyberattack on npm - How it occurred, what was affected, and how to protect yourself

At the beginning of the year in our “State of Cybersecurity” round-up, we stated that due to the adoption of AI, one of the biggest threats that organisations were going to increasingly face was that of sophisticated phishing attac...

28 February 2025

Introducing mCloud: The next generation of cloud

At Micron21, our mission has always been to provide innovative, high-performing, and cost-effective cloud solutions to our customers. Today, we’re thrilled to unveil mCloud, the newest addition to our family - a platform designed from the ground u...

31 January 2025

The state of cybersecurity in 2025 – AI-empowered attacks, social media as training data, and more

As has become tradition here at Micron21, every six months or so we like to do a review of the state of cybersecurity across the world. The intent is to update our readers on the latest threats, how new technologies are affecting the security landscape,...

22 November 2024

Ransomware payment reporting to be made mandatory under “Cyber Security Bill 2024”

Ransomware is something that we touch on regularly, as it’s one of the most profitable attacks that malicious actors can use to extract value out of their victims.  One of the reasons for this is that the effectiveness of the attack scales wi...

29 August 2024

You thought public WIFI was a security concern – beware public charging stations!

Most people these days are aware that public WIFI  is something to be wary of, which is great as they can potentially be the first step hackers can use to break into your devices and accounts.  Perhaps driven by all the advertisements online f...

28 June 2024

An update on the state of cyber-security in 2024 – Ransomware, QR code ‘quishing’, and more

Every six months or so we like to do a review of the state of cybersecurity in the IT landscape.  It’s rarely good news, with cyberattacks seeming to only ever grow in number and in frequency.  And unfortunately, this month’s news ...

30 April 2024

Australian Signals Directorate exposes Russian hacker as the culprit in Medibank breach

We’ve been following the Medibank breach since it occurred back in 2022, having reported on it initially when it happened1, as well as providing several updates as things developed.  Just last month we put an article out about how ...

30 April 2024

Nissan confirms 100,000 customers affected by previous data breach by the Akira Ransomware group

As is unfortunately the new normal, each month it seems like there is news of another data breach of a major organisation.  Perhaps it could be related to the increasing use of AI in cyberattacks, or alternatively, it could just be a sign that cybe...

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