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Analysis and opinion on the technology shifts reshaping Australian business.

From the team running IT, cybersecurity, and AI for 100+ Australian organisations.

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Chris Arceo
May 20, 2026 / AI & Automation

Business email compromise just got an AI upgrade

Business email compromise is the costliest crime in cybersecurity, and AI just removed its last weaknesses. Here are the two variants that hurt most, and the free process rule...
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Chris Arceo
May 17, 2026 / AI & Automation

Your staff versus the deepfake: how AI is changing the human layer

Attackers no longer send clumsy emails. They clone your CEO’s voice and join video calls wearing your CFO’s face. Here is how to defend the human layer, the one target...
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Chris Arceo
May 16, 2026 / AI & Automation

Vulnerability management when attackers scan faster than you can patch

Most businesses patch by severity score and run out of time before reaching the flaws attackers actually use. Here is how to prioritise by real-world exploitability and cut your...
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Chris Arceo
May 15, 2026 / AI & Automation

Patching at machine speed: how AI is changing update management

The gap between a fix being published and that fix being weaponised is now measured in hours, not months. Monthly, manual patching cannot keep up. Here is what machine-speed,...
Moe Chizari
May 14, 2026 / AI & Automation

Every AI agent vendor has a case study. Here is what they leave out.

Klarna saved $60M with an AI agent, then reversed course. Every AI agent case study leaves something out. Here is what, and what it means for Australian mid-market businesses...
Moe Chizari
May 14, 2026 / AI & Automation

Forward Deployed Engineer: what the label actually means

The Forward Deployed Engineer is the most overused phrase in AI sales decks. Here is what the label actually means, where it came from, and how to tell a real engagement from a...
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Chris Arceo
May 13, 2026 / AI & Automation

Application control when AI writes the malware

Every detection tool asks whether software is bad, a question AI made unanswerable now that every malware sample is unique. Application control asks a better one: is it approved?...
Moe Chizari
May 13, 2026 / AI & Automation

Your AI strategy is now a compliance strategy. WA goes first.

PRIS commences 1 July 2026. IPP 10 puts automated decision-making inside the act. Why this changes how Australian businesses plan their AI from here, and what the rest of the...
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Chris Arceo
May 12, 2026 / AI & Automation

EDR in the age of AI: when your endpoint defends itself

AI lets attackers generate fresh malware on every attempt, so signature-based antivirus is finished. Here is how modern EDR defends at machine speed, which vendors actually fit,...
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Chris Arceo
May 11, 2026 / AI & Automation

How AI is rewriting Zero Trust: the login is no longer the boundary

Attackers now defeat the login, and your systems are filling with AI agents that never sign in like a person. The real security boundary is no longer the login, it is the action...
Moe Chizari
May 10, 2026 / AI & Automation

The three questions Australian CEOs should ask their IT partner by Friday

Goldman just stood up a $1.5 billion service company to deploy AI inside operating businesses. Australian mid-market will not be reached. Three questions every CEO should ask...
Moe Chizari
May 4, 2026 / AI & Automation

The AI deals making headlines won’t drive Australian productivity. Here’s what will.

Westpac’s Copilot rollout and Anthropic’s $1B PE deal are real, but they will not deliver AI productivity to the rest of Australia. The diffusion happens at the...