A newly published vulnerability, CVE-2026-61392, affects a range of Hikvision camera models and highlights a recurring theme in surveillance security: even without full authentication bypass, an information disclosure flaw can quietly hand attackers useful reconnaissance data. For sites running Hikvision…
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has kicked off 2026 with a targeted compliance sweep of business privacy policies, reviewing around 60 organisations across sectors that routinely collect personal information face-to-face. For strata committees, club operators, and facilities…
A new cyber risk report from law firm MinterEllison should give every facilities manager, IT lead and board member pause: 71% of Australian organisations experienced a cyber incident in the past 12 months, and for the first time, AI-enabled threats…
A recurring question from NSW strata committees is one that sits right at the intersection of governance and security operations: who, exactly, is allowed to view CCTV footage captured on common property, and can a committee lawfully restrict that access?…
A recent piece from Security Electronics & Networks, reflecting on this year’s SecTech Roadshow, raises a question that should sit at the front of every facilities manager’s mind when evaluating a new security system upgrade: does more technology actually mean…
A high-severity vulnerability affecting HanwhaVision camera systems has been published to the National Vulnerability Database and the GitHub Advisory Database. CVE-2024-54012 (paired with a related CVE-2024-54013) carries a CVSS v4 base score of 8.5, and stems from an OS command…
A new global survey from SAP, conducted by Oxford Economics across more than 2,600 business leaders in 13 countries, has found that Australian organisations are adopting artificial intelligence faster than they are building the governance frameworks needed to manage it…
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released its latest Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) statistics, and the trend line keeps climbing. In 2025, the OAIC received 1,205 data breach notifications — an 8% increase on 2024’s 1,112, and…
The NSW Strata and Property Taskforce has published its first-year results, and the numbers give strata committees and building managers a useful signal about where regulatory attention is heading. Since its establishment, the Taskforce has completed more than 175 “Anywhere,…
From 13 February 2026, every apartment building in NSW will be required to inspect, test and service its essential fire safety systems in accordance with AS 1851-2012, unless a documented performance solution is already in place. This isn’t a new…