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      <title><![CDATA[Early intel: how we find the holes in your systems before someone walks through them]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elias Koziris]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[The gap between a vulnerability being published and being exploited keeps shrinking. How Key IT uses early threat intelligence to find and fix exposed systems across client infrastructure — before the attackers arrive.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Four weeks left: the Windows 10 countdown checklist for business]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Business Windows 10 security updates end 13 October 2026 unless you pay double for year two. The four-week checklist to land this without a scramble.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[1.5 million records via a supplier: why a third party's breach is your problem]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[An Australian hotel group's guest data was exposed through a third-party provider. Why supply-chain breaches are surging, and how to reduce your exposure.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Five things Microsoft just changed in your 365 tenant — September 2026]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Doubled mailboxes, new Teams messaging limits, Defender updates moving to Microsoft Update, and file archiving going live. What September's changes mean.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[IT support for law firms: what it involves, what it costs, and what to demand]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Triantis]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[What IT support for a law firm actually involves — practice software, trust-account security, compliance evidence and cost — and the questions to ask a provider.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The government will help pay for your cyber uplift: the SME package, explained]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Triantis]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[An $18 million federal package now funds free cyber checkups and action plans for small businesses, alongside Cyber Wardens training. How to actually use it.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ransomware just hit an Australian construction consultancy — the lesson for every project business]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elias Koziris]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[An Australian construction consultancy was listed by a ransomware crew this month. Why project businesses are targets, and the controls that keep sites moving.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Free vs paid: making sense of Microsoft's Windows 10 ESU maze]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Windows 10]]></category>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Triantis]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Consumer Windows 10 security updates now run to 2027 — but business terms are unchanged. What's free, what's paid, and what your business should actually do.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Copilot can now pick its own AI brain — what August's update means for your business]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Triantis]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Microsoft's August 2026 Copilot wave adds model choice, Cowork workflow automation and Notebooks for everyone. What matters for business — and the governance catch.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Passkeys for business: start killing the password in Microsoft 365]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Fotias]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Passkeys make stolen-password attacks useless — and Microsoft 365 supports them today. What passkeys are, why they beat MFA fatigue, and how to roll them out.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Windows 10's second deadline: your ESU safety net ends in October 2026]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Paid Windows 10 Extended Security Updates run out on 13 October 2026 for business — and year two costs double. Your options, explained in plain English.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[AI agents in the browser: the new shadow IT your policies don't cover]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elias Koziris]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Staff are handing AI agents their logins, inboxes and clipboards. Why agentic AI tools are the new shadow IT, and the guardrails that let you say yes safely.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The $56,600 question: what a cyber incident really costs a small Australian business]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Triantis]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[The ASD puts the average cybercrime cost for a small Australian business at $56,600 — up 14%. Where the money goes, and the affordable controls that change the maths.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[From December 2026, if software makes decisions about people, your privacy policy must say so]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Fotias]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[New Privacy Act rules from 10 December 2026 make businesses disclose automated decision-making. Who's caught, what to write, and how to get ready in time.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Renewing cyber insurance in 2026? The controls insurers are checking mid-year]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Triantis]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Cyber insurers keep raising the bar. The mid-2026 renewal checklist — MFA, EDR, tested backups and Essential Eight evidence — to sort before your premium is set.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ransomware reporting now has teeth: what enforcement looks like in 2026]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elias Koziris]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Australia's 72-hour ransomware payment reporting rule moved from education to enforcement in 2026. Who must report, what regulators expect, and how to prepare.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[You can now be sued for a privacy breach: Australia's new privacy tort, explained]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elias Koziris]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Australians can now sue over serious invasions of privacy. What the statutory tort means for businesses that hold client data, and how to stay out of court.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The invoice that changed banks: anatomy of a payment-redirection scam]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elias Koziris]]></dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[One email, new bank details, money gone. How payment-redirection fraud actually unfolds inside a business email compromise — and the process that stops it.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[SearchLeak: how one click could have leaked your Microsoft 365 Copilot data]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[A one-click flaw (CVE-2026-42824) could have pulled emails, files and MFA codes out of Microsoft 365 Copilot. Microsoft fixed it — here's what it means for your AI rollout.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Australia's ransomware payment reporting rules now have teeth: what the 72-hour clock means for your business]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Pay a ransom in Australia and you have 72 hours to report it. From Jan 2026 enforcement applies. What Melbourne businesses must know and do now.]]></description>
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