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GitHub data shows Australia's global open-source rise

Australia's developers are contributing more widely abroad, with GitHub data showing a 16% quarterly rise in cross-border open-source collaboration.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

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Edge Computing

Databricks buys Electric to power AI agent sandboxes

The deal gives developers a way to keep AI agents working locally in sync with central data, cutting latency in sandboxed apps.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • This month

Virtualisation

Nutanix launches MCP server for AI cloud operations

Customers can now use plain-language prompts to manage Nutanix cloud systems, while existing access controls and audit logs stay in place.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • This month

Ransomware

Google warns of rise in open source supply chain attacks

Malicious packages are now spreading faster across code repositories, with Google saying open source ecosystems face the sharpest rise in risk.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month

Network Security

Lampion malware campaign targets users in Portugal

Acronis said 94.6% of detections were in Portugal as the banking trojan used phishing lures and layered evasion to infect victims.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Application Security

Hostinger adds Patchstack scans to Node.js hosting

Developers using AI-generated code on Hostinger's Node.js plans will now get automatic alerts on vulnerable dependencies as apps are scanned in the background.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Hybrid Cloud

Couchbase launches AI Data Plane for enterprise agents

The release aims to ease a key hurdle for firms moving AI agents into production by unifying memory, retrieval and access across environments.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Technology firms become top cyber target in AI race

CrowdStrike said state-backed espionage and extortion are surging as AI assets inside tech groups draw hackers seeking code, models and access.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026

Edge Computing

Cloudflare acquires Vite maker VoidZero for USD $1 million

The deal gives the web giant a direct role in a tool used in 129 million weekly downloads, while keeping it open source and vendor-neutral.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2026

Malware

Sonatype flags 176 npm packages in dependency attack

Developers using npm could have secrets exposed as 176 malicious packages were set up to hijack dependency resolution and run postinstall malware.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2026

Enterprise Resource Planning

Anthropic launches dynamic workflows in Claude Code

Software teams can now tackle sprawling code audits and migrations with parallel AI subagents, though the feature uses more tokens and needs approval.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 30th May 2026

DevOps

MongoDB adds AI tools for production agents in Atlas

Enterprises running AI agents can now cut infrastructure overhead, as MongoDB adds automated embeddings, memory and faster database performance.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 11th May 2026

Data Protection

KnowBe4 partners Secure Code Warrior on AI training

Organisations using AI in software development will get training on secure coding and governance as vulnerabilities and data risks mount.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Sat, 9th May 2026

Virtual Private Networks

Cloudflare warns of AI code review prompt injection

Detection of malicious code can collapse when AI reviewers are fed large files packed with harmless text, Cloudflare's research shows.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Mon, 4th May 2026

Data Protection

Claude Code can leak secrets in public npm packages

Hundreds of packages could have exposed API keys and logins after Claude Code saved approved commands in a file npm may publish by default.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026

Virtualisation

PHP firms face tougher hunt for skilled developers

A shortage of experienced coders is putting pressure on teams maintaining mission-critical web systems as most PHP users plan upgrades.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2026

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Application Security

RapidFort & ReversingLabs add security checks to libraries

Enterprises can now vet open-source dependencies before build time, as the catalogue adds independent malware and vulnerability checks for Python and Java.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month