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Articles on technology leadership, cyber security, infrastructure, education technology, homelabs and the Townsville technology community.

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Digital duty of care: what Australian schools can do now

Australia's Digital Duty of Care Bill raises practical questions for schools about AI, student privacy, monitoring and responsibility for online safety.

Oct 24, 2026 Cyber Security

ASD's new Essentials: a welcome refresh

Nick O'Sullivan's first impressions of ASD Essentials: a welcome refresh with clear principles and a practical structure for understanding cyber security.

Oct 16, 2026 Cyber Security

A woman at a kitchen table on the phone while working on a laptop, the everyday setting in which parents and staff receive a school's update about a cyber incident.

North Queensland Cyber Watch: All Souls St Gabriels School confirms a cyber incident after ransomware claim

All Souls St Gabriels School confirmed a cyber incident to Cyber Daily. ABC reporting corroborates the investigation, specialist response and ACSC notification; theft of personal information remains unconfirmed in those reports.

Oct 13, 2026 Cyber Security

Rows of empty classroom chairs with fold-down desks in late-afternoon light from a bank of windows, the kind of room whose students and families a school holds records about.

North Queensland Cyber Watch: The Gentlemen claims a Charters Towers school as a ransomware victim

The original All Souls St Gabriels ransomware claim, updated with the school’s confirmation and ABC reporting. A cyber incident is confirmed; theft of personal information remains unconfirmed in the cited reports.

Oct 10, 2026 Cyber Security

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Beyond the Essential Eight: cybersecurity governance for Australian schools

A practical approach to school cybersecurity governance: connect purpose, risk and accountability to NIST CSF 2.0, the Essential Eight and security investment.

Oct 4, 2026 Cyber Security

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Cyber security careers in Townsville: local opportunities and the next step

An October update on Townsville cyber security careers: Council's operations vacancy, an education IT pathway and the case for more regional government roles.

Oct 2, 2026 Technology & Careers

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Nick and Nicholas Townsville: the Google experiment is moving

Nicholas Townsville on page one, Nick Townsville around pages one and two: my latest Google checks and 28 days of data on the stories people find.

Sep 27, 2026 Technology & Careers