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

From Trivy to GitHub: how the TeamPCP supply-chain attacks spread, and what we can do about it

How stolen developer credentials from the Trivy compromise cascaded into Bitwarden, TanStack, Nx, OpenAI, GitHub and the European Commission, and the controls the FBI and affected vendors recommend.

The AFP didn't name the software: what was behind the TeamPCP supply-chain attacks

The AFP charged two men over a global cybercrime syndicate but never named the compromised software. Lined up against months of public incident reports, the mystery is Trivy, Checkmarx KICS, LiteLLM and the Telnyx Python SDK.

The problem with being called Nick in Townsville

What Mayor Nick Dametto is teaching me about Google, names, personal SEO and building a clearer local identity online.

North Queensland Cyber Watch: Storm names Westco Motors Cairns in ransomware claim

The Storm ransomware group has named Westco Motors Cairns on its leak site and published sample documents, but the dealership has not publicly confirmed a breach. What is known, what remains alleged, and what Cairns and Townsville businesses should take from it.

Agentic AI and your attack surface: what to ask before connecting one

Before connecting an AI agent to email, files or business systems, schools, charities and small businesses should ask what it can see, what it can do, and what happens when it gets something wrong.

Free Townsville workshop: AI & Cyber Skills Every Small Business Needs

A free practical AI and cyber security workshop for Townsville businesses is being held at Rydges Southbank on Tuesday, 8 September 2026. Lunch is included.

North Queensland Cyber Watch: Oz Hair & Beauty confirms customer data was accessed

Oz Hair & Beauty has confirmed customer contact and purchase data was accessed in a cyber incident. What Townsville shoppers should know, and why retail data matters.