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05 May 2026

ISA-95: the structural layer most Australian OT programmes skip

Purdue gets you the network architecture. ISA-95 gives you the functional hierarchy that turns GRC frameworks from a checklist into…
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01 May 2026

Miercom 2026 Hybrid Mesh benchmark: what every Australian IT leader should know

Miercom benchmarked every major firewall vendor in 2026. Check Point’s Hybrid Mesh hit 99.79% security effectiveness. Here’s what it means…
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30 April 2026

Zero Trust for OT: a US playbook with direct relevance for Australian utilities and councils

On 29 April 2026, CISA, the Department of War, and the Department of Energy (with FBI, the Department of State,…
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21 April 2026

S5 Technology Group Announces Strategic Partnership with Darktrace

S5 Technology Group is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with Darktrace, a global leader in AI-powered cybersecurity. As…
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25 March 2026

Critical Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Vulnerability (CVE-2026-20131, CVSS 10.0)

A newly disclosed critical vulnerability affecting Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) has been assigned the maximum CVSS score of 10.0. Tracked as CVE-2026-20131,…
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20 February 2026

Announcing Our Partnership with Concentric AI

We are pleased to announce our partnership with Concentric AI, marking an important step forward in how we deliver intelligent,…
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10 November 2025

SCADA Security Design – How to Secure OT / ICS Network Environments

Executive Summary This whitepaper outlines a modern SCADA security design aligned to Australia’s Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI).…
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15 September 2025

S5 Technology Group Named APAC Workspace Security Partner of the Year 2025

S5 Technology Group has been recognised as the Asia Pacific Workspace Security Partner of the Year 2025 by Check Point…
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10 November 2023

S5 Technology Group Finalists In the ARN Innovation Awards Security Category

S5 Technology Group are proud to have been announced as finalists in the ARN awards Tech Innovation – Security category.  …
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02 November 2023

S5 Technology Group awarded prestigious 5 Star Check Point Partner Status

In a groundbreaking achievement, S5 Technology Group has reached the pinnacle of Check Point Software Technologies partner ecosystem, being awarded…
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09 September 2023

S5 Technology Group receives national recognition with the top honour at the CRN Australia Impact Awards

S5 Technology Group have been rewarded for their consistent high performance in the Enterprise Technology space, receiving the prestigious CRN…
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