The Infrastructure Gazettehttps://infragazette.site/News and analysis on cyber security, AI regulation, supply chains and critical infrastructure for Australian technology, risk and compliance leaders.en-auSat, 14 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000First edition publishedhttps://infragazette.site/https://infragazette.site/#update-2026-11-14-first-edition-publishedSat, 14 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Ten analysis pieces republished from The Conversation, an industry report on hardware integrity checks and an interview with Kunal Miind.Editorial standards and republishing policy publishedhttps://infragazette.site/about-the-gazette/https://infragazette.site/#update-2026-11-14-editorial-standards-and-republSat, 14 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000How we choose and credit republished articles, how we report, how illustrations are made and how to request a correction.Spy chips and fake parts: Australian operators start inspecting their hardwarehttps://infragazette.site/hardware-integrity-checks-australia-boardsafe/https://infragazette.site/hardware-integrity-checks-australia-boardsafe/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000BoardSafe checks phone systems, servers and routers for spy chips, fake parts and altered firmware as regulators push supply chain risk onto suppliers.Five questions for Kunal Miind: why hardware is the blind spot in supply chain securityhttps://infragazette.site/kunal-miind-interview-hardware-supply-chain-security/https://infragazette.site/kunal-miind-interview-hardware-supply-chain-security/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Vedametric founder and CEO Kunal Miind on hardware integrity checks, who is asking for them, SOCI and CPS 230, and where compliance teams should start.Microsoft has suffered a global outage. A tech expert explains what went wronghttps://infragazette.site/microsoft-global-outage-what-went-wrong/https://infragazette.site/microsoft-global-outage-what-went-wrong/Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Microsoft's outage stopped email and cloud storage worldwide. Mahmoud Elkhodr (CQUniversity) on what went wrong and why organisations need tested backup plans.Could you survive without Microsoft? Inside the costs of digital dependencehttps://infragazette.site/could-you-survive-without-microsoft/https://infragazette.site/could-you-survive-without-microsoft/Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Narmin Nahidi (University of Exeter) on the hidden costs of depending on one digital provider, including environmental costs that are rarely counted.Australia will impose mandatory safety rules on AI. Are we focused on the right risks?https://infragazette.site/australia-mandatory-ai-safety-rules-right-risks/https://infragazette.site/australia-mandatory-ai-safety-rules-right-risks/Wed, 11 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Australia will impose mandatory safety rules on AI. Henry Fraser (QUT) asks whether the focus is right, or whether known AI harms will stay unaddressed.The supermarket fridge hack exposes the cracks in tech vision of an ‘internet of things’https://infragazette.site/supermarket-fridge-hack-internet-of-things/https://infragazette.site/supermarket-fridge-hack-internet-of-things/Wed, 11 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Hackers are exploiting physical devices to spread disruption. Vincent Charles and Tatiana Gherman on what the supermarket fridge hack says about devices.Why is Nvidia so powerful in the AI world, and what could Jensen Huang’s scandal really cost?https://infragazette.site/why-nvidia-is-so-powerful-in-ai/https://infragazette.site/why-nvidia-is-so-powerful-in-ai/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000A tech CEO's affair with a suspected spy is rocking the AI industry. Andrew Cullen (University of Melbourne) on Nvidia's power and what is at stake.US voters lashed out at data centres. What does that mean for Australia’s AI ambitions?https://infragazette.site/data-centre-backlash-australia-ai-ambitions/https://infragazette.site/data-centre-backlash-australia-ai-ambitions/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000US voters pushed back against data centres. Johanna Lim and Olivia Shen (University of Sydney) on what that means for Australia's AI ambitions.The Binance hack exploited familiar weaknesses – all organisations should learn from ithttps://infragazette.site/binance-hack-familiar-weaknesses-lessons/https://infragazette.site/binance-hack-familiar-weaknesses-lessons/Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Hackers got in through an IT engineer's laptop. Bogdan Księżopolski (Kozminski University) on the familiar weaknesses behind the Binance hack and the lessons.What would happen if the internet went down?https://infragazette.site/what-would-happen-if-the-internet-went-down/https://infragazette.site/what-would-happen-if-the-internet-went-down/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000It is impossible to switch off the whole internet, but large outages happen. Mahmoud Elkhodr (CQUniversity) on what would fail and how to be prepared.Australia’s legacy systems were already a cyber risk. AI agents are raising the stakeshttps://infragazette.site/legacy-systems-ai-agents-cyber-risk-australia/https://infragazette.site/legacy-systems-ai-agents-cyber-risk-australia/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000Most Australian government entities run outdated technology. Abu Barkat ullah (University of Canberra) on why AI agents raise the stakes for legacy systems.Worried about your car being hacked? You should be – no matter where it was madehttps://infragazette.site/car-hacking-risk-no-matter-where-it-was-made/https://infragazette.site/car-hacking-risk-no-matter-where-it-was-made/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000Connected vehicles can be hacked, putting safety and privacy at risk. Dennis Desmond (USC) on why that matters wherever cars are made.