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Practical guidance to help schools and growing organisations reduce cyber risk, meet compliance obligations and earn customer trust.
Product updates · Governance & compliance
September introduced Apollo’s Document editor, AI policy review, staff credentials and Donna, plus clearer supplier evidence and risk assessments.
Mark Gabriel · September 30, 2026
Cybersecurity · Governance & compliance
The reported OpenAI access to a Medicare statistics portal was not a disclosed personal-data breach or conventional hack, but it still raises important questions about AI safety.
Damien Cantelo · September 24, 2026
Schools · Cybersecurity
Why backup dashboards are not recovery evidence, and how schools can test real services, dependencies and recovery time.
Damien Cantelo · September 9, 2026
Apollo news · Schools
Apollo Secure and Coastal Cyber combine practical GRC with senior-led security leadership for Australian organisations and schools.
Damien Cantelo · September 7, 2026
Product updates · Schools
August brought Australian data hosting, the School Supplier Hub, new school frameworks, configurable governance and phishing automation.
Mark Gabriel · August 31, 2026
Cybersecurity
A serious miniOrange SAML 2.0 plugin issue may allow attackers to bypass normal login controls and gain administrator access.
Damien Cantelo · August 27, 2026
Apollo news · Schools
A look back at the ISNSW Security Symposium and the launch of Apollo Secure’s School Supplier Hub at Google HQ in Sydney.
Damien Cantelo · August 11, 2026
Cybersecurity
A Check Point SmartConsole vulnerability raises broader questions about exposure, access control and the speed of remediation.
Damien Cantelo · August 7, 2026
Schools · Cybersecurity
Schools and universities are becoming fast-growing targets as attackers pursue education platforms and their supply chains.
Damien Cantelo · August 7, 2026
Schools · Governance & compliance
Using the Canvas data breach to explore practical, collaborative approaches to supplier risk management in education.
Damien Cantelo · August 4, 2026
Product updates · Governance & compliance
July brought recurring governance work, clearer risk history, custom roles, AI access to GRC information and a richer Supplier Library.
Mark Gabriel · July 31, 2026
Schools · Governance & compliance
The OAIC’s developing Children’s Online Privacy Code will shape how online services handle children’s personal information.
Damien Cantelo · July 23, 2026
Schools · Governance & compliance
The NSW Audit Office found critical gaps in how student information and third-party applications are governed across public schools.
Damien Cantelo · July 18, 2026
Schools · Governance & compliance
Richard Jones shares how SHORE approaches GRC and the trade-offs of custom cyber frameworks for high schools.
Damien Cantelo · July 17, 2026
Schools · Cybersecurity
Aon’s 2026 Independent Schools Risk Report identifies cyber as the highest-ranked concern among participating Australian schools.
Damien Cantelo · July 15, 2026