--- title: "IT and cyber security news for Australian businesses | CCP" description: "IT and cybersecurity news for Australian businesses from our Perth engineers: breaches, compliance deadlines and Microsoft changes, and what to do about each." url: "https://ccp.com.au/news/" --- # Cyber security news for Australian businesses ## What our engineers are seeing. Plain-English guides to the threats, rule changes and Microsoft updates that affect Australian businesses. Written by the Perth engineers who fix them. Featured Operations 30 June 2026 ## [Copilot Cowork is generally available. This is where it starts getting expensive.](https://ccp.com.au/news/copilot-cowork-generally-available-economics/) Copilot Cowork went generally available on 16 June 2026 and bills per task, on top of the Microsoft 365 Copilot licence. What that costs, and who should get it. Read the article 9 min read ## Articles from our Perth engineers ### Latest articles. - Operations 30 June 2026 #### [Copilot Cowork is generally available. This is where it starts getting expensive.](https://ccp.com.au/news/copilot-cowork-generally-available-economics/) Copilot Cowork went generally available on 16 June 2026 and bills per task, on top of the Microsoft 365 Copilot licence. What that costs, and who should get it. 9 min read - Cybersecurity 25 June 2026 #### [The Five Eyes just wrote to your board. Here's the map we already hold every client to.](https://ccp.com.au/news/five-eyes-ai-cyber-statement-2026/) Six Five Eyes cyber agency heads wrote to business leaders, not IT teams. They asked for five things. Every CCP client already has to meet all five. 6 min read - Managed IT 24 June 2026 #### [Copilot Cowork just went pay-per-use, two weeks after we demoed it.](https://ccp.com.au/news/copilot-cowork-pay-per-use-cost-shock/) Microsoft switched Copilot Cowork to pay-per-use on 16 June 2026. The Copilot licence you already bought does not cover the work it does. What that costs. 3 min read - Compliance 19 May 2026 #### [ISO 27001 in twelve months: what it took to get certified](https://ccp.com.au/news/iso-27001-in-twelve-months/) We hold an ISO 27001 certificate from BSI. Twelve months, five phases, a grant deadline, and the discovery that we could not prove what we already did. 13 min read - Compliance 5 May 2026 #### [An Aged Care Provider's Guide to the Aged Care Act 2024 IT Obligations in 2026](https://ccp.com.au/news/aged-care-act-2024-it-obligations/) The Aged Care Act 2024 has been in force since 1 November 2025. Six months on, the seven Strengthened Standards ask more of a provider's IT than most expected. 12 min read - Cybersecurity 4 May 2026 #### [Going passwordless for Xero, MYOB, and the rest of your cloud apps](https://ccp.com.au/news/take-saas-passwords-out-of-staff-hands/) Your staff know the Xero password, the MYOB password and a dozen more. Microsoft 365 Business Premium can take every one of them out of their hands. 7 min read - Cybersecurity 29 April 2026 #### [You can't get phished if you don't have a password.](https://ccp.com.au/news/passwordless-microsoft-365-business-premium/) Going passwordless is the single biggest security improvement an Australian business on Microsoft 365 can make. What it means, and what your staff see. 11 min read - Cybersecurity 28 April 2026 #### [SMB1001 in 2026: What the Cyber Certificate Actually Proves, and What It Doesn't](https://ccp.com.au/news/smb1001-what-the-cyber-certificate-actually-proves/) Three of the five SMB1001 tiers rest on a company director's signature, not an audit. Our read on what the certificate proves, and where to be careful. 9 min read - Compliance 21 April 2026 #### [A Law Firm's Guide to Tranche 2 AML/CTF Obligations in 2026](https://ccp.com.au/news/tranche-2-aml-ctf-obligations-law-firms/) Conveyancing and trust work put a law firm inside AUSTRAC's Tranche 2 rules from 1 July 2026. What the systems have to do, and what it costs. 9 min read - Cybersecurity 20 April 2026 #### [The Vercel breach started with someone installing Roblox cheats](https://ccp.com.au/news/vercel-breach-roblox-cheats/) A Context.ai employee downloaded Roblox cheat tools. Two months later, Vercel customers had source code and credentials stolen. Here is every step. 6 min read - Managed IT 14 April 2026 #### [CCP VOICE: our new cloud phone platform](https://ccp.com.au/news/ccp-voice-cloud-phone-system/) CCP VOICE is our new cloud phone system. Live queue boards, supervisor tools, Microsoft 365 and Teams integration, CRM connectors, and free migration. 6 min read - Managed IT 14 April 2026 #### [Microsoft 365 price changes from 1 July 2026](https://ccp.com.au/news/microsoft-365-prices-from-july-2026/) Microsoft is changing Office 365 and Microsoft 365 prices from 1 July 2026. Plan-by-plan Australian dollar estimates and what's bundled into the new pricing. 3 min read - Compliance 7 April 2026 #### [An Accountant's Guide to Tranche 2 AML/CTF Obligations in 2026](https://ccp.com.au/news/tranche-2-aml-ctf-obligations-accountants/) AUSTRAC's Tranche 2 AML/CTF rules cover accounting practices doing company formation, trustee and client-money work from 1 July 2026. What your systems need. 12 min read - Compliance 5 March 2026 #### [An RTO's Guide to the 2025 Standards for RTOs and Their IT Obligations in 2026](https://ccp.com.au/news/asqa-rto-standards-2025-it-obligations/) ASQA's 2025 Standards for RTOs replaced the 2015 Standards on 1 July 2025. What the audit teams now expect of your IT systems, your records and your retention. 12 min read - Operations 15 February 2026 #### [AI makes the work faster. It might also make us worse at it.](https://ccp.com.au/news/ai-productivity-vs-skill-depth/) A new study on AI-assisted coding: juniors finish two minutes faster and score 17 points lower on understanding. The trade behind AI productivity claims. 3 min read - Compliance 18 December 2025 #### [Microsoft 365 Copilot now sends data to Anthropic by default. Here's how to think about it.](https://ccp.com.au/news/microsoft-365-copilot-anthropic-default/) Anthropic's Claude turns on by default in Microsoft 365 Copilot from 7 January 2026. What it adds to your data trail, and the call to make before then. 3 min read - Managed IT 15 December 2025 #### [AI is making your hardware more expensive, even if you don't use AI](https://ccp.com.au/news/ai-rush-hardware-prices/) DDR5 memory has tripled, SSDs are following, and your next refresh will cost more. What the AI buildout is doing to your IT budget, and how to plan around it. 4 min read - Operations 5 September 2025 #### [When your vendor goes silent: lessons from reviving an open-source platform](https://ccp.com.au/news/reviving-open-source-when-vendor-goes-silent/) The vendor behind our open-source phone platform went quiet, so we revived it with everyone else stuck the same way. What that taught me about exit plans. 6 min read - Operations 15 June 2025 #### [The Pascua ruling: why offshore IT contractors just became a legal liability](https://ccp.com.au/news/pascua-ruling-offshore-contractors/) The Fair Work Commission's Pascua ruling extended Australian employment protections to a Filipino remote worker. What it means if your IT support is offshore. 3 min read - Operations 31 May 2025 #### [New plans, a security floor, and the end of pay-by-the-hour.](https://ccp.com.au/news/new-plans-and-security-floor/) Three changes to how we work with clients. A security baseline everyone meets, four plans in place of the old lineup, and no hourly work for managed clients. 6 min read - Compliance 2 May 2025 #### [Mandatory Ransomware Reporting Starts 30 May: What the Cyber Security Act 2024 Asks Of You](https://ccp.com.au/news/cyber-security-act-2024-ransomware-reporting/) From 30 May 2025, ransomware payments must be reported to Home Affairs within 72 hours. Who the duty covers, and what it takes to be ready for it. 9 min read - Cybersecurity 15 April 2025 #### [$160,000 gone. $15,000 about to follow. How the crypto recovery scam works.](https://ccp.com.au/news/crypto-recovery-scam-how-it-works/) A travel agent's phone call stopped a Perth woman flying to London to hand a scammer $15,000 in person. How the recovery scam works, and how to spot it. 5 min read - Compliance 28 November 2024 #### [The Privacy Act Gets Its Teeth: What the 2024 Reforms Mean for Notifiable Data Breaches](https://ccp.com.au/news/privacy-act-reform-2024-notifiable-breach-teeth/) The Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 has passed the Senate and awaits Royal Assent. What it would add, and what to do before it does. 9 min read - Compliance 15 August 2024 #### [Directors on the Hook for Cyber: What the Section 180 Position Actually Is in 2024](https://ccp.com.au/news/director-cyber-accountability-2024/) Cyber risk is now inside a director's duty of care under section 180. What that asks of a board at a 20 to 250 staff Australian company in 2024. 8 min read No articles match your search.