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title: "Australia’s legacy systems were already a cyber risk. AI agents are raising the stakes"
date: 2026-09-27
source: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6aba1554d0fe4a628331a16175c6db59&url=https%3a%2f%2ftheconversation.com%2faustralias-legacy-systems-were-already-a-cyber-risk-ai-agents-are-raising-the-stakes-292981&c=6888974253810891469&mkt=en-us
description: "Most Australian government entities are running outdated technology – and AI systems may reveal their weaknesses, intentionally or not."
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# Australia’s legacy systems were already a cyber risk. AI agents are raising the stakes

Most Australian government entities are running outdated technology – and AI systems may reveal their weaknesses, intentionally or not.

*Published: 2026-09-27*