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The City of Greater Bendigo is hosting four free Cyber Resilience sessions with IDCARE Australia to help residents, especially older adults, identify scams and protect devices.
Bank Training Overhaul Targets Staff and Customers
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has revamped its mandatory cybersecurity awareness training for all staff, covering phishing drills, data risk management, and safe email and social media practices. Over 1,000 Bendigo Bank customers have attended the face-to-face Banking Safely Online education program since its launch in September 2023. The bank expanded its online safety lessons to secondary schools in early 2024 to teach students how to spot financial fraud and avoid remote access scams.
AI Operations Upgrade Delivered Through Google Cloud
Bendigo Bank deepened its cybersecurity defenses in November 2025 by partnering with Google Cloud to adopt AI-powered cybersecurity operations and migrate to Google Security Command Center. These steps follow the bank's earlier education efforts and provide a concrete example of how regional institutions are layering technology onto community outreach. Residents can register for the four IDCARE sessions through the City of Greater Bendigo to apply similar protective steps at home.
Attendance at the Banking Safely Online program has already passed 1,000 participants, showing sustained local demand for practical guidance. The November 2025 Google Cloud integration supplies the technical backbone that supports ongoing scam-prevention work across Bendigo.
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