Stories by Sandra Van Dijk

Cyber-crime is a boardroom issue

E-security is no longer the province of IT departments; it is a corporate governance issue that belongs in the boardroom, according to Australia's toughest watchdogs.

Consultative Industry Forum carks it

One of the Federal Government's key e-security initiatives has been disbanded because of differences between industry and the National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE).

MS to universities: more technocrats please

Australian universities should adjust their curricula to ensure graduates emerge with qualifications and capabilities that will address the IT skills gap, says Rajat Kumar, Microsoft Australia's first 'Academic Liaison Evangelist'.

Committee tables Govt outsourcing report

The Finance and Public Administration References Committee has tabled its report into the Federal Government's IT outsourcing program after nine months of investigation.

Gateway shuts down in Australia

Computer giant Gateway will immediately close operations in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and Japan as it axes a quarter of its 24,600 global staff.

End users spurn vendors' cheap options

Price is not a determining factor when selecting a vendor to outsource e-commerce projects, with IT managers claiming the 'cheap option' is often too risky.

DoS attacks a wake-up call for banks

Internet banking in Australia faces an uphill battle to win market share unless defences against denial-of-service attacks and distributed denial-of-service attacks are put in place.

Australian Internet laws the butt of jokes worldwide

When it comes to technology and the Internet, Australia is "something of a laughing stock internationally" since the Federal Government's introduction of the online gambling ban and digital television legislation, a Senate committee heard last week.

Lacking a fiendish plot, introduce licensing

To some people, a balaclava-clad stranger outside a city bank may seem suspicious and perhaps particularly so to a police officer who'd be inclined to arrest - or at least ask questions of the person - about wearing such a provocative accessory in the vicinity of a bank. But ask an IT security vendor about such headwear and you'd probably get a simple explanation - the person's cold, or bald.

One-third of Govt sites lack privacy statement

Nearly one-third of Commonwealth Government Web sites still fail to meet the basic requirement of displaying a privacy statement, Federal Privacy Commissioner Malcolm Crompton has warned.

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