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.
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.
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).
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'.
The Finance and Public Administration References Committee has tabled its report into the Federal Government's IT outsourcing program after nine months of investigation.
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.
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.
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.
Baltimore Technologies will cut 20 jobs in Australia as part of the company's restructuring plans announced this week.
US and Australian Internet security agencies have signed a joint agreement to protect national and global information infrastructures.
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.
The Federal Government is seeking tenders for the creation of an online 'service pack' for development applications.
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.
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.
Australia is at the centre of a "CRM frenzy" despite questionable ROI and ugly tales of failed implementations.
The Federal Government is investigating the introduction of licensing for IT security vendors in a bid to lift
Australian standards to world's best practice.