Tabcorp outsources Keno logistics management
Tabcorp has outsourced logistics management and field service of its Keno terminals across New South Wales and Queensland in a three-year contract worth more than $5 million.
Stories by Michael Crawford
Defence department eyes bad behaviour
The Department of Defence has inked a deal with Tier-3 for an enterprise-class version of Huntsman Behaviour Anomoly Detection (BAD) software.
Carriers' group wants an end to Telstra subsidies
Telstra: as bad for your health as cigarettes.
Getting the IT security sell right
Australian security newcomer SiegeWorks will focus on teaching IT executives how to 'sell' security to board-level executives.
Democrats propose time for spyware crime; ISPs soon to be hit
A private members bill has been introduced to federal parliament to combat spyware with hefty fines proposed on Internet service providers for distributing malicious code.
AusCert conference lines up security heavyweights
The AusCert 2005 conference on the Gold Coast later this month will focus on the hottest IT security issues around the globe over the next 12 to 18 months.
H&R Block sign with Pointsec for encryption
Citing both an ethical and a legal obligation to its customer base, tax agents H&R Block is encrypting its desktop fleet and employee laptops.
Companies 'scrub' hard drives with screw drivers
Poor data handling and lax PC disposal practices by some Australian organizations has made corporate espionage easy.
Consumers forced to seek enterprise-grade protection
Symantec senior regional product manager Norm Kohlberger believes there is little difference between enterprise and consumer antivirus products.
E-health debate intellectualized to stagnation
Intellectualized debate is stalling progress towards a national electronic health records system, according to Intersystems Australia managing director Denis Tebutt.
Victorian government elects open source for e-democracy platform
An inquiry into the potential of e-democracy in Victoria has recommended Internet broadcasting for parliament, the use of videoconferencing for parliamentary committees and the use of open source code for electronic voting kiosks.
Mobile viruses yet to travel Down Under
Despite the worldwide attention given to the threat of virus infection on mobile phones little has actually happened in Australia - even the antivirus vendors are currently labelling them as 'proof of concept'.
Payment card compliance deadline a boon for penetration testers
Credit card merchants see the approaching Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard as an easily attainable goal, but IT security experts think otherwise.
NAB and CommBank get tough with online fraudsters
The National Australia Bank is giving its online banking users access to two-factor ID in an effort to combat online fraud which the Australian Banking Association estimates costs the industry $25 million annually.
Short-term view limits rewards of IT strategy
Companies today still pay only lip service to IT strategy, focusing instead on cost cutting, senior IDC analyst Peter Hind said last week.