Hackers no longer the focus of information security
Information security today is not about tackling the hacker question but using security models to create business value, according to KPMG risk advisory associate director Rob Goldberg.
Stories by Michael Crawford
Salaries set to rise: survey
It looks like good news in the salary stakes for networking executives and applications developers, according to a survey released on Monday.
NSW Health puts architecture under microscope
The NSW Department of Health is undertaking a sweeping review of IT architecture to meet interoperability requirements for a nationally connected system of electronic health records.
Scrap metal merchants push for IT recycling laws
Scrap metal merchant Sims Metal and recycling group Collex are pushing for a federally-funded computer and electronics recycling initiative in an effort to add some green credentials to Australia's IT industry and bolster their balance sheets at the same time.
Council turns to e-commerce to boost compliance revenue
North Sydney Council has rolled out an ambitious e-commerce parking meter project worth more than $5 million for credit card- and mobile phone-enabled parking meters.
RTA extends outsource deal with Fujitsu
In an announcement promising to bring joy to the lives of Sun employees as well as Fujitsu, the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority has signed a two-year infrastructure outsourcing deal with Fujitsu that includes a migration path to two Sun e6900 servers.
Tokens approach challenges Australian banks
Australian banks have rejected the use of two-factor authentication such as tokens despite new research showing users are turning to traditional banking methods, because they have lost faith in online banking.
Antispam tools join fight against HIV
Spam-busting tools have grabbed the limelight in the fight against a more insidious infection - HIV.
Vendors tussle over spam-busting tactics
Not content with trying to scare the pants off enterprise IT managers as well as consumers, acquisitive IT security player Symantec is warning current heuristic and Bayesian signatures used for virus and spam detection are becoming a redundant solution.
Lawyer warns IT to stay out of drafting policy
Corporate IT policy, HR and governance issues are no place for IT and should be left to the experts, a leading IT lawyer and one-time adviser to Richard Alston has warned.
Microsoft promises security will be better than SP2
In the war against reducing vulnerabilities in software code Microsoft Senior Security Strategist Phil Reitinger admitted the company still had a long way to go, but vowed the war will be won in the development stage.
Antivirus vendors snub Microsoft's security foray
Antivirus vendors are not in the least bit concerned about Microsoft's foray into their space.
'Smart state' slams Beattie - IT industry wants action
Queensland Premier Peter Beattie has enraged the state's IT industry by approving a 10-year, multi-million dollar contract extension to German behemoth SAP without going to tender.
Carly who? Just don't mess with our supply
Carly who? These two words sum up the attitude of many Australian IT managers to the ousting of Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina.
Contracting roles outnumber full-time positions
IT contractor jobs overshadow permanent positions in online advertisements marking a significant shift in the local market.