Stories by Michael Crawford

ADF to develop communications warfare

Charles Sturt University is working with the Australian Department of Defence to create gaming software for use by military personnel to train enlisted members on effective crisis management techniques and scenarios for battle and natural disasters.

Smart state the top IT incubator

The Queensland Government's technology incubator i.lab has been voted 2006 Australian Incubator of the Year at the 2006 Australian Incubator of the Year awards ahead of 80 other national business incubators.

Pretexting common in business

Ponemon Institute chairman Larry Ponemon has come out in defence of Hewlett-Packard's (HP) use of "pretexting" to track confidential information leaks from the board stating Sarbanes-Oxley requirements are the root cause of the problem.

Tasmania broadband users hoodwinked

Tasmanian Netspace customers believe the ISP is hoodwinking them by offering laughable broadband speed at premium rates, with one customer complaining to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO).

Exploit found in Asterisk PBX software

A vulnerability in the Asterisk PBX server that enables an attacker to gain complete control of a PBX system has been discovered by an Australian and New Zealand security outfit

Qantas outsources application support

Qantas yesterday announced it will outsource internal IT applications support and maintenance to Satyam Computer Services and Tata Consulting Services.

ICT research gets $20 million funding boost

National ICT Australia (NICTA) opened a new research laboratory in Victoria today with the sole aim of investigating ICT as an enabling technology and commercializing telecommunications, information technology and life sciences.

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