Crying wolf: false alarms hide attacks
Intrusion detection systems (IDS) set off so many false alarms they can cause more trouble than they are worth, according to chair of Australia's Information Security Interest Group (ISIG) Mark Ames.
Intrusion detection systems (IDS) set off so many false alarms they can cause more trouble than they are worth, according to chair of Australia's Information Security Interest Group (ISIG) Mark Ames.
Business is bearing the spiralling cost of buggy software, which adds up to billions of dollars a year, as IT shops continue to expend resources fixing software errors.
The Federal Department of Health needs to review and strengthen its IT access policies to prevent former ministers from using e-mail after they leave office.
Spam's intrusion on corporate networks is not only polluting the Australian workplace, it is emerging as a costly problem.
The Federal Government will start trialling its national electronic database HealthConnect in September.
The role of the IT shop is changing rapidly as application development, IT maintenance and network management evolves into a "commodity".
Adelaide is home to Australia's own global training program to deliver graduates with much sought-after Java skills.
End users will inevitably avoid a system if it is too complicated and time consuming to use, but this problem can be critical if it involves information used by police.
Investigative agents, nuclear warfare, identity authentication and plans by rogue terrorists to detonate bombs were all RSA Security senior VP Scott Schnell wanted to talk about during a visit to Australia this week.
The global cost of the Code Red worm has topped $2.6 billion, according to Computer Economics.
An estimated $1.1 billion was spent cleaning infected servers and another $1.5 billion has been attributed to downtime and lost productivity.
In the rush to develop feature-rich software security is taking a back seat in the minds of software developers.
The Federal Government is considering legislation similar to the Y2K disclosure act, that was introduced in the run-up to the year 2000, to facilitate information sharing with the private sector.
It is not technology failing business but information and communications technology (ICT) practitioners who fail to meet professional standards, according to Australian Computer Society (ACS) chief executive Dennis Furini.
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Australian companies are assessing SMS technology as a bill payment alternative to drastically reduce communication costs.