If images of picturesque rural settings and grazing sheep come to mind when you think of farming today then think again. IT has revolutionised this industry in regional Victoria where dairy farmers are using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags, handheld devices and robots.
Leading the trend to combine both IT and physical security the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) has rolled out a million-dollar smartcard solution to more than 2000 employees.
Revenues are booming for the state's premier collection agency which has had an 800 per cent growth in electronic business in the past 12 months.
In its latest move to protect critical infrastructure, the federal government yesterday launched a secure Web site to report information security attacks, but the initiative has raised the ire of Australia's Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCert) which has spent the last two years establishing a national reporting and alert system with a broad membership base.
Maintaining her role as Australia's outsourcing watchdog since 1997, Opposition IT spokeswoman Senator Kate Lundy used this month's Public Accounts committee hearing to expose serious flaws under current service provider arrangements between EDS and Customs.
Missing backup tapes from the Prime Minister’s office, cleaner’s removing PCs from the Attorney General’s department, laptops stolen from staff cars and homes while couriers mysteriously lose hardware in transit, are just a few of the extraordinary incidents a parliamentary committee heard last week.
The Victorian government has failed a privacy audit of its Web sites with about half not even providing the security necessary to protect personal information.
Penrith City Council will call for tenders this week to implement a $1 million information management system with plans to start the project in January 2004.
Boasting the highest concentration of e-security companies and research facilities outside of North America, the Queensland government and industry are working together to create an e-security cluster that is set to take on the big players in the IT security market.
Telstra has blamed the introduction of a new technology regime for a drop in its fault repair performance in the March quarter.
After running out of disk space on its Windows 2000 servers, the Australian Tourist Commission (ATC) realised it had outgrown its direct-attached storage environment and needed to implement a storage area network (SAN).
Queensland government agencies need to address poor computer security measures identified in an audit report tabled in Parliament yesterday.
Australia is one of 20 countries that must have a biometric passport in place by October 2004 to maintain its 'Visa Waiver' status with the US.
Numerous legislative stumbling blocks mean there is little chance of industry participating in even the most remote level of information sharing as part of the federal government's critical infrastructure initiatives.
A new set of electronic record keeping standards for IT systems — which have federal government sponsorship — will be released in draft form this week. IT professionals will be invited to provide feedback before the formal introduction in July.