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• EY launches its largest cybersecurity centre in APAC in Melbourne

  EY has launched its biggest cyber security facility in the Asia Pacific region, in Melbourne.

• CBA and EY pilot blockchain-backed, shared smart asset platform

  ​Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and Ernst & Young (EY) have developed a blockchain-based platform to enable high-value assets to be more easily shared between businesses.

• Sydney Water selects Wipro led consortium for ERP, CRM overhaul

  ​Sydney Water has selected a consortium led by Wipro to design, build and run new ERP, billing and CRM systems in what has been dubbed a 'once in a generation investment'.

• The wrong skills for the wrong century

  CeBIT was held in Sydney this week and for the first time – in the midst of the celebration of technology innovation – there was a specific session focused on what only can be described as an economic emergency – skills.
  

• Australia second worst in world for illegal downloads

  Delays in gaining access to new content is the main reason why Australia has the second highest rate of illegal downloading activity behind Russia, a new study has found.

• Ernst & Young accused by Canadian used computer dealer of data breach

  A used computer dealer in Canada claims he discovered a trove of Ernst & Young customer business data on Dell servers bought back in 2006 -- and he wants the global consultancy to pay him to return the data. But is the breach for real or just a hoax?

• The lost CIOs of oil and gas

  A recent Ernst & Young study discovered that CIOs in the oil and gas industry feel more excluded in their organisations than tech bosses in other industries.

• NAB appoints David Boyle as CIO

  NAB has appointed former Ernst & Young partner David Boyle as its new CIO. He replaces David McGee, who resigned in late August.
  

• Mining companies caught flat-footed by cyberattacks

  Mining companies increasingly are being targeted by hackers trying to steal information and disrupt operations, as the metals industry expands its dependence on Internet-connected systems to reduce costs, according to an Ernst & Young survey.

• Good privacy builds brand trust: Ernst & Young

  With less than 12 months to go before the introduction of the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012, Australian enterprises are being encouraged to see the changes as a way to build customer trust through good privacy practices.

• Leading from the front: CFO as the ‘voice of risk’

  As more and more companies come to terms with the unknown factor that is the length of this downturn they fundamentally reposition themselves. Many do this to merely survive the storm. Some, however, see this as an opportunity to thrive by pushing their boat out.

• Toolkit for the perfect CFO

  Ever wondered whether your mix of skills is actually right for the CFO’s post? Or what makes a truly successful CFO today?

• Pricing pressure and cutting costs top Ernst & Young business report

  Businesses should be questioning the effectiveness of their risk management practices and budgeting in order to find new ways of improving profitability in the continually dour economic climate, Ernst & Young claims.

• CFOs: Start driving strategy and business value

  Today’s CFO has evolved from financial controller to corporate stakeholder driving strategy and business value, industry commentators claim.

• Cloud, SaaS are bright spots in tech's weak M&A market

  The total value of technology mergers and acquisitions (M&A) fell 35 per cent in 2012 compared to 2011 on concerns of sluggish macroeconomic conditions, but Cloud computing represented a bright spot, with software as a service (SaaS) companies specifically being a hot target for activity, according accounting firm Ernst & Young.