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  • Security to have the most impact on industry: ACS

    Cloud computing, security and the offshoring of companies are likely to have the greatest impact on the ICT industry in the next 10 years, according to an Australian Computer Society (ACS) Victoria survey.

    Written by Hamish Barwick05 Dec. 11 09:52
  • Beware of staff fraud: KPMG Forensic

    Some Australian companies overlook internal security and rogue employees are getting away with millions of dollars, according to KPMG Forensic Australia associate director, Stan Gallo.

    Written by Hamish Barwick17 Nov. 11 14:19
  • Australian websites caught up in DNS Changer case

    Thousands of computers in Australia may have been affected by the largest botnet, dubbed domain name system (DNS) Changer, according to evidence from Trend Micro.

    Written by Hamish Barwick16 Nov. 11 13:20
  • Security needs to become easier for users: Novartis CIO

    The IT industry must take measures to make security easier and faster for employees who are not computer savvy says Novartis Australia chief information officer, Ruth Marshall.

    Written by Hamish Barwick11 Nov. 11 12:56
  • Security industry has created its own problems: Cisco CSO

    Information security professionals have a number of lessons to learn from the past if they are going to beat the hackers in the future according to Cisco’s US chief security officer, John Stewart.

    Written by Hamish Barwick10 Nov. 11 16:20
  • Regulation proves security headache for CBA’s CIO

    A new approach to information security is needed by both the financial services and security industries to allow banks to better protect their customers' assets, says Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) chief information officer, Michael Harte.

    Written by Hamish Barwick09 Nov. 11 17:06
  • Intel's McAfee acquisition a mobile play

    Intel's acquisition of security company McAfee could help the chip maker make a splash in the handheld and embedded markets, in which the company has struggled to establish a presence, according to analysts.

    Written by Agam Shah20 Aug. 10 06:50
  • Merchants under pressure to comply with PCI DSS

    CIOs are being warned to comply with new PCI DSS (Data Security Standard) regulations with heavy fines set to hit non-compliant companies from next month.

    Written by Lisa Banks16 Aug. 10 13:59
  • Northrop Grumman launches cybersecurity research group

    US Government security contractor Northrop Grumman has joined with three leading cybersecurity research universities to launch a research consortium focused on fixing the most vexing problems in information security.

    Written by Grant Gross02 Dec. 09 02:47
  • Can you cut information security in hard times and survive

    Although some analysts actually expect security spending to rise this year -- at least as a percentage of total IT spending -- some CIOs are giving serious thought to the once-unthinkable idea of trimming security budgets as businesses look to cut costs during this global recession.

    Written by Robert McMillan22 April 09 09:23
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