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It's time to be responsible with data
In response to societal concerns about the security of data, organisations need to embrace the emerging doctrine of 'corporate digital responsibility'. [ + ]
CeBIT announces Vodafone as strategic sponsor
Vodafone has partnered with CeBIT Australia as the strategic sponsor, and will showcase its technology at the event. [ + ]
Data retention law kicks in
Australia's mandatory metadata retention scheme gets going, but a number of ISPs may not be able to comply with the new requirements. [ + ]
2017's battle of the bots
With chatbots growing in prominence, it's important to get the basics right as the 'battle of the bots' heats up. [ + ]
How to go hyper and not regret it
Many commentators spruik the benefits of adopting hyperconverged infrastructure, but not everyone is convinced it's the right choice for every company. [ + ]
Data centres — riding the heatwave
With the summer heatwaves still burned in our memories, now is the time to set up a preventive maintenance strategy for your data centre. [ + ]
Monitoring will be critical in the IoT age
Connected devices will need sensors, networks, back-end infrastructure and analytics software to make them useful. But who will monitor the monitor? [ + ]
What 'software defined' means for hardware
Hardware choice is becoming less important as software-defined solutions give IT departments the power to manage service levels rather than machines. [ + ]
Record hacking on the rise, Breach Level Index shows
There was an 86% increase in the breach of data records from 2015–2016, according to the findings of the Breach Level Index. [ + ]
You can't 'get digital' if you don't 'get' digital
Business leaders need to take a holistic view of their businesses, industry and competitors to make 'digital' work for them. [ + ]
CIOs need to redefine around digital
Today's CIO can be the customer's champion as well as an enterprise efficiency enabler by harnessing digital solutions to serve the business. [ + ]
Zero-day software vulnerabilities revealed
A new study by RAND Corporation has uncovered zero-day software vulnerabilities and gives insight into what organisations should do when they discover them. [ + ]
Big barriers facing women in the tech industry
Women in the tech sector are still facing wage inequality and workplace gender bias, according to an ISACA survey. [ + ]
Yahoo's Mayer to miss out on cash bonus
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has lost her cash bonus for 2016 and won't take an annual equity award for 2017, following the company's 2014 data breach. [ + ]
88% of hackers can breach a system in 12 hours
A wide majority of hackers report that they can compromise a target system in 12 hours and find and steal valuable data in another 12, yet it can take companies 250–300 days to detect a breach. [ + ]