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New cybersecurity policy should address skills gap: AIIA
The government's revised national cybersecurity strategy should address issues including the IT security skills gap and include a mechanism to let businesses report attacks anonymously, the AIIA has urged. [ + ]
Transforming the future with BPM
According to the experts, modern business process management optimisation initiatives must become faster than in years past, and such projects are becoming increasingly digital (and robotic). [ + ]
Tassie council moving entirely to the cloud
Tasmania's Glenorchy City Council has commenced a migration to the cloud, and the state's Liberal Government has unveiled a plan to expand the Tasmanian ICT workforce. [ + ]
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 16 April
This week: Woman’s $43m tax bill glitch, Aussie pollies are allowed to use their phones at work, lawnmowing robots take on the astronomers, rocket landings actually are rocket science, and Lost in Space is now real.
[ + ]Bosses beware - 'GenMobile' clueless on mobile security risks
Mobile-enabled Australian workers remain blind to mobile security risks, even though 43% have lost data due to misuse of a mobile device, according to Aruba Networks. [ + ]
Proprietary vs open source - which should you choose?
The low initial cost of implementing open source software is very appealing to IT managers, but sticking with proprietary software can often be the better way to go, argues Paessler AG's Andrew Timms.
[ + ]Telstra to double reach of trial Wi-Fi network
Telstra plans to switch on 1500 new hotspots for its trial nationwide Wi-Fi network and is asking the public to select locations where they want the next hotspots switched on.
[ + ]Taking the helm - the role of the modern CIO
Transformational CIOs have an opportunity to take the helm and develop IT infrastructures that improve the quality of products and services provided, while simultaneously driving efficiencies and cost reductions. [ + ]
CSIRO beats Cisco logo claim, Microsoft may open-source Windows, Singtel's $1bn Trustwave purchase
Cisco has failed to stop CSIRO from registering its logo as a trademark, Microsoft may one day make Windows open source and Singtel will acquire 98% of security service provider Trustwave for a little over $1 billion.
[ + ]Australian IT spend will grow 4.2% in 2015
Australian IT spending will increase 4.2% in local currencies this year, but a stronger US dollar will lead to declining revenues globally, according to Gartner. [ + ]
Security industry losing the cyberwar: RSA
The information security industry is failing to keep pace with the threat posed by cybercriminals, new research suggests.
[ + ]Tasmanian govt makes progress with cloud project
The Tasmanian government has released a discussion paper covering scoping and implementation for Tasmanian Cloud, a project to move whole-of-government data to a secure, on-island cloud.
[ + ]Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 9 April
This week: Linux Breach response brings bouquets, Google Analytics suffers breakdown, glitch leaves drivers without valid licences, Canadian government system on the nose and data centre meltdown leaves two million customers on hold.
[ + ]Copyright battle heats up as code submitted to ACMA
The Australian broadband industry's proposed copyright notice scheme has been submitted for regulatory approval, but the code has been criticised for not including safeguards against copyright trolls.
[ + ]84% of Aussie firms still vulnerable to Heartbleed
Around 84% of the Australian organisations vulnerable to the Heartbleed exploit are still not fully protected a year after its discovery, according to Venafi.
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