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. [ + ]

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.

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.

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. [ + ]

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 spending will increase 4.2% in local currencies this year, but a stronger US dollar will lead to declining revenues globally, according to Gartner. [ + ]

The information security industry is failing to keep pace with the threat posed by cybercriminals, new research suggests.

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.

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.

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.

Around 84% of the Australian organisations vulnerable to the Heartbleed exploit are still not fully protected a year after its discovery, according to Venafi.

MYOB has filed a prospectus for an IPO on the ASX, marking a return to public trading after nearly six years as a private company.

Support for Windows Server 2003 will cease 100 days from now, yet almost 60% of businesses are still reliant on it. Microsoft Australia's CTO, Greg Stone, talks us through what to do about upgrading.

A New Zealand research organisation required visibility and intelligence to see what was happening on its network, and know ahead of time if something suspicious was occurring that could affect the organisation and its members. [ + ]

'Dyre Wolf' attack netts more than US$1 million, Europe's regulator could soon bring antitrust charges against Google and Telstra Health to acquire business assets of telemedicine provider Anywhere Healthcare.