Articles
Attackers using apps to "hide in plain sight"
Cybercriminals are exploiting common business and network applications - including email, FTP, UDP and SSL - to conduct and disguise dangerous threat activity, Palo Alto research shows. [ + ]
Cloud and mobile - perfect partners for unified communications
Cloud computing and mobile technologies are bringing UC centre stage by making it easier and more affordable for companies to have advanced capabilities that weren't possible just a few years ago. [ + ]
Australian software spending reaches $3.19 billion
Australian businesses invested a record $3.19 billion in software in the first quarter of 2014 as they sought efficiency gains, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. [ + ]
SMBs still getting social media wrong
Discussions about the best ways to exploit social media have been going on for years. So it's interesting that SMBs are still getting it wrong. The situation is salvageable, however. [ + ]
Is antivirus really dead?
"Antivirus is dead!" claimed Brian Dye, Symantec's Senior Vice-President for Information security, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Is he correct? [ + ]
Report explores ICT's sustainability impacts
Dimension Data has published its debut annual sustainability report, detailing ways the company is helping itself and its clients be more environmentally responsible. [ + ]
Making sure the cloud is clean and green
As cloud computing becomes the rule and not the exception, University of Sydney cloud computing experts say tighter international regulations on managing computer hardware waste are needed. [ + ]
US firm's IT investment delivers 300 jobs in Victoria
Global technology insurance company Asurion is creating 300 new jobs by investing $3.7 million in two new technical support centres in Victoria. [ + ]
Cyberattacks on essential service companies on rise
The majority of Australian businesses providing essential service delivery do not have cybersecurity incidents identified in their risk register, according to an annual survey from CERT Australia. [ + ]
Enterprise networks must become more agile
92% of enterprises feel their network infrastructure is not agile enough to support next-gen apps and services, and half are evaluating adopting SDN to address this issue, according to a survey. [ + ]
Apple iCloud users urged to change passwords
Owners of Apple devices are having their accounts blocked and are receiving ransom demands from hackers who appear to have compromised Apple's iCloud security. [ + ]
Cloud, biometrics to change airport experience
Report identifies case for cloud technology in common use systems for airports of the future, while nearly 80% of Australians support the use of biometric security to verify passenger identities. [ + ]
iiNet to roll out free Wi-Fi network in Canberra
iiNet has been selected to build what it is calling Australia's largest free Wi-Fi network, covering 12 business districts across Canberra. [ + ]
65% of Aust firms lack integrated data management
Two-thirds of Australian businesses have not fully integrated their disparate data management systems, making it hard to form an integrated view of the customer, a survey suggests. [ + ]
BYOD: the case for and against
Australian organisations are approaching bring your own device (BYOD) in a variety of ways. Some are adopting BYOD and report benefits from doing so; some reject it outright, feeling it's not appropriate for their organisation; and many more have not addressed the issue at all. [ + ]