News stories about hackers obtaining data on millions of customer accounts might grab attention, but are they that far removed from the situations of the organisations that most of us work for? [ + ]

A recent malware attack that saw Yahoo! serving malware to users of its websites affected more users than originally thought and may have caused affected computers to become 'bitcoin slaves', generating bitcoins for the attackers. [ + ]

Defence has frozen a plan to bundle two IT outsourcing contracts into a "distributed computing" tender, and has instead extended an existing contract with Unisys in a $52m deal. [ + ]

We take a look at the biggest news from the holiday season, with more NSA allegations making the rounds, smartphone makers feeling the pinch and PC vendors evolving to avoid obsolescence. [ + ]

Intel has revealed plans to progressively replace the long-lasting McAfee brand with a new name - Intel Security - and to branch out into the emerging wearable devices segment. [ + ]

Four experts converge to discuss the true meaning of big data, the real-world insights it can provide and the ethical implications surrounding big data analytics. [ + ]

Data storage has an exciting role to play in the all-important healthcare industry, which is becoming increasingly reliant on IT. [ + ]

The big question about big data remains: is this going to be another oil rush with a few winners and many losers, or will it enrich us all? [ + ]

Several years ago, there was a concerted move from direct-attached storage (DAS) towards SAN (storage area network) and NAS (networked-attached storage). But emerging storage technologies could mean the resurgence of DAS within the next 10 years. [ + ]

Bill Morrow, the CEO of Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA), will reportedly be announced as the new CEO of NBN Co today. [ + ]

Fronde CTO James Valentine believes 2014 will be a turning point for cloud adoption. [ + ]

The online search ad market in Australia is growing at a strong 16% CAGR, and Google rivals are starting to chip away at the web giant's dominance. [ + ]

Palo Alto Networks expects network-layer security to take on increasing prominence in 2014 in the face of advanced mobile threats and the ongoing BYOD megatrend. [ + ]

Google's Compute Engine IaaS offering - which launched for general customers last week - is not yet a threat to the likes of Amazon. But, an analyst argues, nor was it designed to be. [ + ]

The Queensland Government is pursuing IBM in court over the vendor's role in the state's failed health payroll system. [ + ]