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FBI declares cloud vendors must meet CJIS security rules 08 February, 2012 07:54:24
The FBI Tuesday reaffirmed its rule that all cloud products sold to to U.S. law enforcement agencies must comply with the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) security requirements. - +
Oracle seeks new trial in IP theft suit against SAP 08 February, 2012 05:26:00
Oracle's plan to drag its legal fight against rival SAP's defunct TomorrowNow subsidiary through a second trial is not surprising, analysts said Tuesday. - +
Copyright lawsuit targets owners of non-secure wireless networks 07 February, 2012 08:15:00
A federal lawsuit filed in Massachusetts could test the question of whether individuals who leave their wireless networks unsecured can be held liable if someone uses the network to illegally download copyrighted content. - +
Anonymous grabs email from firm that defended Marine in Haditha case 04 February, 2012 06:52:24
In what's turning out to be quite a busy Friday for the hacking collective, Anonymous today said it has broken into the website of a law firm that represented a U.S. Marine accused of killing civilians in Haditha, Iraq. - +
Lawsuit raises questions about email privacy at work 03 February, 2012 23:24:26
A recent lawsuit filed against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is drawing attention to the question of whether employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy when using personal email accounts on workplace computers. - +
Megaupload user content safe for two more weeks 01 February, 2012 06:19:24
Efforts are intensifying to retrieve data belonging to potentially millions of users of Megaupload's online storage service following the company's dramatic shuttering by U.S. law enforcement authorities earlier this month. - +
Lawmaker pushes consumer notification bill in wake of Carrier IQ concerns 31 January, 2012 07:12:24
U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) has proposed a bill that would require all phone companies to notify consumers of any user tracking and monitoring software in their cell phones. - +
Feds say Megaupload user content could be deleted this week 31 January, 2012 05:16:24
Federal prosecutors say that two companies hosting Megaupload's servers in the U.S. could begin deleting all user content on them as early as Thursday. - +
Hawaii legislators bid aloha to controversial data retention bill 28 January, 2012 06:11:46
Lawmakers in Hawaii on Thursday quietly dropped a bill that would have required Internet service providers to collect the detailed browsing histories of Internet users in the state and store the data for at least two years. - +
Google says privacy change won't affect government users 27 January, 2012 09:20:39
Google today dismissed concerns by a former senior federal IT official that the company's controversial new privacy policy would create problems for customers of Google Apps for Government (GAFG). - +
Final phase of Mass. data protection law kicks in March 1 26 January, 2012 06:31:45
All companies storing personal data on Massachusetts residents have just over a month to ensure that their contractors, suppliers, technology providers and other third parties comply with a provision of a state data breach law that went into effect in March 2010.
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CIO industry insight podcast #11: Brad Howarth talks about the future of broadband 15 June, 2011 09:17:33
Journalist for CIO Australia, Lisa Banks, chats to Brad Howarth about A Faster Future; the book he co-authored with Janelle Ledwidge. - +
CIO Live Podcast #89: Graham Waller, vice president and executive partner, Gartner 24 November, 2010 14:34:44
CIO Australia editor, Georgina Swan, talks with Graham Waller, co-author of The CIO Edge - 7 Leadership Skills you need to drive results. The book examines the key skills CIOs need and how to develop them,focusing on the importance of the interplay between IT processes and people leadership. - +
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Special Report: Green and Sustainable IT in the Enterprise 15 April, 2010 11:58:23
Despite all the hype surrounding Green IT, many CIOs and senior IT executives are unsure about the best way to start their organisations on the green journey. In this special edition podcast, CIO Australia editor Matt Rodgers speaks to Sundeep Khisty, Green Practice Leader, HP Enterprise Services, Asia Pacific & Japan, about how CIOs can best guide IT to become a core part of a company's sustainability strategy.
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Antivirus software powerless to stop data breach attacks, study finds 10 February, 2012 01:43:00
Analysis of 300 incidents spots an elephant in the roomLarge numbers of data breaches are being initiated by targeted malware that antivirus software simply can't detect, an analysis of 300 real-world incidents from 2011 has suggested. - +
Valentine's Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical 10 February, 2012 09:29:00
Microsoft Thursday said that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical. - +
Security experts ask House for light a regulatory touch 10 February, 2012 01:39:00
Cybersecurity experts on Wednesday warned members of a House subcommittee against racing to legislation that would establish an overly burdensome regulatory framework for safeguarding digital systems against attacks, instead urging a more limited approach that would clear away legal impediments such as the prohibitions against sharing critical threat information. - +
The six pillars of security operations 10 February, 2012 11:37:00
Six key points that should be considered when creating and developing a SOCAs mobilisation and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) becomes increasingly prevalent, business security has been propelled to the forefront of corporate strategy. - +
Google Wallet Security Concerns Raised 10 February, 2012 01:40:00
Security firm Zvelo has discovered that the Google Wallet PIN can be cracked via an exhaustive numerical search.Google's new NFC system that purports to turn your phone into a credit card can be compromised using a brute-force attack -- and that raises questions about its security.
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