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    Country Fire Authority CIO, Michael Foreshew 03 April, 2010 09:30:00

    Decision making can be a critical process for any IT professional, but at the Country Fire Authority (CFA) it can be a matter of life and death. As a cancer survivor and father of an autistic child, Michael Foreshew took on the challenge in an effort to give something back to the community.
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    Comp-sci professionals voice opposition to Internet filter 10 February, 2010 11:37:00

    A conglomerate of Australasian computer science academics has voiced opposition to the Federal Government’s plans to introduce mandatory ISP-level Internet content filtering.
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    Aussie Oracle employee wins award for doctoral work 05 February, 2010 07:45:00

    A University of Sydney alumnus and Oracle employee has been awarded a prize for his research into database management.
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    Jobs recovery could impact IT contracting: Hudson 02 February, 2010 11:39:00

    The recovery in the IT jobs market could begin to take its toll on contract positions, according to the latest ICT salary guide by recruitment firm Hudson.
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    NBN Co ponders capability statements 15 January, 2010 16:31:00

    NBN Co, the company in charge of the Federal Government’s $43 billion National Broadband Network, has announced it received many “high-quality” responses to its request for capability statements for the supply of infrastructure.
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    MashupAustralia competition winners announced 14 December, 2009 15:30:00

    Two mashups of open access government data, Suburban Trends and Know where you live, have taken out top honours in the MashupAustralia contest.
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    How do they do IT? Betting on the race that stops the nation 29 October, 2009 08:54:00

    In preparation for the race that stops a nation, IT systems have to saddle up as efficiently as jockeys do.
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    Max Walker releases Melbourne Cup iPhone app 22 October, 2009 12:55:00

    Cricketing legend Max Walker’s company Maxximiser, has joined the throng of Australian developers aiming to hit it big on the popular iPhone releasing an app for the the race that stops a nation.
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    Industry body forming to address IT graduate skills 28 September, 2009 11:42:00

    A pilot group within the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is months away from creating a global IT education-focused body to address the needs of the industry.
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    Five Windows 7 features to make IT managers jobs easier 10 September, 2009 11:13:00

    Speaking from Microsoft's Tech Ed event on the Gold Coast, Windows 7 commercial group lead and the woman responsible for the launch of Windows 7 in Australia, Sarah Vaughan, outlines the top five features of Windows 7 to make the lives of IT managers a little easier.
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    Slideshow: Microsoft Tech Ed day two 10 September, 2009 10:08:00

    Out and about in the Tech Ed exhibition hall
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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 room
    Large 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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    The six pillars of security operations 10 February, 2012 11:37:00

    Six key points that should be considered when creating and developing a SOC
    As mobilisation and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) becomes increasingly prevalent, business security has been propelled to the forefront of corporate strategy.
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    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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