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    Top FBI man wants secure, alternate web 21 October, 2011 09:06:00

    The computer networks that control power plants and financial systems will never be secure enough, so government and corporate leaders should consider developing a new, highly secure alternative internet, a top FBI official says.
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    WikiLeaks blames Guardian for breach 01 September, 2011 16:08:00

    WikiLeaks says its massive archive of unredacted US State Department cables had been exposed in a security breach which it blames on its one-time partner, Britain's Guardian newspaper.
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    Defence to look at security 'gap' claims 17 May, 2011 09:59:00

    The Defence Department says it will look into whistleblower claims that thousands of security clearances have been falsified.
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    Government ups pressure on Defence ICT reform 08 April, 2010 09:16:00

    Pressure on the Defence Department to ensure that the Strategic Reform Program (SRP) succeeds has increased with the Minister for Defence, Senator John Faulkner, linking the full implementation of the program to the ability of Australia to defend itself in the future.
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    Your RFID Battle Plan 05 November, 2007 13:40:11

    Tracking chemicals through the manufacturing and distribution process is a critical requirement for Dow Chemical, to ensure safety and operational efficiency. In 2004, identification technologies such as RFID tags had gained significant buzz due to initiatives by the US Defence Department and Wal-Mart to mandate their use in supply chain and inventory management applications
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    Kimberly-Clark's Secrets to RFID Success 29 October, 2007 13:24:18

    As one of Wal-Mart's top suppliers, Kimberly-Clark got onboard the RFID revolution early and has been one of the technology's most ardent supporters. Mark Jamison, vice president of customer supply chain management, talked with CIO about the company's overall supply chain strategy, how RFID fits into the mix and how to make RFID work for the business
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    How MySpace Is Hurting Your Network 27 June, 2007 12:10:20

    Increasingly popular social-networking sites such as MySpace, YouTube and Facebook are accounting for such huge volumes of DNS queries and bandwidth consumption that carriers, universities and corporations are scrambling to keep pace.
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    What Would You Do As Chief Information Security Officer? 22 May, 2007 15:35:22

    Becoming the chief information security officer (CISO) of a corporation makes you a strategic IT adviser to business management, the chief information officer, and the rest of the information technology staff.
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    Defence Details Plans for Network Centric Warfare 18 October, 2005 12:41:16

    The Australian Defence Department has released its long-awaited Roadmap for Network Centric Warfare (NCW), designed to guide the Australian Defence Force's (ADF's) transition to a joint seamless force by 2020.
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    Defence System Failures Highlight Project Management Weaknesses 30 August, 2005 09:52:20

    The Defence Department paid more than twice what it expected for its new integrated personnel management system without gaining the promised benefits of a system which took years longer than planned and which was undertaken without proper Cabinet approval.
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    Defence Asserts Control 05 July, 2005 11:52:38

    In the wake of embarrassing revelations of financial mismanagement, the Department of Defence has launched a major financial controls project to address financial and audit issues and to build a best practice financial management environment for Defence.
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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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