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    DFAT extends Pacnet contract for global connectivity 05 March, 2008 14:53:41

    The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has signed a three year contract with Pacnet for global network services under a whole of government telecommunications agreement.
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    Biometrics new border guard by 2010 18 July, 2007 07:00:00

    The biometric data of each person entering Australia could be permanently stored in a central repository for identity verification and cross-checking between federal government departments, national and international anti-identity fraud efforts, and border control systems.
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    Voicing My Difficulties 05 July, 2007 10:06:09

    The lure of free phone calls might be enticing, but configuring commercial VoIP systems is still a black art
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    DIMA signs on for document authentication 15 June, 2006 10:53:47

    The Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA) has selected US-based identity management vendor Viisage to supply RFID or smartcard electronic document readers for Australia's e-passports.
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    Smartcard providers poised for national rollouts 20 March, 2006 08:26:04

    Smartcard providers are gearing up for massive rollouts in the next two years in the wake of a federal government review into the introduction of a national identity card.
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    RFID: Revolution in Logistics or BigBrother Technology? 28 August, 2005 14:47:59

    Radio Frequency Identification has the potential to revolutionize logistics, but first it must overcome its reputation as an intrusive technology.
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    Budget 2005 - winners and losers 11 May, 2005 08:28:17

    In what is likely to be his last Budget between the Prime Minister's office or the back bench, Treasurer Peter Costello has bet the farm on a series of across-the-board tax cuts, backed by an ambitious series of welfare reforms where big picture IT simply does not figure - at least not for this year. IT Minister Helen Coonan's portfolio is marginally poorer, while security agencies including the Department of Immigration and Attorney have walked away with significant funding boosts for biometrics, identity management and data-drilling.
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    Birds on the Wire 04 April, 2005 11:03:14

    Wireless LANs were supposed to change the way we work and live, but the reality - at least where government is concerned - is very different
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    Privatising Intelligence? It's Criminal 22 February, 2005 09:22:17

    Criminals posing as legitimate businesses have accessed critical personal data stored by ChoicePoint, an IT giant accused of transforming itself into a private intelligence service conducting US national security and law enforcement tasks.
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    DFAT calls for ePassport chips 07 July, 2004 09:52:47

    It's full steam ahead on Australia's biometric-cum-facial recognition passports. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has requested both restricted and open tenders for integrated circuit chips, inlays, hardware, software and services for the first batch of prototype, new-age travel documents.
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    Big Brother IT budget 12 May, 2004 08:26:27

    In a scorched earth budget that has spent $8.39 billion of surplus taxation revenue to appease voters, the federal government will spend more money than ever on new technology to nail down security - and new security to nail down technology.
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    To fight scammers, Russia cracks down on .ru domain 22 March, 2010 07:25:00

    Registrants will need a passport or business documents to register domains
    In a bid to cut down on fraud and inappropriate content, the organization responsible for administering Russia's .ru top-level domain names is tightening its procedures.
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    Access build-up a new concern for CIOs: security pro 22 March, 2010 15:07:00

    Potential conflict between an organisation's security and its culture
    The director of IT security at a national accounting firm has warned CIOs about the increasing level of administration access regular employees are gaining, calling it a "trust time bomb".
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    Facebook users targeted in massive spam run 19 March, 2010 06:50:00

    The messages try to get users to dowload a malicious attachment
    Facebook's 400 million users have been targeted by a spam run that could infect their computers with malicious software designed to steals passwords and other data, according to security researchers at McAfee.
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    Law enforcement push for stricter domain name rules 18 March, 2010 05:04:00

    The changes would make it more difficult for criminals to register under false details for domain names
    Law enforcement officials in the U.K. and U.S. are pushing the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to put in place measures that would help reduce abuse of the domain name system.
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    Seven Firefox Plug-ins That Improve Online Privacy 18 March, 2010 06:18:00

    It does help the more nerdy among us ascertain what's going on under the hood of a website
    As strange as it might sound, there are times when I wish for the old days of the Internet circa the early 1990's. The days of Mosaic and Lynx, where there was no Flash, no Javascript and no Java. A simpler time where protecting your privacy and security wasn't as essential as it is today.

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