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    Global Recession an opportunity for IT organisations to skill up? 27 May, 2009 11:32:00

    As the global financial crisis continues to bite and staff are laid off, the question of whether the recession presents an opportunity organisation to pick up some highly skilled workers at fire-sale prices has emerged.
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    Swine Flu Fears Raise Questions About Business Continuity Plans 01 May, 2009 10:23:00

    Despite recent power blackouts in Sydney and the threat of a swine flu pandemic, many Australian organisations are still “flying by the seat of their pants” claim experts
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    Former ACCC commissioner joins ACMA 03 June, 2008 13:18:45

    A former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) staffer and an ex-radiocommunications regulator have been appointed to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) board, under the government's new merit-based recruitment criteria for public service officers.
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    Government Reviews Impact of Copyright Technology 29 April, 2003 11:34:52

    Reforms to the Copyright Act that came into force in 2001 to address the impact of new technology are up for their three-yearly roadworthy certificate.
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    A Licence To Kill For 11 November, 2002 10:46:12

    Dr Kevin McIsaac recently met with a client who had managed to knock the price of Oracle licences down from almost $1 million to just $200,000 through intense negotiations and contract tweaking. While impressed with his client's killer instincts, McIsaac reckoned there was scope to get the price down even further - perhaps as low as $60,000 or $70,000 - just by going with the Standard, rather than the Enterprise Edition. He recommended as much.
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    Lean and Hungry Times 08 July, 2002 11:00:00

    If Central Queensland University (CQU) wants not only to keep growing but also to maintain its reputation as one of Australia's most progressive and innovative universities, it knows it cannot afford to put a lid on IT spending. According to director Ian Jenkins, there are just too many things that have to be done that cannot be put off.
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    Flexible Figures 08 July, 2002 11:00:00

    The theory sounded great: Deloitte would implement a system enabling 2500 staff to complete their expense claims electronically with the help of a nightly feed from the company credit card provider. That would lead to a pretty compelling return on investment - on paper at least - with the project estimated to give each individual an additional hour per month, equating to a lucrative 30,000 extra billable hours, company-wide, per year
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    Fighting Back 19 November, 2001 10:00:00

    How to go from partner to plaintiff in one not so easy lesson.
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    Laying Down the Law on Integration 07 May, 2001 14:00:00

    In July 1999 law firm Phillips Fox decided to move from a federation of individual offices to a single, corporately managed legal firm. Now the organisation is learning that when it comes to integrating common strategies, systems and practices, the changes are not only technological, but also cultural.
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    Building a Management Team for IS Lite 06 April, 2001 12:09:29

    IS Lite: this selective outsourcing model allows your staff to spend their time on those things deemed most valuable to the organisation while putting them on a more strategic mission.
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    Covering Your Digital Assets 11 December, 2000 13:50:21

    Put your trust in God, my boys, and keep your digital signature encrypted.
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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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