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    Federal Government slashes travel costs using Telepresence 31 October, 2011 16:19:00

    Taxpayers and the Federal Government have both benefited from the rollout of a National Telepresence System (NTS) in 2009 with savings of $12 million in travel costs reported.
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    Accenture wins PCEHR infrastructure contract 16 August, 2011 09:31:00

    Global technology services firm Accenture has been chosen by the Federal Government as the national infrastructure partner for its $467 million personally controlled electronic health record (PCEHR) project.
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    Reform Commission lays out e-health recommendations 27 July, 2009 15:41:00

    There is increasing frustration and mounting cynicism with the pace of action on implementing a national e-health platform, according to a National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission report released today.
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    Federal police go on IT hiring spree 02 June, 2006 12:15:11

    The Australia Federal Police (AFP) has started a recruitment drive to fill no fewer than 12 IT positions spanning reporting, analytics, cryptography and eavesdropping.
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    DCITA injects funding to boost ICT in non profit sector 15 May, 2006 08:04:04

    The Department of Communication, IT and the Arts (DCITA) has put up $70,000 with the aim of kickstarting a national coalition to boost the ICT capacity of non-profit organizations.
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    Government agencies fail to meet security expectations 22 February, 2006 09:14:10

    Even though the Australian government may have an effective IT security framework, a recent report shows that certain government agencies are not living up to it, highlighting a great concern.
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    AusCert, GovCert vie for technology space 25 July, 2005 12:00:18

    Roles and responsibilities in the Australian IT security landscape are in confusion following the formation of yet another official IT security organisation.
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    Executive Orders 14 June, 2005 09:16:35

    NSW and Victoria have both welcomed new state CIOs this year, but the rest of the country is watching to see if they can make a difference
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    Permanent Record 26 May, 2005 12:07:39

    Will the NAA revolutionize the way we maintain Australia's official historical record?
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    ComSuper Staff Get New Skills 12 April, 2005 12:28:54

    The Commonwealth superannuation funds administrator, ComSuper, is pushing a range of initiatives to boost the skills of its IT development staff as it oversees implementation of an administration system to support a new public sector superannuation plan by July.
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    Critical Threats 04 April, 2005 15:40:10

    Few, if any, of the industrial control systems used today were designed with cybersecurity in mind. Meanwhile, Australia's critical information infrastructure has never been more vulnerable . . .
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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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