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How to make IT irreplaceable 27 January, 2012 11:12:00
We all know that, given the availability of hosted software and cloud options, going around IT is easier than ever. So how can we make sure that our IT service customers become our biggest fans and start to think of IT as irreplaceable? - +
Lawmakers seek hearing on Carrier IQ privacy issues 13 January, 2012 07:44:39
The Carrier IQ privacy controversy shows little signs of letting up, as three lawmakers today called for a Congressional hearing on the implications raised by the use of the company's software by wireless carriers. - +
Lawmakers ask ICANN to delay generic TLD plan 23 December, 2011 03:45:18
A group of U.S. representatives has asked the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to delay its plan to begin rolling out new generic top-level domains in early 2012. - +
The 2011 InfoWorld geek IQ test 15 November, 2011 05:56:20
We're back again for our annual survey of your certifiable geek cred, so dust off your pocket protector, suck face with your closest Ewok doll, and dig into your Bag of Holding to bring forth the answers to our nerdiest set of 20 questions yet. Answer enough correctly, and you may don the geek sherpa guru label, to guide the unwashed to geek heaven. Answer too many wrong, and find your inner geek flatlining. - +
'You have to be masochist to be an IT person': FedEx CIO 20 October, 2011 05:31:22
ORLANDO -- "You have to be a masochist to want to be an IT person,'' says Robert Carter. And he would know. Carter is the soft-spoken, hard-driving CIO who has been fighting for the past 11 years to transform IT operations at FedEx, where "the planes don't fly and trucks don't roll without IT services.'' - +
US lawmakers push to limit gov't mobile tracking 19 October, 2011 04:11:27
The U.S. Congress needs to pass legislation that would require law enforcement agencies to get permission from a judge before tracking suspects through their mobile phones, instead of the now-common practice of tracking a mobile subscriber's location after a prosecutor-issued subpoena, two U.S. lawmakers said Tuesday. - +
Talent wars: Are your IT staffers being poached? 09 August, 2011 01:06:00
Dan Herrington says his first inkling of a brewing IT talent war came early this spring, when he noticed that "college kids weren't accepting our offers on the spot." - +
House panel approves data breach notification bill 21 July, 2011 08:22:02
A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee has voted to approve a bill that would require companies to notify affected customers about data breaches and would require businesses holding personal information to establish data security programs. - +
New telescope may link us to alien life 06 July, 2011 08:52:00
If there are aliens on other planets, Australia could play a key role in making contact, the nation's leading astronomer Fred Watson says. - +
TI chip feature to help unlock Netflix 1080p videos 06 July, 2011 07:23:48
Texas Instruments on Tuesday said its OMAP chip had been certified to unlock full 1080p movies from Netflix for smartphones and tablets based on Google's Android 2.3 operating system. - +
Huawei calls charge of government help 'hogwash' 18 June, 2011 08:01:15
Huawei Technologies has rejected a charge by the head of the U.S. Export-Import Bank that it has an unfair advantage over rivals because of help from the Chinese government.
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CIO industry insight podcast #11: Brad Howarth talks about the future of broadband 15 June, 2011 09:17:33
Journalist for CIO Australia, Lisa Banks, chats to Brad Howarth about A Faster Future; the book he co-authored with Janelle Ledwidge. - +
CIO Live Podcast #89: Graham Waller, vice president and executive partner, Gartner 24 November, 2010 14:34:44
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Special Report: Green and Sustainable IT in the Enterprise 15 April, 2010 11:58:23
Despite all the hype surrounding Green IT, many CIOs and senior IT executives are unsure about the best way to start their organisations on the green journey. In this special edition podcast, CIO Australia editor Matt Rodgers speaks to Sundeep Khisty, Green Practice Leader, HP Enterprise Services, Asia Pacific & Japan, about how CIOs can best guide IT to become a core part of a company's sustainability strategy.
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Trojan scoops 20k archives in one week 09 February, 2012 16:18:00
Cloud dump offers thieves reliability.A Trojan discovered this month has already stolen upwards of 20,000 archives, Symantec is warning. - +
DDoS attacks motivated by politics not criminality, Arbor Networks finds 09 February, 2012 01:47:00
Large service providers fear the AnonymousLarge Internet organisations believe ideological and political motivations have become the single commonest motivation behind the DDoS attacks hitting their networks, a survey of major Internet firms by has found. - +
Researchers crack satellite encryption 09 February, 2012 09:27:00
Researchers at a university in Bochum, Germany claim to have cracked encryption algorithms of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) that are used to secure certain civilian satellite phone communications. - +
EU to stengthen its cybersecurity watchdog 09 February, 2012 03:22:46
Cybercrime is worth more than the international drugs trade, says Commissioner Neelie KroesA push by European authorities to strengthen the European Union's cybersecurity watchdog has been given a green light by parliamentarians. - +
Google ships Chrome 17, touts more malware alerts and page pre-loads 09 February, 2012 08:22:00
Patches 20 vulnerabilities, pays $10,500 in bounties to four bug huntersGoogle today patched 20 vulnerabilities in the desktop edition of Chrome and added new anti-malware download warnings to version 17.
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