BYOD employee freedoms compromise security, expert warns
The CIO colouring book
A humorous look at the joys of being a CIO Full Story
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Tech hotshots: The rise of the dataviz expert
Big data doesn't work if decision-makers can't absorb what it means. Enter the data visualization expert to sort it all out.As analytics become more ingrained in corporations, data visualizers are the new go-to experts in demand -- but do they work for IT or give IT its marching orders? - +
9 Steps to Build Your Personal Brand (and Your Career)
Competition in the tech jobs industry is fierce, so how do you differentiate yourself from the pack? Whether you're a job seeker or just looking to grow professionally, creating an impressive and meaningful brand is the best place to start.
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Tech hotshots: The rise of the dataviz expert
Big data doesn't work if decision-makers can't absorb what it means. Enter the data visualization expert to sort it all out.As analytics become more ingrained in corporations, data visualizers are the new go-to experts in demand -- but do they work for IT or give IT its marching orders? - +
9 Steps to Build Your Personal Brand (and Your Career)
Competition in the tech jobs industry is fierce, so how do you differentiate yourself from the pack? Whether you're a job seeker or just looking to grow professionally, creating an impressive and meaningful brand is the best place to start.
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Tech Titans Talk: The IDG Enterprise Interview Series
In the IDG Enterprise Interview Series, you'll hear from technology CIOs and CEOs on today's burgeoning trends, ongoing headaches and upcoming product plans. Check out this informative series from IDG Enterprise Chief Content Officer John Gallant and his team of editors. - +
How Big Data can improve marketing and customer service
What matters in this world isn't so much the individual data points, but where they intersect. IBig Data is poised to help marketers reach and engage customers and prospects in ways that businesses are only now starting to understand. Enterprises that don't embrace analytics may soon see embattled customers voting with their wallets.
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Despite Schmidt's timeline, Google may ship Glass in 2013
Google Glass on track to be officially released by end of this year, say sourcesJust a month after a top Google executive said Glass wouldn't be officially released for another year, sources say the computerized eyeglasses actually should ship by the end of this year. - +
The true root causes of software security failures
Developers being overly trusting is one of themDevelopers being overly trusting is one of them.
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Immigration reform may spur software robotics
A clampdown on visa use by offshore firms may prompt creative responsesThe Senate immigration bill's H-1B restrictions have clearly upset Indian firms. But sometimes being in a tough spot can prompt new ways of approaching problems. One firm is implementing software robots. - +
Chinese hackers master art of lying low
State-sponsored cybercriminals use simple weapons to infiltrate U.S. networks, and then quietly steal data while remaining undetected.China's remarkable success in infiltrating U.S. government, military and corporate networks in recent years shouldn't be seen as a sign that the country is gaining on the U.S. lead in cybertechnology, security experts say. They're just very persistent and very good at remaining undetected for long periods of time.
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9 Steps to Build Your Personal Brand (and Your Career)
Competition in the tech jobs industry is fierce, so how do you differentiate yourself from the pack? Whether you're a job seeker or just looking to grow professionally, creating an impressive and meaningful brand is the best place to start. - +
Immigration reform may spur software robotics
A clampdown on visa use by offshore firms may prompt creative responsesThe Senate immigration bill's H-1B restrictions have clearly upset Indian firms. But sometimes being in a tough spot can prompt new ways of approaching problems. One firm is implementing software robots.
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9 Steps to Build Your Personal Brand (and Your Career)
Competition in the tech jobs industry is fierce, so how do you differentiate yourself from the pack? Whether you're a job seeker or just looking to grow professionally, creating an impressive and meaningful brand is the best place to start. - +
40 years ago, Ethernet's fathers were the startup kids
Co-inventor Bob Metcalfe remembers the sandals, the bean bags and the unsung heroesBob Metcalfe, Dave Boggs and the rest of the scientists at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center in 1973 were a lot like young developers at a Silicon Valley startup today.
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Commodity Clouds, the 'Tuning Tax' and What Cloud Users Really Need
Application-tuning capabilities coupled with today's commodity cloud offerings are more than many users need. Just like broadband Internet, though, it's only a matter of time before these 'overserved' users turn to the commodity cloud to meet 'unserved' needs. Will this leave enterprise cloud deployments in the cold? - +
9 Steps to Build Your Personal Brand (and Your Career)
Competition in the tech jobs industry is fierce, so how do you differentiate yourself from the pack? Whether you're a job seeker or just looking to grow professionally, creating an impressive and meaningful brand is the best place to start.
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Ubuntu's risky leap: Unity on Wayland
Today Canonical and Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth announced on his blog that the Ubuntu distribution will move away from the traditional X.org display environment to Wayland a more modern alternative. - +
5 open source groupware suites to watch
Messaging and groupware is at the heart of business and applications most people use everyday. While the big names like Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes and Google Apps are increasing their influence, enterprises have several viable open source options. Of course, there plenty of complaints about the quirks and complications of the bi- name groupware suites so perhaps it’s time to give the lesser-known options a try. In this installment of 5 open source things to watch, we take a look at open source groupware suites which can communicate without costing the farm. - +
Android vs iPhone
I picked up my first Android phone at the beginning of this year — the Google Nexus One. Prior to that I had been a BlackBerry user and the IT organisations I managed all ran BES servers and only supported BlackBerry devices so the transition to the Nexus One was quite a significant one. - +
CIO Blast from the Past: 60 years of Hamming codes
In 1950 Bell Labs researcher, Richard W Hamming, made a discovery that would lay an important foundation for the entire modern computing and communications industries. He had invented a code for correcting errors in communication and the Hamming code was born. CIO Blast from the Past takes a journey through 60 years of information theory and discovers how the Hamming code legacy lives on today. - +
Google search engine now detects bad businesses
In an uncharacteristically public way, Google has acknowledged modifying its search engine so it can identify businesses that provide bad service and lower their search results rankings accordingly. - +
Google Nexus S gives Apple huge headache
Google has dived back into hardware, formally announcing its second smartphone, the Nexus S for US and UK consumers. - +
WikiLeaks.org downed by domain hosting service
WikiLeaks' main website could not be accessed on Friday through its WikiLeaks.org domain name after a subsidiary of Dynamic Network Services terminated its domain name service. - +
Five open source help desk apps to watch
If your help desk software is giving you trouble, there are some open source options available. In this part of CIO's five open source applications to watch we take a look at help desk software, which is the basis of incident response and IT service delivery. - +
5 open source billing systems to watch
Collecting money from customers should be the easy part of your business, but a contrary billing system can make life unnecessarily difficult for CIOs. In this edition of 5 open source products to watch, we take a look at billing systems. They’re open source, Web-based and can be extended and integrated to suit specific needs. - +
How to create a clear project plan
One of the critical factors for project success is having a well-developed project plan. - +
CIOs talk: iPad adoption strategies
As CIOs battle the influx of tablet devices in the workplace, deliberation over enterprise adoption strategies is on the rise. - +
Smart grid market progressing, but fractured: Logica
Victoria’s failed smart meter rollout has prompted a radical shift in the way that smart grids are viewed by the energy sector, according to Logica. - +
5 open source BI projects to watch
Business intelligence (BI) is frequently among the top prioroties for CIOs and finding the right software to do the job is always a challenge. Cloud-based software may be all the rage, but CIOs must still manage in-house information and make better use of it through analytics and reporting tools. The big four software companies have all made strategic investments in the BI space over recent years and the options have dimnished, but there are alternative tools popping up and snatching a lot of customers in the process. This installment of '5 open source things to watch' is all about BI that doesn't scar the annual report. - +
Tight jobs market to feel skills pinch post 2010
Don’t wait for the New Year - start looking for a new job now - is the recommendation of one recruitment agency which predicts a soft market in 2011. - +
5 open source ERP projects to watch
Whatever the incarnation, Enterprise Resource Planning is at the heart of every business with the world’s largest software companies are all clamouring for a piece of the action. The big vendors may scoff at the idea of an open source ERP suite, but given the success rate of traditional ERP projects, CIOs could do worse than take a look at free options. In this edition of 5 open source things to watch, we take a look at ERP suites where the barrier to entry – for testing, at least – is on the small side. - +
WikiLeaks vows to never say die with 355 new websites
WikiLeaks has asked the Web community to open mirror sites so it cannot be downed or censored and said Monday that 355 new sites are already up.
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HTC sells 5 million One smartphones
HTC has shipped five million units of its flagship One smartphone globally. - +
In pictures: AusCERT 2013 roundup
Vendors and delegates were out in force for AusCERT 2013 on the Gold Coast. Here's a roundup of some of the action. - +
NSW Police issues warning on 3D printed guns
New South Wales Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione today issued a warning on the potential for 3D printed guns to be used in serious crimes in the state. - +
AusCERT 2013: Deploying BYOD in a government environment
Strong executive desire to use iPhones led the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities to start looking for solutions that would separate government from personal information. - +
In pictures: AusCERT 2013 gala awards night
The annual AusCERT gala awards night kicked off with fireworks as the organisation celebrated its 20th birthday. Guests enjoyed entertainment from comedian Adam Spencer while taking the chance to network. - +
AusCERT organisation celebrates 20 years
Fireworks lit up the sky as the AusCERT organisation kicked off its 20th birthday to coincide with the annual awards night. - +
Market not well advised during ASX outage: ASIC
The ASX Group should work on its communication skills with the market during technological outages, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said in a report released today. - +
Kindle Fire HD tablets now selling in Australia
Amazon will officially sell its Kindle Fire HD 8.9" and Kindle Fire HD tablets in Australia from next month. - +
CIO roundtable: Cloud computing - are you in control?
CIOs gathered at O Bar & Dining in Sydney to discuss how to benefit from cloud computing without losing control, sponsored by CSC. - +
Could the Bitcoin network be used as an ultrasecure notary service?
Manuel Araoz, a 23-year-old developer in Argentina, has an idea for Bitcoin that doesn't focus on money. - +
Yahoo acquires gaming infrastructure startup PlayerScale
Yahoo has acquired PlayerScale, a startup developer of infrastructure software for cross-platform gaming, adding to its string of recent acquisitions. - +
9 super useful subreddits network pros should follow
Reddit is not just filled with pictures of cats and silly memes. Seriously. There's a lot of good content on the popular social news aggregator for network professionals whether you're focused on security, Windows, VoIP, IPv6 or a mixed bag. - +
Microsoft brushes off claim Xbox Live accounts were compromised
Microsoft brushed off a dubious hacker's claim on Thursday that he stole 47 million account credentials for Microsoft's Xbox Live gaming service. - +
Intel claims Haswell will offer 50 percent more battery life
Intel's upcoming family of Core processors, code-named Haswell, will offer 50 percent more battery life in laptops than did their "Ivy Bridge" predecessors, Intel said on Thursday. - +
US ITC refuses to ban Microsoft's Xbox at Google's request
The U.S. International Trade Commission has turned down a request for a ban on Microsoft's Xbox after finding that the gaming device did not infringe a patent owned by Google's Motorola Mobility unit. - +
Google tests enhanced notifications in Chrome browser
Google has released a beta version of Chrome that introduces what the company describes as "richer" notifications from the browser's apps and extensions.
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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
CIO Australia editor, Georgina Swan, talks with Graham Waller, co-author of The CIO Edge - 7 Leadership Skills you need to drive results. The book examines the key skills CIOs need and how to develop them,focusing on the importance of the interplay between IT processes and people leadership. - +
CIO industry insight podcast #10: Rob Livingstone discusses the instruments required to fly into the cloud 14 October, 2010 10:08:38
CIO Australia editor, Georgina Swan, talks to the 'accidental CIO' about the opportunities and pitfalls of the cloud - +
CIO Industry Insight Podcast #9: Tim Ayling, Chief Executive Officer, Platform46 06 August, 2010 09:22:40
CIO Australia editor, Georgina Swan, talks with Platform46 CEO, Tim Ayling, about collaboration in the enterprise. - +
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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In pictures: AusCERT 2013 gala awards night 24 May, 2013 12:50:50
Fireworks begin a night of celebrationsThe annual AusCERT gala awards night kicked off with fireworks as the organisation celebrated its 20th birthday. Guests enjoyed entertainment from comedian Adam Spencer while taking the chance to network. - +
In pictures: AusCERT 2013 roundup 24 May, 2013 13:41:01
Vendors mix with a robot, kangaroo and delegatesVendors and delegates were out in force for AusCERT 2013 on the Gold Coast. Here's a roundup of some of the action. - +
AusCERT 2013: Deploying BYOD in a government environment 24 May, 2013 12:15:23
Department of Sustainability CIO Al Blake explains how the department is keeping government information safe on consumer devicesStrong executive desire to use iPhones led the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities to start looking for solutions that would separate government from personal information. - +
AusCERT organisation celebrates 20 years 24 May, 2013 09:08:45
A trip down memory lane to 1993 was followed by comedians, beat boxing and recognitionFireworks lit up the sky as the AusCERT organisation kicked off its 20th birthday to coincide with the annual awards night. - +
AusCERT 2013: Interview with Dr Lizzie Coles-Kemp 24 May, 2013 10:41:04
Dr Lizzie Coles-Kemp is a senior lecturer in the Information Security Group, Royal Holloway University of London. She is keenly interested in how social behaviours influence our attitudes to security. For example, in communities where Internet accounts need to be shared between family members, the security professional's assumption that one account and password identifies one person is undermined. CSO spoke to Dr Coles-Kemp about the nexus between social behaviours and information security.
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