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  • Tips for better mobile security

    In the last 18-months, the mobile computing landscape has changed completely. People are bringing their own computers to the office and carrying smartphones and tablet devices that are as powerful as desktop computers were only a short while ago. Here’s how to make sure these devices don’t compromise your organisation.

    Written by Matt Rodgers • 26 Sept. 11 12:25

  • Prevent internal IT sabotage

    Preventing external attacks to IT systems is a huge and critical task for most companies, but what are businesses doing to stop similar attacks when they come from within? That's a question that more companies should be asking themselves as internal IT sabotage cases regularly hit businesses hard, causing big monetary losses and often knocking companies offline for days or weeks.

    Written by Todd R. Weiss • 20 Aug. 11 05:52

  • Google+: 5 legal issues for businesses

    As Google+ grows in popularity, the new social network is triggering a number of questions with legal implications from businesses about potential policy changes, data retention issues and more, according to Joshua Kubicki, senior director of legal and corporate practices at Applied Discovery, an e-discovery provider that works with corporations preparing for and responding to legal actions.

    Written by Kristin Burnham • 04 Aug. 11 07:54

  • IIIS: Data governance, risk and compliance

    Data governance, risk and compliance (GRC) should be viewed by IT managers as a business asset rather than something for the law firm to deal with, according to an IDC US senior analyst.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 03 Aug. 11 10:37

  • University of Sydney failed to protect students: Privacy Commissioner

    An investigation by the Acting NSW Privacy Commissioner, John McAteer, into the University of Sydney's security breach in January has found that the institution failed to meet its obligations to students under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection (PPIP) Act of 1998 due to a series of security blunders.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 29 June 11 11:43

  • Queensland Police to audit PCI compliance

    The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is to shortly carry out a series of Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance assessments and reviews aimed at addressing any deficiencies or gaps in current ICT systems.

    Written by Tim Lohman • 29 June 11 11:27

  • Enterprises get new guidance on PCI compliance in virtual environments

    Enterprises got some much needed clarification on the implementation of PCI requirements in virtualized environments on Tuesday.

    Written by Jaikumar Vijayan • 15 June 11 20:11

  • Cloud delivering best ROI for CIOs: Survey

    A survey of 100 CIOs and IT leaders in the US by media company Bloomberg has revelaed IT spending is on the up and more money will go towards managed services with Cloud investments starting to pay dividends.

    Written by Rodney Gedda • 24 May 11 15:01

  • Lawmakers: New data protection regulations needed

    The U.S. Congress needs to pass new data security regulations for businesses in response to recent data breaches at Sony, Epsilon and other companies, members of a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee said Wednesday.

    Written by Grant Gross • 05 May 11 12:56

  • 12 questions to ask when considering the Cloud

    Questions to ask when considering the Cloud

    Written by Mark Vincent and Nick Hart • 08 April 11 10:19

  • CIO roundtable: Embracing the Cloud for competitive advantage

    The Cloud’s promise of on-demand, agile computing is undeniably compelling. The trick is being able to align those services with your own business and IT strategy.

    Written by CIO Staff • 25 March 11 13:30

  • New head of IT for Equity Trustees

    Ryan Bessemer has joined financial services firm, Equity Trustees (ASX:EQT), as head of business systems and information technology.

    Written by Georgina Swan • 07 Feb. 11 14:08

  • Cisco vulnerability could allow billing system rorting

    Cisco is warning that a vulnerability in its second generation Cisco Content Services Gateway (CSG2) could allow hackers to bypass billing policies and gain access to restricted sites.

    Written by Computerworld Staff • 27 Jan. 11 13:17

  • iPad hackers' chats were turned in by secret source

    The US Government's case against two men charged with hacking into AT&T's website to steal e-mail addresses from about 120,000 iPad users got a boost last year when a confidential source handed over 150 pages of chat logs between the two and other members of their hacking group.

    Written by Robert McMillan • 19 Jan. 11 13:03

  • State of information security survey infographic

    The CIO 2011 Global State of Information Security Survey tracks the trends and how they affect Australian businesses

    Written by Georgina Swan • 19 Jan. 11 11:34

  • Legal risks of hosting data offshore highlighted

    Australian Cloud providers have been given a boost following warnings from a legal expert on the risks associated with hosting data offshore.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 14 Jan. 11 09:58

  • Official report: BP oil spill IT systems lacked key alarms

    BP's monitoring IT systems on the failed Deepwater Horizon oil rig relied too heavily on engineers following complex data for long periods of time, instead of providing automatic warning alerts.

    Written by Leo King • 07 Jan. 11 04:14

  • Mining safety to be regulated under online scheme

    The Australian Government is establishing a incident reporting database to improve the occupational safety and healthy of miners.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 22 Oct. 10 12:37

  • Meeting the new PCI wireless requirements

    Beginning Sept. 30, Visa will require merchants and related businesses to conduct wireless security scans to prove compliance with version 1.2 of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) which is designed to safeguard cardholder data from wireless threats.

    Written by Ajay Kumar Gupta • 25 Sept. 10 03:34

  • APAC security software revenue to grow 17.8 per cent this year: Gartner

    The software security market is preparing for a boom as demand for Malware protection increases.

    Written by Lisa Banks • 18 Aug. 10 10:27
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