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IT Advocate: Privacy rules 09 June, 2009 11:35:00
Welcome CIOÂ’s new series of columns devoted to legal issues and IT. This month: the increasing need for organisations to comply with privacy laws.Welcome CIOÂ’s new series of columns devoted to legal issues and IT. This month: the increasing need for organisations to comply with privacy laws. - +
Corporate security and the climate crisis 03 October, 2008 11:21:00
How to adapt security and risk management policies - including IT security - to deal with climate change.US military strategists, CIA analysts, international agency officials and Nobel Prize winning economists concur with the consensus of the world's scientific community: the Climate Crisis is a planetary security issue, as well as a national security issue for each of the one hundred ninety two countries that belong to the United Nations. But the Climate Crisis is also, by extension, a corporate security issue, as well as, yes, a cyber security issue. - +
Data breaches spark hard-drive shredding boom 11 September, 2008 11:50:00
This is a great time to be in the hard-drive shredding business, as companies scramble to destroy data before the bad guys have a chance to steal it. A look inside the belly of the beastThanks to all the fear over data security breaches, a computer recycling operation has morphed into something much bigger - and potentially more lucrative - for the Saraiva brothers. - +
British CIOs adjust to laws covering disabled workers 28 March, 2008 15:29:32
Disabled people have so far lost out on many of the benefits that technology has brought. But changes are on the way.Disabled people have so far lost out on many of the benefits that technology has brought. But changes are on the way - +
Police tech: How cops use IT to catch bad guys 12 February, 2008 08:01:31
In the US, police demonstrate how they use high-tech gear to fight crime and promote public safetyEver wonder what that cop is doing in his cruiser that's parked behind your car with lights flashing -- while your heart is pounding and you're searching for your license and registration?
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Security researchers begin on active defences 15 April, 2008 20:51:43
It will only be a matter of time before there are tools readily available to automate the process of 'reverse-hacking'.Many people fear them, but most hackers are no more than simple point and click operators (the basic script kiddie) that are incapable of anything but using tools created by others. - +
E-discovery and Records Retention 04 July, 2007 12:47:10
When I asked participants at a recent security-research benchmark what their retention policies were, more than a quarter said they keep records forever. Why?At almost every conference I go to, I get asked "How long should I keep documents, e-mail and other records?" - +
Data Breach? Here's What to Do, When and How 23 April, 2007 14:07:05
If the decision is made to notify, the worst practice is to take the cheap route and communicate by e-mail.There's been a data breach. It happened 268 times during 2006 (according to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse). Now, it's happened to your organization. What do you do?
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Inside Internode's data centre 05 June, 2009 14:39:00
Computerworld gets an exclusive behind the scenes look inside Internode's Adelaide data centre with network guru Mark NewtonComputerworld gets an exclusive behind the scenes look inside Internode's Adelaide data centre with network guru Mark Newton - +
HP uses outside air, big fans, 12-foot raised floor to cool servers 03 June, 2009 07:44:00
It's also cutting data center power use by painting server racks whiteJust off the North Sea coast in the United Kingdom, Hewlett-Packard Co.'s EDS unit has built a data center that largely relies on cold sea air to keep servers chilled and -- by doing so -- cut the center's cooling power needs in half. - +
HP targets the cloud with new hardware 12 June, 2009 08:27:00
HP offers complete cloud computing package for businessesHP has designed a new portfolio of hardware, software, and services, aimed at reducing costs and saving resource, particularly for businesses involved in Web 2.0, cloud and high-performance computing. - +
Defence to spend $700m on ICT reform 05 June, 2009 11:13:00
Strategic Reform Program report reveals only half of defence IT budget visible to CIOLess than half of the annual $1.2 billion spent by Defence on its ICT is visible to its chief information officer, Greg Farr, a new report has revealed. - +
Inside Telstra's Virtualisation Strategy 11 May, 2009 14:12:00
Need to cut infrastructure costs driving the strategyTelstra is increasingly turning to virtualisation as its core strategy to both manage the rising costs of, and growth in, its data centres, according the companyÂ’s CIO, John McInerney. - +
Defence to Initiate ICT Reform Program, Expand CIO Role 05 May, 2009 11:56:00
ERP rollout, data centre consolidation, single architecture all on the cards, according to the Department of DefenceÂ’s strategic policy white paperThe Defence department has signaled a raft of changes to its approach to information technology under a new ICT reform program.
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CIO Industry Insight Podcast #4: Kerry Stratton, Managing Director of Healthcare, InterSystems 12 June, 2009 10:01:28
CIO Australia Editor Matt Rodgers talks with Kerry Stratton, Managing Director of Healthcare for InterSystems, to discuss the successful deployment of the first stage of the Swedish National Patient Overview (NPO) project -- the Swedish national health record -- and what Australia's e-healthcare initiatives can learn from the project. - +
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CIO Live Podcast #85: The Power of Social Networking Part II: Juliette Powell, author of 33 Million People in the Room 08 June, 2009 08:17:11
Part II of CIO Editor Matt Rodgers' talk with the multi-talented Juliette Powell -- social networking expert, entrepreneur, television presenter, former beauty queen (Miss Canada 1989) and author of the new book 33 Million people in the Room: How to Create, Influence, and Run a Successful Business with Social Networking -- about how Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other social networking tools are transforming modern businesses. - +
CIO Live Podcast #84: The Power of Social Networking Part I: Juliette Powell, author of 33 Million People in the Room 02 June, 2009 13:40:54
Part I of CIO Editor Matt Rodgers' talk with the multi-talented Juliette Powell -- social networking expert, entrepreneur, television presenter, former beauty queen (Miss Canada 1989) and author of the new book 33 Million People in the Room: How to Create, Influence, and Run a Successful Business with Social Networking -- about how Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other social networking tools are transforming modern businesses. - +
CIO Live Podcast #83 - Privacy Laws: Emma Weedon, Senior Associate, McCullough Robertson 25 May, 2009 11:08:44
CIO Editor Matt Rodgers talks with Emma Weedon, Senior Associate with law firm McCullough Robertson, about the increasing need for companies to comply with privacy laws.
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New scam email uses Australian Federal Police to gain victims' trust 03 July, 2009 10:49:00
Fake offers of free AFP monitoring service to stop "cybernetic attacks"Cyber criminals have changed tack in their ongoing scam campaign against banks, moving to the use of government agencies to gain the trust of unsuspecting email recipients. - +
AFP hits $6 million identity fraud syndicate 03 July, 2009 08:25:00
$500,000 of goods per week purchased with fake credit cardsThe Australian Federal Police (AFP) claims to have struck a major blow to a multi-million identity fraud syndicate. - +
5 steps to secure a new PC 30 June, 2009 00:19:00
Just unwrapped a brand-new PC? Security pros share their secrets for making your system Internet-safe.A common misconception is that a shiny new computer is more or less secure because it hasn't yet been exposed to the Internet's sinister underbelly. But the truth is, these machines come out of the box needing scores of patches, some basic security software downloads and the disabling or replacing of items security pros don't typically trust. - +
Facebook simplifies privacy settings, calls them too complex 02 July, 2009 05:48:00
The social-networking site is also getting ready to let members share content with anyone on the InternetFacebook will simplify the way in which it offers privacy options to its users, as it gets ready to give its members for the first time the option to make the content they post on their profiles available to anyone on the Internet. - +
DR a growing concern for A/NZ CIOs: Symantec 02 July, 2009 09:16:00
Mission critical apps and cost of down-time major driversCIOs in Australia and New Zealand are increasingly getting involved in the disaster recovery planning of their organisations, according to a new survey from Symantec.
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