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News (366)

• CIOs told: 'Offer business analytics or lose budget'

  CIOs that want to protect their IT budget from being slashed need to develop business analytic capabilities, according to new research from IT analyst group Gartner.

• Q&A: Acting Queensland CIO, Alan Chapman

  Alan Chapman, acting CIO for the Queensland government talks to ZDNet.com.au about what makes his job unique, technologies on the way and the biggest threat to his organisation.

• Budget: E-security gets $13.6m boost

  The federal government will spend AU$13.6 million over the next four years trying to protect consumers and businesses from "sophisticated and targeted attacks".

• Budget 2006: Technology takes centrestage

  The federal government has confirmed funding for the controversial health and welfare access card scheme in tonight's budget. Airport security, Centrelink's call centre and DIMIA are other winners.

• Bush budget boosts surveillance, security spending

  President Bush on Monday presented Congress with a US$2.6 trillion budget for the federal government that would modestly reduce some social programs while boosting overall spending on information and surveillance technology.

Blogs (1)

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  Banking show security bypassed with a smile

  Sibos 2006 organisers had probably spent more on security than any other exhibition I have been to; however, all it took was a friendly gesture from one security guard to create a gaping hole in the security infrastructure.

Features and Case Studies (270)

• Survey: Security budgets on the rise

  A report has found that more than half the companies surveyed had increased their information-security budget in the past year.

• 2003 budgets: A look ahead

  Here’s some help on where to spend (or not to spend) your IT budget in the coming year.

• Banking on outsourcing

  The Bank of Queensland is in the midst of a $480 million outsourcing partnership with EDS which has seen the bank's profits double in the last three years.

• Surrendering security

  Would you put the security of your company into someone else's hands? ZDNet Australia finds out what benefits and peace of mind a managed service can provide.

• Keeping the door open...and shut

  A Web server opens up your business to the outside world, so how do you keep out those parts of the world you don't like?

Reviews (96)

• Data centre 101

  Secrecy seems to shroud the data centre arena -- all well and good for security's sake, but not so great when trying to pick a provider. We pull back the curtains to find what data centre options exist in Australia.

• Surrendering security

  Would you put the security of your company into someone else's hands? ZDNet Australia finds out what benefits and peace of mind a managed service can provide.

• Intrusion detection: caught in its own web?

  Intrusion detection appears to have hit the bottom of its hype cycle with a particularly loud thud. Is there value beyond the hot air, and how can you make it work productively?

• Keeping it virtually private: 5 Firewall/VPN cards tested

  Want to put a VPN or firewall on your network card? A new class of product handles all the processing, keeping your server free to do the hard work.

• Antivirus hardware: 3 appliances tested

  If e-mail security is giving you headaches, before you turn to voodoo magic, try one of these hardware appliance solutions.

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