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• No skills shortage in sight: AIIA

  A five percent increase in salaries for technology professionals over the last 12 months means that predictions of a skills shortage have been inaccurate, according to the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA).

• 'No need' for Aussie IT security certification

  Proposals for an Australian certification program for IT security skills seem unlikely to get off the ground with the industry favouring instead an audit of existing programs.

• Security group enters accreditation race

  A prominent security lobby group has unveiled a new category of membership recognising Australian experience amid heated debate over a proposed Australia-specific security accreditation scheme.

• Mixed views on AU IT security accreditation

  The security community is bitterly divided about any possible national IT security accreditation scheme. Some say Australia needs one, while others say the whole idea is a waste of time and the government should just implement internationally recognised standards.

• Made in Australia security qualification?

  The government wants the IT industry to introduce and manage an Australia-specific IT security skills accreditation and certification scheme. Fran Foo says it's a bad idea.

Features and Case Studies (8)

• The best firewall is...

  Firewalls have come a long way since we last looked at them in 2005, and have now become full-blown Unified Threat Management devices. We take a look at the top players.

• The ICT labour market: Where agendas collide

  Companies want cheap labour, universities depend on international student dollars, industry needs key skills, and local graduates just want a job. Mark Wheeler investigates the drama playing out over the ICT labour market.

• Made in Australia security qualification?

  The government wants the IT industry to introduce and manage an Australia-specific IT security skills accreditation and certification scheme. Fran Foo says it's a bad idea.

• ICT skills shortage still a myth

  The Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association believes Australia needs to hire more foreigners to fill the shortage in ICT skills. But there's no solid evidence to back up its claim.

• Skills shortage: A thing of the past?

  The government says that on a national level, the ICT sector is not suffering from a skills shortage. But the scene on the ground -- at state and territory level -- tells a different story.

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• Another busy year ahead?

  It is not only the staff at RMIT Labs who have been busy, virus writers worked hard too.

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