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  • Defence hauled in over PM website attack

    Security experts from Defence have been called in to assist agencies that were targeted by last night's attack on the Prime Minister's and other agency websites. More attacks are expected, according to sources.

  • CIO Steward defends 'light ICT' budget

    Australian Government chief information officer Ann Steward defended last night's Federal Budget in a speech at the CeBIT conference this morning, saying that despite some complaints that it was light on tech spend, there had been ICT initiatives.

  • Defence powers up CIO role

    The Department of Defence has flagged plans to significantly beef up the powers of its chief information officer role as part of a wide-ranging review that culminated in the release of its Defence White Paper 2009 over the weekend.

  • Rudd appoints first national security CIO

    Former Defence intelligence officer Rachel Noble has been nominated as Australia's first National Security chief information officer a role that will provide strategic technology advice to the Prime Minister.

  • Rudd hiring security CIO

    Kevin Rudd's department has advertised for a top-level security-focused chief information officer to oversee the technology aspects of its national security strategy.

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    Macs are banned from many government departments because there aren't any 'approved' applications to encrypt them. So why doesn't Apple CEO Steve Jobs do something about it?

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  • AFP's high-tech unit let Rome burn

    The "Anonymous" hacker group gave Australia's police forces a month's warning that it was going to attack the Federal Government. Why didn't the Australian Federal Police's electronic crimes unit do anything about it?

  • Protecting our borders: IT stands guard

    Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.

  • How AUSTRAC avoided a BlackBerry jam

    A government e-mail systems lockdown has kept popular BlackBerry handhelds off-limits at many Australian government departments, but a simple fix has changed that.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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  • 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.

  • Biometrics special: Who are you?

    Forgotten your password again? Read on to find out how you'll be logging on, checking in, and signing off in the very near future.

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