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  • Demand for IT staff to rise in 2005

    The industry is demanding skills in project management, IT sales, security, .NET development, business process analysis and CRM/ERP, according to a three-month forecast by recruitment agency Hays IT.

  • Code scanner roots out backdoors

    Security start-up Veracode updated its SecurityReview tool this week to allow companies to scan for backdoors and malicious code introduced during the development process, a class of security holes often missed by existing scanners.

  • Security: The weakest link

    It's time to accept an unpleasant truth.

  • Online banks: Prime targets for attacks

    Instead of a note and a gun, high-tech bank robbers use a program and an e-mail. Security firms are working overtime to ward off the mounting number of hack attacks.

  • Smart planning reduces Web services security risks

    Web services have great potential, but security concerns are preventing many organisations from taking advantage of the technology. Here are several suggested policies that CIOs can follow to develop a solid Web services plan.

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  • Commonwealth Bank: Michael Harte, CIO

    ZDNet Australia meets with Michael Harte, CIO of the Commonwealth Bank to find out his views on security and sourcing (both out- and open-).

  • Network horror stories expose need for understanding

    As a number of horror stories reveal, corporate networks aren't the safe and tightly controlled entities they should be. Here we expose just how wrong it can go and ask leading industry figures to light the way towards effective network management.

  • 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.

  • Richard Clarke: Straight talking on terror

    Counter-terrorism adviser to four US presidents Richard Clarke discusses whether cyberterrorism is a misnomer or a real threat.

  • Smart planning reduces Web services security risks

    Web services have great potential, but security concerns are preventing many organisations from taking advantage of the technology. Here are several suggested policies that CIOs can follow to develop a solid Web services plan.

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