A bank manager caught stealing from her employer has been sentenced in Tasmania to two years in jail for counts including computer fraud.
Tough new laws aimed at clamping down on identity fraud are being drafted by the NSW government.
A Perth man has reportedly been jailed for six years for his role in a Nigerian-style scam campaign that netted $132,400 from four Australian victims.
National Australia Bank took the knife to its long-time chief information officer Michelle Tredenick this week, but was this a reflection of her perceived incompetence or simply a consequence of the manoeuvring at higher levels that seems endemic in Australia's incestuous banking IT community?
A Northern Territory IT worker who caused millions of dollars of damage to government systems has reportedly been jailed for three years.
People who work in storage are used to being told that they're boring. I imagine that accountants feel a somewhat similar sensation: everyone knows that what they do is essential, but that doesn't seem to command a significant level of respect or offer increased opportunities for communing with the opposite sex.
Despite its clear benefits in stock tracking and the success of early, isolated pilot tests in tracking high-value assets, RFID technology is still spinning its wheels as ongoing high costs and unclear return on investment continue to keep once-enthusiastic customers away in droves.
US vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has a mixed record on technology, spending most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders. His anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP.
Top executives should face prison if their organisations are found to be responsible for losing customer data.
Dr Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS -- the world's largest privately owned software company -- to discuss his company's strong commitment to R&D, his thoughts about the best way to fill the skills gap and his feelings on Bill Gates and Microsoft.
Charles Cooper says the tech industry should move beyond its take-it or leave-it approach to trade and human rights.
How is it that lumps of silicon can get under our skin so very easily?
Building on the success of its 8500 predecessor, the Inspiron 8600 combines state-of-the-art components with a proven design to deliver an excellent multimedia-orientated desktop replacement notebook.
The Australian Communications Authority has ruled out legalising mobile phone jammers, or making an exception for Australian prisons.
The federal government has formally asked the Australian Communications Authority to investigate the feasibility of allowing state governments to jam mobile phone signals in jails.
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