Research has revealed firms are increasing their spend on IT security as companies become more concerned about protecting data, especially against employees.
The information systems of Australia's Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) are at risk because the department has been flooded by 10,000 IT contractors, according to its director of protective security, Mark Handley.
Security breaches that can be traced back to the actions of one individual are not the fault of one "stupid" employee but rather a failure to educate and engage the whole workforce around the importance of good security practice, according to a leading academic.
Federal government ministerial staff have been asked to file details of their personal sexual history and drug habits as a measure to protect them from blackmail, leaving the government vulnerable to data leaks and hacking according to privacy advocates.
Banks are fighting to keep their call centres free from criminals that pose as -- or become -- call centre staff in order to steal customer details.
Does anyone seriously believe that Australian businesses and government agencies manage security any better than the US or UK?
Everything from cleaning to IT development work is outsourced by governments these days, but should security clearance processes, which dictate what access a person has to government information systems, be included in that bundle?
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has welcomed "improvements" in ISP filtering technologies, but will a broad-scale roll-out make ISPs a thief's favourite target?
If Australia is going to take information security seriously, we need more people like the ATO's CIO, Bill Gibson.
A new survey highlights a predictable problem: there could be lots of risky private information stored on USB sticks. That's about as surprising as Paris Hilton flaunting her lady garden in public.
There are some security practices every worker should be aware of. ZDNet Australia offers an easy step-by-step guide to make educating your employees easy.
The federal Attorney General, Philip Ruddock, has introduced amendments to federal parliament that would ease police access to stored voice-mails, e-mails and text messages.
Security and trustworthy computing are as much about skills and training as technology, says a senior Microsoft executive.
Organisations with strapped IT budgets sometimes cut corners when it comes to security. If that's the case for you, you may find some of the same vulnerabilities that one consultant identified in two clients' networks.
Fear has hit Australian IT professionals, with a growing number concerned about hanging onto their jobs.
It is not only the staff at RMIT Labs who have been busy, virus writers worked hard too.
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Spyware is gaining more mindshare amongst IT departments and security vendors alike. We round up eight tools that take on the undercover software.
The spread of convenient wireless LANs has delighted hackers, who find many WLANs vulnerable. Managing and securing a wireless network is therefore vital, but rarely done well. ZDNet Australia compares the offerings from AirDefense and AirMagnet.
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