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Hackers have changed tactics: Symantec

Scammers and spammers have changed tack and are now moving to social media to look for better victims according to Symantec's first quarter threat report.

May 1st, 2012 in Security by Michael Lee Comment Vote

Anonymous' weakest link: its members

Anonymous is ideologically a great group, but how it actually performs in the real world leaves something to be desired.

March 2nd, 2012 in Security by Michael Lee 2 Comments Vote

NSW govt failed to act on health report

The NSW Government has come under attack for failing to release a report into problems with the computer system that runs emergency departments throughout the state.

February 13th, 2012 in Government by AAP Comment Vote

Carbon-reporting tool misses the mark

Limited functionality and security issues have dogged the Australian Government's online carbon-reporting tool, the Online System for Comprehensive Activity Reporting (OSCAR) — but it only has to survive until it's replaced by a more robust system.

February 8th, 2012 in Government by Suzanne Tindal Comment Vote

Spam declines as malware rises: report

Global spam volumes continued to decline throughout 2011, but web-malware encounters appear to be growing steadily, according to new research from Cisco.

January 25th, 2012 in Security by Rachel King Comment Vote

IT Priorities: services, support and management

Since the release of the results from our most recent IT Priorities survey, we've been drilling down to see what that information is telling us about different IT sectors.

January 12th, 2012 in IT Priorities by Brian Haverty Comment 26 Votes

NBN Co access controls found lacking

An audit report into government agencies has found that the National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) has a weakness in documenting user-access controls, potentially compromising financial information from the government-owned company.

December 16th, 2011 in NBN by Josh Taylor Comment Vote

Audit finds NSW reporting systems lacking

Some government departments are falling behind in their financial reporting responsibilities in the wake of an extensive departmental restructure within the New South Wales Government, forcing the auditor-general to once again call for new whole-of-government reporting systems.

November 2nd, 2011 in Government by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote

SBR promotion, adoption worries aired

Products using the Australian Government's Standard Business Reporting (SBR) initiative are starting to appear on the market; however, some companies involved are concerned that the wrong people are using it, and that the government is failing to promote it well enough.

September 13th, 2011 in Government by Michael Lee 2 Comments 1 Vote

Kill the Australia tax: commission

The Productivity Commission has put companies like Adobe and Apple on notice in a recent report on the future of the Australian retail sector, warning international companies that over-charge Aussies for software and other digitally distributed content that they are being monitored.

August 5th, 2011 in Government by Luke Hopewell 5 Comments 9 Votes

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