Kaspersky Lab calls Lodsys out on patent trolling and wins
Rather than settle out of court, Kaspersky Lab has called Lodsys' patent bluff and managed to see the lawsuit dismissed.
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Cybercrime legislation a backward step
Legislation to help foreign nations cooperate on fighting cybercrime is misguided and misses the point, according to the Asia-Pacific director of the Global Institute for Cyber Security and Research, Dr Craig Wright.
Give schools cyber-bully stick: committee
A joint select committee on cybersecurity has recommended that the auditor-general look to the law to give schools greater powers to deal with cyber-bullying.
Startup Empeopled jumps to Lavabit's aid against the US govt
A single startup is fighting to have its voice heard alongside Lavabit in a legal case aimed at defending the Fourth Amendment from the US government itself.
AMP-AXA signs $220m IT deal with CSC
Financial services company AMP has signed on business technology and services provider CSC Australia for an additional five years, under a new $220 million contract.
Licence drama deepens for NSW Police
NSW Police has denied new claims laid against it by UK software firm Micro Focus that it tried to cover its tracks on using software without licences by using further software that it also didn't have licences for.
Legal tips for engaging datacentres
When signing on a new datacentre provider, businesses and government should get their lawyers to check over the three key areas of physical security, data security and copyright, according to Baker and McKenzie partner James Halliday.
Ausgrid network to talk back to operators
Ausgrid is rolling out upgrades to the electricity grid in Port Stephens, with technology that will allow the network infrastructure to "talk" to operators on what might be wrong.
CSC renews $25m Vic energy deal
Victorian electricity distributor Powercor-CitiPower has renewed its IT services contract with CSC for a total of $25 million over five years.
DWS-Borealis joint venture to enter mining
IT services company DWS and corporate social responsibility (CSR) company Boreal-Information Strategies (Borealis) have teamed up to form a joint venture aimed at the Australian mining, oil and gas industries.