PM needs to take reins on cybersecurityAustralia's lacklustre cybersecurity plans are set to fail unless they are given oversight by the Prime Minister and long-term strategies are developed by top-level federal ministers and bureaucrats, according to a report into the nation's cybersecurity strategies.January 3, 2011 by Darren Pauli in Government
Win 7 an aid for govt desktop lock-downGovernment agencies worried about security standards annoying users and hurting productivity should upgrade to Windows 7, experts say.January 19, 2011 by Darren Pauli in Government
Dodo float may give wings to energy armThe cut-rate telco wing of Dodo Australia may be floated on the share market to bankroll the company's budding energy arm, according to managing director Larry Kestelman.January 16, 2011 by Darren Pauli in Government
UK, Australia enter 'cyber partnership'Australia and the United Kingdom will establish a "cyber partnership" to combat online security threats, the Department of Defence announced yesterday.January 18, 2011 by Darren Pauli in Government
Immigration dept migrates to Win 7The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has commenced a migration to Windows 7 and has begun a virtualisation support deployment as part of its desktop modernisation upgrade this year.January 20, 2011 by Darren Pauli in Government
Data retention should last one year: AGBilateral talks with the United States to unify data retention legislation could lead to Australia keeping logs of its citizens' online lives for a year.February 17, 2011 by Darren Pauli in Government
CERT fielded 187 'cyber incidents' in 2010The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Australia has detected some 187 "cyber incidents" since September last year, ranging from trivial threats to attacks requiring military oversight.February 17, 2011 by Darren Pauli in Government
Keneally pledges free Wi-Fi for CityRailThe NSW Government has pledged to deploy free Wi-Fi on all Sydney buses and trains from next year should it win the looming state election, Minister for Transport John Robertson said today.February 16, 2011 by Darren Pauli in Government
ASIO handed powers to share spy dataAustralia's chief spy agency, the Australian Security and Intelligence Agency (ASIO), has been handed new powers to share wiretaps and grill citizens on behalf of agencies without suspicion of crime.March 1, 2011 by Darren Pauli in Government
Banks, govt fail as Polaris loses powerA catastrophic and mysterious power outage hit Queensland's $220 million Polaris datacentre on Friday and sent a string of banks, businesses, and government agencies to their knees.February 28, 2011 by Darren Pauli in Government