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CeBIT 2012: NAB calls for mobile app security overhaul

Mobile malware targeting the financial services industry will continue to rise unless companies do a better job of testing apps and educating users according to National Australia Bank (NAB) head of mobile and emerging technologies, Ben Forsyth.

By Hamish Barwick | 24 May, 2012 13:13

Tags: security, NAB, mobile security, CeBIT 2012, #CeBIT 2012, app testing, App Development

Vocus acquires NZ data centre operator Maxnet

Vocus Communications (ASX: VOC) has entered a binding agreement to acquire New Zealand-based data centre and Cloud provider, Maxnet, for a sum of $A7.3 million (NZ$9.5 million)

By Hamish Barwick | 22 May, 2012 12:16

Tags: Vocus Communications, Maxnet, data centre, acquisition

AusCERT 2012: Fear of ridicule causing online scams to go unreported

Online scammers will continue to target Australian consumers because most victims are too embarrassed to report scams to law enforcement agencies, according to Queensland Police Detective Superintendent, Brian Hay.

By Hamish Barwick | 17 May, 2012 14:17

Tags: security, Queensland police, online scams, Brian Hay, AusCERT 2012, #auscert2012

AusCERT 2012: Lack of security aiding medical fraud, identity theft

Queensland Health Drugs of Dependence Unit (DDU) investigations officer, Rebecca Thompson, has highlighted security flaws within the Australian health system, such as the lack of a photo or PIN on Medicare cards, which is allowing drug addicts to potentially use lost or stolen cards to obtain powerful prescription drugs.

By Hamish Barwick | 17 May, 2012 10:55

Tags: security, medicare, identity theft, AusCERT 2012

AusCERT 2012: Virtualization security needs improvements

Improved virtualization security protection and network training are needed if Australian enterprises are to avoid potential attacks via the virtual machine (VM) layer in the future, delegates at the AusCERT 2012 conference on the Gold Coast have heard.

By Hamish Barwick | 16 May, 2012 14:48

Tags: Virtualization, security, AusCERT 2012

Leighton Contractors awarded NSW Government data centre contract

The New South Wales Government has selected Leighton Contractors unit, Metronode, to build two Tier III facilities in Silverwater and Unaderra as part of a data centre reform contract.

By Hamish Barwick | 15 May, 2012 10:37

Tags: NSW Government. datacentre, Leighton Contractors, Greg Pearce

Apple misled consumers with iPad 4G claims: ACCC

Apple has stopped promoting its new iPad as 4G compatible in Australia following an application in the Federal Court in March 2012 by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over misleading advertisements.

By Hamish Barwick | 14 May, 2012 12:44

Tags: iPad, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Apple, 4g

NBN service plans won't cost consumers more: Conroy

Senator Stephen Conroy has slammed Opposition leader Tony Abbott’s comments that National Broadband Network (NBN) services could cost consumers more than current ADSL plans, saying Abbott was “plain wrong” “and that he should “check his facts.”

By Hamish Barwick | 14 May, 2012 10:34

Tags: Tony Abbott, Senator Stephen Conroy, National Broadband Network (NBN), malcolm turnbull, Budget 2012-13

In pictures: Fujitsu celebrates data centre re-opening with sake

The Victorian Minister for Technology, Gordon Rich-Phillips, and Fujitsu executives took the Japanese approach and broke open a barrel of sake to toast the $60 million upgrade of Fujitsu’s Tier III data centre in Noble Park, Melbourne.

By Hamish Barwick | 11 May, 2012 16:23

Tags: Fujitsu, data centre

Fujitsu invests $60m in Melbourne data centre upgrade

Data centre provider, Fujitsu, has spent $60 million adding a fourth data hall to its 6,700 metre Tier III facility in Noble Park, Melbourne, with the option of adding a further two data halls in the future if customer demand warrants it.

By Hamish Barwick | 11 May, 2012 15:36

Tags: Mike Foster, Fujitsu, data centre, carbon tax

Pacnet embarks on SYCS1 expansion

Data centre and telecommunications provider, Pacnet, has started the second phase of expansion at its Sydney CloudSpace1 (SYCS1) data centre as part of its long-term strategy to be the third largest data centre operator in Asia Pacific by 2019.

By Hamish Barwick | 10 May, 2012 16:29

Tags: pacnet, data centre transformation, data centre

CenITex to cut 200 jobs

Victorian ICT shared services agency, CenITex, has announced plans to cut approximately 200 staff and cancel 80 vacancy advertisements as part of a strategy to balance its 2013 budget.

By Hamish Barwick | 09 May, 2012 16:31

Tags: staff cuts, CenITex

Budget 2012-13: E-health gets funding boost while gov staff job cuts expected

E-health and welfare were the big winners in Treasurer Wayne Swan’s Federal Budget this year with more than $627 million committed to e-health/welfare projects, but it was a different story for government staff with more than 3000 job cuts expected.

By Hamish Barwick | 09 May, 2012 11:33

Tags: Treasurer Wayne Swan, Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records (PCEHR), NBN, ehealth, Budget 2012

ICANN offers refund to top level domain applicants

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has responded to delays caused by a software glitch in its TLD Application System (TAS) by offering a full refund of the US$185,000 application fee back to companies and individuals.

By Hamish Barwick | 08 May, 2012 15:04

Tags: top level domains, Melbourne IT Group, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), domain names

Companies respond to Aussie worker mobility fatigue: Survey

Some office staff members in Australia are seeking to reclaim normal working hours by turning off devices and not checking work emails at home, according to a survey conducted by NorthgateArinso.

By Hamish Barwick | 04 May, 2012 11:30

Tags: work life balance, NorthgateArinso Work-life Balance study, mobility

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