Stories by Mahesh Sharma

Data privacy legislation hampering cyber crime prevention: ACC

Organised crime groups have penetrated law enforcement bodies, and authorities are helpless to fight back due to restrictive data privacy legislation, according to the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) chief executive, John Lawler.

By Mahesh Sharma | 21 October, 2010 11:54

Tags: Australian Crime Commission, data privacy, legislation

Cloud floats through cybercrime legislation: Crime Commission

The head of the Australian Crime Commission has warned current law enforcement isn’t properly equipped to respond to attacks on cloud computing services, which is poised to be the next frontier for organised crime gangs to expand their syndicates.

By Mahesh Sharma | 19 October, 2010 14:23

Tags: Australian Crime Commission, Australian Institute of Criminology, cloud computing, cybercrime, cyber security

Business, consumers need an NBN crash course: Australian Industry Group

The Australian Industry Group has challenged the Victorian ICT minister and IT industry to properly explain the NBN to people and businesses who “don't know what they don't know”.

By Mahesh Sharma | 14 October, 2010 17:08

Tags: nbn co, Victorian ICT minster John Lenders

Suncorp "agilises" its business, adopts BYO IT

Suncorp is "agilising" its business and extending agile practices to non-technology areas at the regional bank, following the successful use of the project management methodology in a range of IT projects.

By Mahesh Sharma | 20 September, 2010 16:18

Tags: agile, BYO IT, Suncorp

Fox Sports taps fibre upgrade for competitive edge

Fox Sports will tap its high-speed fibre network to deliver more sports events online and in 3D next year as the content producer pushes its credentials at the time when the major sports codes are deciding their broadcast futures.

By Mahesh Sharma | 09 September, 2010 09:32

Tags: broadband, fibre, Fox Sports, networking, Nextgen Networks

Nextgen bets on 100gbps

Nextgen Networks has invested “tens of millions of dollars” to develop the capability to transfer data at speeds of 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) over its network, as it targets Google and other content providers to underpin its push to become a leading player in the nation's high-speed broadband future.

By Mahesh Sharma | 08 September, 2010 12:09

Tags: Nextgen, phil sykes

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