US states urge govt to harmonise security regs
29 January, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe US National Association of State CIOs will make calling for harmonised federal security regulations its top federal advocacy priority for 2019.
NSW updates Information Management Framework
25 January, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe NSW Department of Finance, Services and Innovation (DFSI) has released the latest version of its Information Management Framework.
Fujitsu wins $99m Defence contract
21 January, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Department of Defence has awarded Fujitsu a $99 million contract to provide desktop and other services to Defence personnel.
DTA consulting on third component of TDIF
15 January, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe third component of the Trusted Digital Identity Framework, now released for public consultation, includes accreditation requirements for attribute providers.
Interview: Steve Moros, Cisco
04 January, 2019 | Supplied by: CiscoIn our annual Leaders in Technology series, we ask the experts what the year ahead holds. Today we talk security, resilience and skills with Cisco's Steve Moros.
Interview: David Nicol, Blackberry
02 January, 2019 | Supplied by: BlackBerry Australia Pty LimitedIn our annual Leaders in Technology series, we ask the experts what the year ahead holds. Today we talk security and innovation with Blackberry's David Nicol.
Security remains top priority of US state CIOs
14 December, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe US National Association of State CIOs has released the results of a survey into the top priorities of its members for the coming year.
Interview: Bob Gault, Extreme Networks
12 December, 2018 | Supplied by: Extreme NetworksIn our annual Leaders in Technology series, we ask the experts what the year ahead holds. Today we talk IoT and security with Extreme Networks' Bob Gault.
Federal and SA govts to collaborate on digital identity
11 December, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Commonwealth and South Australian governments have reached an agreement to collaborate on the development of digital identity solutions.
US government to reskill employees in cybersecurity
05 December, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe new US Federal Cyber Reskilling Academy will provide cybersecurity training for federal employees who do not currently work in IT.
ACSC's 2018 Information Security Manual released
04 December, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe latest version of the Information Security Manual supports the move to a risk-based approach to mitigating security threats.
NZ police comms centre promotes safer communities
30 November, 2018A new communications centre opening in New Zealand will help to improve public services and make communities safer.
Building a secure network infrastructure
28 November, 2018 by Vince Parry, Director–Government ANZ, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise | Supplied by: ALEnterprise (Australia)Governments cannot rely on legacy network technologies to keep pace with modern mobility, IoT and security demands.
NZ agencies reported 168 privacy breaches in FY18
27 November, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe number of breaches was an increase from the 132 reported the prior year, even though New Zealand doesn't have a mandatory data breach notification scheme.
Keeping Five Eyes on NZ's cybersecurity
20 November, 2018 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNew Zealand's GCSB is using the nation's membership in the Five Eyes intelligence alliance to help safeguard its nationally significant organisations.