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Security work is a lot of fun. There's always some new threat or technology just over the horizon, challenging our assumptions and existing controls. Things are changing so fast that is it almost impossible for a single person to have a broad view of security in all areas of IT. Even large companies rely on a handful of security specialists to create policies and design security controls across all applications and networks. If your security staff is spread too thin, however, they end up spending most of their time reacting to security problems rather than planning and securing emerging technologies and applications. That's one reason why managed security services are gaining acceptance.

Telstra has installed a 150km fibre-optic cable across a new mining site in South Australia that will provide wireless broadband, voice and video calling to on-site staff.

Watch out PS3 – Microsoft’s black Xbox 360 Elite, unveiled a few weeks ago, is no longer just coming to get you ‘on paper’, it’s now on store shelves and ready for...

Copyright payment battles have seen a very recent ruling that could force more than 90% of online radio stations to close down permanently from May 15 thanks to an impending massive spike...

Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G®) doesn’t think it’s a gamble. The company began offering zero-gravity flights aboard its specially modified Boeing 727-200 called “G-Force One” on April 21, 2007.

TRUenergy today announced a 10 year outsourcing deal with IBM Australia resulting in 200 redundancies.

Despite criticism for maintaining Microsoft's Windows XP, the Queensland government is planning to extend its standardization efforts to databases and servers.

Telstra's involvement in a new submarine cable to run from Asia to the US will boost connectivity between Australia and Asia, according to Telstra chief operating officer Greg Winn.

Wholesale VoIP provider, ISPhone Australasia Pty Limited, has just completed stage one of a three month, $2 million network upgrade covering its existing IP and voice infrastructure.

Gas and electricity supplier TRUenergy has entered into a 10-year agreement with IBM Australia for the management and transformation of its information technology services and back-office functions. As a result...