Stories by: Sue Bushell

As governments around the world grapple with IT security, the US National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) has released a brief on making the business case for sustainable IT security funding.

The typical computer network isn't like a house with windows, doors and locks. It's more like a gauze tent encircled by a band of drunk teenagers with lit matches".

The 'paper trail' no longer consists of paper. More than 90 percent of all business documents are now created digitally, and computer forensic techniques allow recovery of evidence invisible to most computer users. So if you think your organization is prepared to face a lawsuit, you may want to think again

As the government pledges a $200 million airport security plan, one company is warning of another pressing need: the adoption of knowledge-based technology for name recognition.

Many government departments in Australia have excellent disaster recovery and BCP plans in place - on paper. Now is the time to take a look at the devastations wrought by Katrina and ask: would we have done any better?

Although 'failed project' doesn't look good on anyone's resume, it isn't necessarily a career-killer

The US Defense Information Systems Agency is aggressively enhancing its current end-to-end information transport system to support the Pentagon's controversial dreams of establishing its own Internet - a $US200 billion Global Information Grid.

The Department of Immigration is to spend up to $44 million over four years to upgrade the capacity and effectiveness of the Movement Alert List system and software, which Immigration considers one of its best border control tools.

Enterprise risk management focuses on maximizing shareholder value or ensuring business continuity by creating a single view of all risks(internal and external) and an executive-level strategy to deal with those risks.

Few, if any, of the industrial control systems used today were designed with cybersecurity in mind. Meanwhile, Australia's critical information infrastructure has never been more vulnerable . . .

It's time make serious strides towards protecting employees, assets, access and the corporate brand.