CommBank CIO Harte steps down

By Allie Coyne

Poached by UK bank Barclays.

XP included in urgent Internet Explorer security patch

By Juha Saarinen

Critical vulnerability plugged.

Multicard breached Privacy Act by leaking ID data online

By Allie Coyne

9000 personal details exposed, accessed.

Microsoft buys NZ big compute startup GreenButton

By Juha Saarinen

To be integrated into Azure.

James Hutchinson

@j_hutch

All four major banks have now turned over their IT chiefs in the past 12 months. Lots of fresh blood coming in.

sudo /usr/sbin/gordy

@GordyPls

Read that @iTnews_au on the COA. A decade of work doing outsourcing projects then a decade insourcing it back. IT contractors cash MOWNAY.

Steve Wilson

@Steve_Lockstep

1/6: AU Commission of Audit takes interest in digital identity!! myGov, AusKey canvassed in s10.6 "e-Government": http://t.co/PZKBu5qHGe

Steve Wilson

@Steve_Lockstep

2/6: BUT Commission of Audit overestimates readiness of myGov, which has recently been panned as lagging security state of the art

Omnicom Solutions

@omnicomsolution

They don't have a plan @iTnews_au ? Seriously? You always need a plan :-) Specially when outsourcing.

Justin Warren

@jpwarren

Perhaps the feds can get the CenITex people to set up their whole-of-IT thing? I hear they're available.