education

NSW schools replace 65,000 ‘imaging’ devices

NSW schools replace 65,000 ‘imaging’ devices

The NSW Department of Education and Training has started a major technology refresh that will see up to 65,000 ‘imaging’ devices statewide replaced with new multi function devices (MFDs), laser and inkjet printers and fax machines.
Staff Writers Dec 9 2008 12:52PM Hardware
General public is in need of security education

General public is in need of security education

Tim Callan, vice president of SSL product marketing at VeriSign, has claimed that there is too much dependency on people's knowledge when it comes to security.
Dan Raywood Nov 11 2008 10:23AM Security
DET launches technology guide for parents

DET launches technology guide for parents

This week, parents of students in NSW public schools will start receiving Click -– the NSW Government’s ‘Technology Guide for Parents’.
Kathryn Small Sep 9 2008 12:47PM Training & Development
Teachers urged to go virtual

Teachers urged to go virtual

Web 2.0 technologies such as blogging, wikis and virtual worlds are disrupting traditional ways of teaching, education experts claim.
Liz Tay Sep 2 2008 6:09PM Software
Digital Education Revolution revolts

Digital Education Revolution revolts

The Rudd Government’s $1.2 billion Digital Education Revolution could be nothing more than a futile grab at an intangible, unsustainable future, experts have warned.
Liz Tay Sep 2 2008 12:24AM Strategy
Cisco joins Victoria ideas lab project

Cisco joins Victoria ideas lab project

Cisco has been added to the mix of tech vendors shaping the direction of an innovation and learning lab in Victoria.
Staff Writers Sep 1 2008 5:01PM Software
Has security become a non-issue for enterprise Open Source?

Has security become a non-issue for enterprise Open Source?

A two-year-old piece of Open Source code is likely to have far fewer security flaws than proprietary code, according to security expert Bruce Schneier.
Liz Tay Aug 21 2008 11:28AM Software
Psychologists tout educational benefits of video games

Psychologists tout educational benefits of video games

Video games could benefit students by improving gamers’ problem-solving skills, dexterity, and scientific thinking, psychologists say.
Liz Tay Aug 19 2008 12:44PM Software
Scotch College trials Microsoft unified comms

Scotch College trials Microsoft unified comms

Melbourne-based Scotch College is nearing completion of an 18-month trial of Microsoft’s unified communications technology.
Ry Crozier Aug 15 2008 7:38AM Software
National ICT careers week kicks off

National ICT careers week kicks off

Organisations and educational institutions across Australia will be hosting presentations and running workshops as part of this week's National ICT Careers Week.
Dylan Bushell-Embling Jul 29 2008 11:32AM Training & Development
Education makes consumers fear nanotech

Education makes consumers fear nanotech

The more information consumers are given about nanotechnology and other emerging sciences the more "worried and cautious" they become, new research reveals.
Robert Jaques Jul 17 2008 7:52AM Hardware
Labor kicks off round one of its Digital Education Revolution

Labor kicks off round one of its Digital Education Revolution

Secondary schools across Australia are set to benefit under the Rudd Government's $1.2 billion Digital Education Revolution.
Lilia Guan Jun 13 2008 3:34PM Hardware
Education key to fighting computer fraud

Education key to fighting computer fraud

A US university researcher has published details of a strategy for businesses to fight computer fraud that centres on better education of managers..
Robert Jaques May 28 2008 7:44AM Security
"Byzantine" botnet uses military, education servers for spam

"Byzantine" botnet uses military, education servers for spam

Researchers at an Eastern European security company have uncovered a spam-sending scheme of "Byzantine complexity" that attempts to use military and university email servers to send junk email.
Jim Carr May 5 2008 11:02AM Security
Education and coordination required to combat cyber crime

Education and coordination required to combat cyber crime

Cyber crime can only be reduced by educating consumers and co-ordinating efforts by all parties involved in internet commerce, say security experts..
Andrew Charlesworth Aug 13 2007 2:05PM Security
BBC shuts online education site

BBC shuts online education site

BBC to shut down its online education service.
Iain Thomson May 16 2007 1:33PM Software
Expert: Online security education is failing

Expert: Online security education is failing

Efforts to educate users about the dangers of phishing attacks and other online fraud have failed, according to a leading information security expert.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 29 2007 11:02AM Security
Education failing to fight phishing

Education failing to fight phishing

More integrated approach needed to stop theft.
Iain Thomson Mar 28 2007 10:32AM Security
Secret Service and Homeland Security team up on cybercrime education facility

Secret Service and Homeland Security team up on cybercrime education facility

An ambitious idea by a state district attorney's association has led to the creation of a first-of-its-kind federal facility designed to train local law enforcement officials from around the country on cybercrime.
Dan Kaplan Mar 14 2007 8:00AM Security
Federal education loan site exposes personal info of up to 21,000

Federal education loan site exposes personal info of up to 21,000

Count the Department of Education as the latest federal agency to experience a privacy breach after the personal information of as many as 21,000 student borrowers accidentally appeared on its loan website.
Dan Kaplan Aug 24 2006 11:11PM Security

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