Spotlight on Federal Government Spotlight on Federal Government

Governments everywhere have come to realise that digital service delivery can be both more effective and less costly.

Which is why Australia’s Federal government established the Digital Transformation Agency to pave the way for an aggressive push into digital services.

iTnews has chronicled the resulting stream of new initiatives that change the way citizens and businesses work with government.

For this year’s benchmark we received entries from federal agencies detailing such efforts and showcasing how Canberra is not just talking technology, but using it to deliver outcomes that matter for Australians.

Encryption tool keeps conversations confidential

Encryption tool keeps conversations confidential

Financial services firms may need to consider extra security for voice communications.
Daniel Robinson Nov 21 2007 9:53AM Security
BD+ encryption cracked already

BD+ encryption cracked already

Controversial DVD decryption firm SlySoft may already have broken the 'unbreakable' BD+ protection afforded to Blu-ray discs.
Clement James Nov 2 2007 7:42AM Security
Enterprises embrace encryption technology

Enterprises embrace encryption technology

Firms making 'significant strides' with data protection.
Robert Jaques Oct 25 2007 7:40AM Security
Xerox boffins work on selective encryption

Xerox boffins work on selective encryption

Researchers at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (Parc) have demonstrated new software designed to increase speed and accuracy when removing sensitive or confidential material from documents..
Ian Williams Oct 19 2007 2:21PM Security
Seagate adds encryption to all drives

Seagate adds encryption to all drives

Seagate is to build automatic encryption into all its enterprise hard drives, the company announced at Storage Expo 2007 in London..
Iain Thomson Oct 19 2007 6:49AM Security
Biometrics, forefront of new Unisys R&D Centre

Biometrics, forefront of new Unisys R&D Centre

A device capable of capturing the image of veins in a person’s finger is amongst a range of innovative biometric technologies unveiled at the official launch of the Unisys Security Innovation Centre in Canberra.
Negar Salek Oct 15 2007 3:39PM Security
Email encryption gets easier

Email encryption gets easier

Securecoms launches new outbound security tools
Phil Muncaster Oct 12 2007 7:01AM Security
McAfee buys encryption provider SafeBoot for US$350 million

McAfee buys encryption provider SafeBoot for US$350 million

McAfee today acquired mobile encryption provider SafeBoot for US$350 million to boost its enterprise data security offerings.
Dan Kaplan Oct 9 2007 1:28PM Security
SafeNet launches new encryption product

SafeNet launches new encryption product

SafeNet has launched a hardware security module product that encrypts online transaction and card-holder data.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 5 2007 9:57AM Security
Open Systems Australia finalises distribution deal with Kaspersky

Open Systems Australia finalises distribution deal with Kaspersky

After six months of discussion, Kaspersky Lab and IT security distributor Open Systems Australia have finalised a distribution partnership agreement.
Negar Salek Sep 19 2007 3:49PM Security
IronPort Systems integrates encryption to message security

IronPort Systems integrates encryption to message security

IronPort Systems’ customers are now able to automatically receive messaging encryption features to their existing email security appliance after purchasing an additional license.
Negar Salek Sep 18 2007 3:32PM Security
New features boost PGP email encryption product

New features boost PGP email encryption product

PGP Corporation has unveiled a new set of encryption features for its Universal Gateway Email product.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 14 2007 10:06AM Security
EDS Australia goes green with Fuji Xerox

EDS Australia goes green with Fuji Xerox

EDS streamlines its document production requirements to reduce carbon emissions.
Staff Writers Aug 16 2007 1:26PM Hardware
Personal data leaks 'worse in Australia than other regions'

Personal data leaks 'worse in Australia than other regions'

Corporate data breaches - which can lead to identity theft - are occurring in Australia and without disclosure laws similar to those in the US those affected will never know they are at risk, claim Gartner analysts.
Negar Salek Aug 16 2007 1:15PM Security
Fuji Xerox Australia acquires KAZ BPO Division

Fuji Xerox Australia acquires KAZ BPO Division

Fuji Xerox strengthens managed services offering. But at what cost to resellers?
Lilia Guan Aug 3 2007 7:00AM Hardware
ISPhone wants the 'heart of the Internet' with latest expansion

ISPhone wants the 'heart of the Internet' with latest expansion

IP voice carrier, ISPhone Australasia has expanded its Australian network via the addition of two new POPs and the launch of it wholesale ADSL2+ DSL product.
Lilia Guan Jul 24 2007 11:42AM Telco/ISP
USB encryption vendor suffers computer breach

USB encryption vendor suffers computer breach

A technology firm that recently entered the data security market reported this week that thieves infiltrated a company computer nearly two years ago, illegally accessing some 27,000 customer credit card files.
Dan Kaplan Jul 20 2007 10:12AM Security
Australia failing on e-security

Australia failing on e-security

‘Security by obscurity’ seems to be a popular Australian fallacy.
Staff Writers Jul 12 2007 1:42PM Security
UK Encryption laws to come into force soon

UK Encryption laws to come into force soon

The section of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) that deals with the release of software encryption keys could come into force soon, according to the Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith.
Fiona Raisbeck Jul 11 2007 10:38AM Security
Sharp Australia recalls 42-inch LCD TVs

Sharp Australia recalls 42-inch LCD TVs

Sharp Corporation of Australia on Tuesday told retailers that it had located a fault in 20 per cent of its existing stocks of 42-inch LCD televisions, prompting Sharp to announce a voluntary recall on Friday.
Sarah Falson May 28 2007 4:01PM Hardware

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