The UK government has announced a joint initiative with private sector interests to promote cyber security insurance for all British businesses, according to IT Wire. The report quotes MP Francis Maude, who is in charge of Britain's Cyber Security Strategy, as saying that the effort is part of a move to "make sure the UK […]
"Shouldn't we be using Unified Comms by now?" It's a common question asked of IT and of course the answer any IT Manager would like to give is simply "Yes". But it’s not simple to get a UC project off the ground, particularly to get business buy-in. And at the end of the day, the […]
IT News Australia reports…"Network vendor Cisco is urging customers to patch their Adaptive Security Appliance firewalls as soon as possible, after discovering a serious vulnerability is currently being exploited by hackers." It’s a reminder of the importance of a structured patching programme to include all infrastructure, including firewalls, hypervisors and network infrastructure. No piece of […]
On the 2nd of February Fujitsu's Malaga WA Data Centre suffered two network interruption incidents, one of which saw the entire data centre shut down for up to 12 hours, as reported in IT News. Major clients such as Western Australia's Health Department and Bankwest were affected. Reports emerged that Bankwest's ATM network, Online and […]
Boxing Day always heralds the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Thousands turn out on Sydney Harbour to watch the sails of more than one hundred boats as they depart Port Jackson and turn south for Tasmania. For the staff at Computer One however, this year the connection was closer to home. James […]
