Industry News
IoT businesses fall behind with privacy concerns
It has been revealed that 71% of devices do not provide a privacy policy that adequately explains how personal information is managed. [ + ]
IBM assured ABS of census site resilience
The ABS had contracted IBM to put in place DDoS protections to prevent the kind of incident that led to last month's census site outage, and had been assured by the vendor that the risk had been mitigated. [ + ]
Alcidion technology adopted by NT Health Department
Alcidion Group will roll out its Miya platform across the Royal Darwin and Alice Springs Hospitals after signing a $525,000 contract with the Northern Territory Department of Health. [ + ]
Overseas experts named to Innovation Australia board
The government has appointed two new international experts to the board of Innovation Australia, which is transitioning to Innovation and Science Australia. [ + ]
US state CIOs evolving in face of IT outsourcing
The ongoing trend towards US state governments outsourcing IT functions and consolidating base stations is compelling state CIOs to evolve into technology brokers rather than providers. [ + ]
US states paying more attention to security
US state CIOs and CISOs are making progress educating officials about cybersecurity risks and practices, but are struggling with miniscule security budgets, a new report finds. [ + ]
APS to adopt ICT accessibility standard
The Australian Public Service plans to directly adopt the European standard on accessibility of sourced ICT products and services for employees with disabilities. [ + ]
GovDC architect leaving NSW Government
The leader of the GovDC project to consolidate the NSW Government's data centres into two central facilities, Pedro Harris, will resign from his role at the end of next month. [ + ]
Data61 data fellowships available
Australian Public Service data specialists are being encouraged to apply for Data Fellowships with CSIRO's Data61. [ + ]
Global policymakers sign ITU smart city declaration
The ITU's Montevideo declaration aims to address the sustainability challenges associated with an increasingly urbanised global population. [ + ]
US OPM breach was preventable
The US House Oversight committee has found that the Office of Personnel Management could have potentially prevented last year's major data leak of government employee information with even basic security controls. [ + ]
TechnologyOne increases federal government footprint
TechnologyOne has signed a $6.2 million deal with the federal Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR). [ + ]
Data.gov.au getting major overhaul
The CSIRO's Data61 and a group from the department of PM&C's Public Data Branch is working on the next generation of the government's data.gov.au open data portal. [ + ]
US appoints first federal CISO
The Obama Administration has appointed the White House's first federal CISO, charged with shaping cybersecurity policies and practices across government. [ + ]
New grants management system for DIIS
Fujitsu Australia has been engaged by the federal Department of Industry, Innovation and Science to implement an end-to-end grants management system based on the company's Grants Management solution. [ + ]
