Sunday | 21 March, 2010
Stories about: Attorney General's Department
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Police employ palm readers to investigate crime 03/08/2007 16:20:06
Law enforcement agencies will have access to advanced biometrics and nationwide databases containing information on DNA and "persons-of-interest" as part of a plan to tighten department collaboration investigations by July 2008. - +
Federal govt contracts need more security: audit 15/06/2007 12:23:40
With some 48,000 contracts, worth an estimated $14.8 billion, entered into by federal government departments annually, security procedures for dealing with contractors still require improvement, according to the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO). - +
Nairn disappointed with ANAO report: launches workgroup 16/06/2006 07:26:20
Special Minister of State Gary Nairn has expressed disappointment at the findings of a report into Internet security by Australia's National Audit Office (ANOA). - +
Federal e-mail mandate stalls 24/03/2006 11:04:35
Only five agencies across the whole of government have taken steps to comply with a new e-mail mandate which was announced last September. - +
Watchdog to investigate Internet payment systems 01/11/2005 07:56:08
Australia's money laundering watchdog is turning its attention to Internet payment systems. - +
AusCert, GovCert vie for technology space 25/07/2005 12:00:18
Roles and responsibilities in the Australian IT security landscape are in confusion following the formation of yet another official IT security organisation. - +
Biometric nation 08/06/2005 10:04:03
With Federal government hitching its border security to the biometrics bandwagon, two knowledgeable ex-feds give their frank and differing views on where the taxpayer-funded romance with the technology is heading. Julian Bajkowski reports. - +
National spyware tour to bend Coonan's ear 31/05/2005 12:15:30
Australian IT managers fed up with purging their networks of spyware are being encouraged to front up and tell officers of the federal Department of IT, Communications and the Arts (DCITA) how bad the situation really is. - +
A crisis of prioritization 27/04/2005 16:26:06
A report from an expert cyber committee to George W Bush calling for immediate investment in security research is has local security stakeholders worried. Julian Bajkowski reports. - +
Government close to spyware law decision 16/11/2004 11:39:30
The federal government is considering the possible introduction of new legislation in an effort to stamp out the malicious use of spyware; a decision is due by the end of the year following the completion of a legislative review. - +
A Legal Matter 07/10/2004 11:45:27
Chasing cybercrooks is one thing; successfully bringing them to court and punishing them is another matter entirely.
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