THE Australian market for identity and access management (IAM) in Australia and New Zealand will enjoy compound annual growth of 13.1 per cent to reach US$189 million (A$196.8 million) in 2012, analysts say.

THE federal Government has launched an economy-wide review of Australia’s eSecurity systems to assess whether it should be doing more to combat cyber criminals.

The review is to be conducted jointly by the Attorney-General’s department and the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, rather than the Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO).

A senior congressmen in the US is adamant that Chinese hackers had compromised his office computer network, which included his personal workstation as well as those of his staff.