s 'Public servants should get off social media': warning after Islamic State hack By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 14 Aug 2015 05:35:35 GMT Terrorists and criminals are looking for people to blackmail or seduce into stealing data. Full Article
s Memo to Australia Post: Sendle has arrived By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 14:00:00 GMT From aspiring spaceship builder to CSIRO bigwig, James Chin Moody has taken an unlikely route to creating a parcel delivery start-up. Full Article
s Australian Federal Police walk away from $145 million Israeli crime-fighting software deal By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 06:25:36 GMT Police walk away from deal with contractor, conceding numerous issues have put project beyond rescue. Full Article
s The NBN satellite Malcolm Turnbull never wanted prepares for liftoff By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 06:31:02 GMT In 34 days and counting down, Australia is set to blast a satellite weighing as much as an elephant one-tenth of the way to the moon. Full Article
s iiNet CEO David Buckingham leaves company By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sun, 30 Aug 2015 23:59:15 GMT CEO of Perth-based internet service provider iiNet, David Buckingham, has left the company, according to multiple sources. Full Article
s Human Services' computers keep disabled out of work By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Tue, 01 Sep 2015 23:26:12 GMT Disabled workers are caught in bureaucratic limbo by problematic computer systems. Full Article
s Malcolm Turnbull visits Sunshine Coast to view proposal for new undersea communications cable By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Thu, 03 Sep 2015 11:59:04 GMT A plan to make the Sunshine Coast a vital internet gateway is luring Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull to the area on Friday to view the proposal in person. Full Article
s Public servants warned off internet sex and cheating sites after Ashley Madison hack By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Thu, 03 Sep 2015 13:30:00 GMT Marriage vows are one thing, but the public service Code of Conduct, that's serious. Full Article
s What Uber tells us about disruption By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sun, 06 Sep 2015 11:19:32 GMT Uber's digital component is only part of it's success and there are other important lessons for any business. Full Article
s Uber and the ATO's $3.8 million taxi fare By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sun, 06 Sep 2015 14:15:00 GMT Tax Office could turn to rideshare service to curb $3.8 million taxi fare Full Article
s Canberra's north-south divided over internet surfing and the NBN By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 12 Sep 2015 08:45:46 GMT It's another front in the long-running rivalry beneath north and south in the nation's capital. Full Article
s Why we need to stop car crash 'women in tech' panels and actually break the glass ceiling By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 13:04:36 GMT Women in tech panels seldom have anything to offer besides fortune-cookie wisdom and repackaged logic. Full Article
s Australians are avoiding cash-only businesses: survey By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 03:39:45 GMT As internet banking and tap-and-go cards become ubiquitous, Australians are beginning to reject businesses that operate on a cash only basis. Full Article
s Sydney start-up Suppertime acquired by food delivery giant By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 06:29:04 GMT Australian premium restaurant delivery service Suppertime has been snapped by a major international company, as the local food delivery market continues to heat up. Full Article
s The real reason St George Bank, Bank of Melbourne and BankSA are suffering a long outage By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 05 Oct 2015 06:44:52 GMT It was meant to be a simple task: turn the computer off and on again while performing scheduled maintenance. Full Article
s St George, Bank of Melbourne and BankSA outage to be fixed on Monday night, St George says By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 05 Oct 2015 19:22:02 GMT St George, Bank of Melbourne and BankSA customers begin to regain access to their accounts after a system outage. Full Article
s Bank of Melbourne, St George, BankSA internet banking services back online By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Tue, 06 Oct 2015 01:08:44 GMT Bank of Melbourne, St George and and BankSA customers should now be able to access their money online, but those still locked out of the system are advised to try the old remedy of switching their banking apps on and off again. Full Article
s From making scarves to building a $165 million tech start-up: Canva's Melanie Perkins By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Tue, 06 Oct 2015 10:42:33 GMT To say it has been a wild ride for Canva founder and CEO Melanie Perkins would be an understatement. Full Article
s Digital Transformation Office chief executive Paul Shetler announces public service work schedule By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Wed, 14 Oct 2015 05:50:39 GMT Paul Shetler reveals the digital projects about to hit the federal bureaucracy. Starting with Canberra. Full Article
s How Australian public service's digital reforms will happen, according to the Digital Transformation Office By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 08:31:11 GMT The millions of customers, the short deadline: how the public service's digital revolution will start. Full Article
s What it's like to be Australia's top tech talent By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 17 Oct 2015 13:15:29 GMT They're highly mobile, highly sought after, and tend to "upskill" off their own bat. The ball is most definitely in their court. Full Article
s StartupWeek Sydney readies for launch By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 01:39:13 GMT StartupWeek Sydney 2015 starts on Friday, and 5000 people are expected to attend more than 50 events to celebrate and strengthen the city's thriving start-up community. Full Article
s Cyber security expert issues dire warning over vulnerability of key infrastructure By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:00:00 GMT Data theft and cybercrime is a major source of funding for Islamic State which is likely to have secretly planted insiders "around the world" in positions where critical data could be extracted and exploited, a leading cyber security expert has warned. Full Article
s Centrelink blocks 60,000 calls a day, blames smartphone apps By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 07:05:35 GMT Centrelink blocked 22m phone calls last year, with smartphone apps blamed for inflating the figures. Full Article
s Cyber thieves target tax time By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 07:15:12 GMT Tens of thousands of taxpayers forced to wait for refunds amid suspicion of identity theft. Full Article
s Public service to ban paper in boxes: New digital policy to make sweeping reforms across APS By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 10:34:24 GMT One powerful agency head warns against "tyranny of small person" as sweeping reforms released for public service. Full Article
s Australian public service's 'gap in capability' to deal with digital revolution By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 00:19:02 GMT State of the Service report outlines the major hurdle to digital reform. Full Article
s Five hundred tax file numbers hacked every day By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 02:07:05 GMT Identity thieves can now get into employers' payroll systems, but ATO says it's systems are safe. Full Article
s Australian companies targeted by identity thieves for tax frauds By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 02:08:52 GMT Australian companies are having their identities hijacked by international criminals who use them to try to defraud the Australian Taxation Office. Full Article
s Open government data to public use, and Australia may start to catch up with the world By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 02 Nov 2015 13:15:00 GMT Public servants need to ditch the control and encourage entrepreneurship. Full Article
s Identity fraudsters attack Tax Office at least 11,000 times in one year By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Tue, 03 Nov 2015 13:55:23 GMT The ATO has been targeted more than 11,000 times by identity fraudsters attempting to steal tax refunds in 2014-15. Full Article
s Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announces 175 new tech jobs for Melbourne By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 09 Nov 2015 01:57:04 GMT State government commits to five-year funding round as software company launches community centre and new jobs. Full Article
s From AFL star to Big Apple start-up, Swift's Joel MacDonald is kicking goals By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 05:53:09 GMT Two years ago Joel MacDonald was in Melbourne playing in the AFL; now he's kicking goals in New York. Full Article
s Australia vulnerable to a cyber-attack disaster By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 06:06:57 GMT Australian government agencies and organisations are increasingly vulnerable to a major cyber attack yet security has not evolved in more than 20 years, according to an international cybercrime expert. Full Article
s Taxpayer records exposed by serious ATO, myGov security flaw By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Wed, 18 Nov 2015 23:42:04 GMT Taxpayer says he was hung up on twice by call centre staff when trying to report the issue. Full Article
s New website allows youth to report cyber bullying at ACT libraries By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 02:36:03 GMT A new pilot website will also make it easier for material to be taken off the internet. Full Article
s Anonymous group hacks Islamic State, tells them to chill out: reports By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 00:42:23 GMT Terrorists' propaganda appears to be shifting to the Dark Web so that it will be harder to shut down. Full Article
s Bureau of Meteorology computers breached, ABC reports By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Wed, 02 Dec 2015 07:51:04 GMT Australia's Bureau of Meteorology has reportedly had its computer systems breached. Full Article
s Delayed Australian data breach notification bill lands By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 04 Dec 2015 04:27:12 GMT Australians will be informed of certain breaches of their personal information under new laws being proposed by the Turnbull government, but only if the company or organisation breached turns over $3 million in revenue a year. Full Article
s Australian public service failing to share information: Public Sector Data Management report By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Tue, 08 Dec 2015 02:59:08 GMT A report has revealed stunning examples of public service inefficiency when it comes to releasing and managing data. Full Article
s Pro sport and big data: coaches may be more in favour than athletes By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 13:00:00 GMT Professional sport is still working out how to tackle big data and understand how technology can assist elite athletes, according to top-level sports sports officials in the United States. Full Article
s Centrelink apologises for web welfare shutdown By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 22:35:03 GMT Centrelink clients around Australia are furious over missing payments. Full Article
s Centrelink's IT meltdown hits the disability pension By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 21:45:06 GMT Centrelink's tech woes disrupts Disability Pension medical crackdown. Full Article
s The big business of hackathons By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sun, 03 Jan 2016 22:29:07 GMT Hackathons have turned into million-dollar businesses of their own, as corporates scramble for the attention of the industry's best developer talent. Full Article
s ACT Health bogged down by outdated faxes By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Tue, 05 Jan 2016 11:20:04 GMT Archaic technology wasting time for Canberrans is in the target of new federal agency. Full Article
s Centrelink wrongly hits 70,000 families with bills for up to $726 By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Thu, 07 Jan 2016 07:49:06 GMT Computer glitch blamed as welfare agency hits tens of thousands with bills for money that is not owed. Full Article
s Telstra privacy breach leaves customer's voicemail exposed By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 05:56:14 GMT Richard Thornton did a factory reset on his second-hand iPhone 5, but the buyer kept receiving his voicemail. Full Article
s Troubled myGov website to be taken from Human Services and given to Digital Transformation Office for streamlining By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 12:30:00 GMT Malcolm Turnbull's DTO has been critical of myGov, now it has the chance to show it can do better. Full Article
s ACT government defends seeking access to Canberrans' metadata By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 13:00:00 GMT The ACT government has defended its right to seek access to Canberrans' private phone and internet records without a warrant. Full Article
s Remembering the failed Aussie start-ups of yesteryear By www.smh.com.au Published On :: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 00:13:08 GMT Failed start-ups are a dime a dozen. But you wouldn't know it from the Australian market which, unlike that of our American cousins, prefers to hide its failures and slink quietly into that good night instead of exploring the lessons gleaned from failure. Full Article
