Information Age

Governments ask Optus to pay for ID replacements

Customers rush to change driver's licence, passport, Medicare cards.

Why IT morons should be fired

Optus breach highlights professionalism flaws.
Robodebt Royal Commission begins

Automated debt recovery system goes under the microscope.

The aftermath of the Optus breach

It’s been failure after failure.
RBA to launch digital currency pilot next year

Get ready for the eAUD.
Goodbye, Chrome ad blockers

Big changes coming to world’s most popular browser.
Uptick of women in STEM jobs welcomed

But still more work to be done to achieve parity with men.
The future of blockchain and Web3.0

ACS’s Blockchain Fundamentals report looks at potential and pitfalls.
Optus hacker pulls forum post offline

Says they won't sell data.
Minister spurs free credit monitoring for Optus customers

A class action against the telco is also on the cards.
Optus hackers demand $US1m to keep data secret

Stolen info includes dates of birth, addresses and licence numbers.
DTA tech procurement ‘ineffective’ and ‘unethical’

Scathing report exposes concerning behaviour.
Beware the Linkt toll scam

At least $112,000 lost so far.
Secret study conducted on 20 million LinkedIn users

Experiment to see if friends or acquaintances offer better jobs links.
Iranian hackers targeting Australian infrastructure

Don’t leave vulnerabilities unpatched, agencies warn.
Calls for data access laws to be scrapped

Report reveals “serious compliance issues”.
Will the real Satoshi please stand up?

Craig Wright ‘stomped’ on hard drive containing private keys.
Remote work tech salaries still outpacing office jobs

It pays to work from home.
Uber hit by significant cyber attack

Reportedly compromised by an 18yo.
Parliament investigates video game gambling

In-app purchases, social casino games create grey areas.
Govt commits $1.18b for new positioning network

SouthPAN is 50 times more accurate than GPS.
Adobe buys Figma for $29.7b

Swallows up collaborative design competitor.
Biden threatens to repeal big tech protections

Takes aim at 'special immunity' for social media companies.
Cyber skills gap is worse than we thought

Can we find 30,000 cyber security specialists by 2026?
Canva Docs takes on Microsoft and Google

New Visual Worksuite will target corporate market.
International remote work booms

How to hire for success across time zones.
Technology is our way out of climate crisis

Industry and government are optimistic.
Melbourne wants to be an ethical smart city

That means more than collecting data in secret.
Researchers embark on new ‘phubbing’ study

Favouring your phone over friends has consequences.
Why does business care about the metaverse?

Opportunities abound in “real and important” virtual worlds.
Eight top resume tips from a Google recruiter

Is it time to update your information?
Migration system overhaul on the way

Government concerned Australia losing “war for talent”.
Ads coming to Netflix soon

Here's what we can expect.
TikTok wrote to government days after election

Getting into the Minister’s ear early.
Imagine if LinkedIn could talk to Facebook

Or if iMessage could talk to WhatsApp.
Meta closes Responsible Innovation team after one year

Meanwhile, public trust in social media plumbs new depths.
Ethereum is about to go proof-of-stake

Network will use 99.95 per cent less energy.
USB4 Version 2.0 is out, boasting 80Gbps of bandwidth

New USB standard doubles the speed using the same cable.
Apple launch heralds the end of passwords

Also announces new smart watch, iPhone, and AirPods.
R U OK? Young workers desperate for connection

Check in with your younger employees today.
AI wins art prize – and artists aren’t happy

Is artificial intelligence learning to emulate human creativity?
Biggest Asia-Pacific games event returns to Melbourne

Australian games sector’s revenue has exploded.
Government wants more women in STEM

Minister Ed Husic announces review of diversity programs.
Back in My Day: Alex Reid

How studying maths paid off big time in the world of computing.
ACS three-round consultation process concludes

CRWG prepares recommendations for Congress.

Governments ask Optus to pay for ID replacements

Why IT morons should be fired

Robodebt Royal Commission begins

The aftermath of the Optus breach

RBA to launch digital currency pilot next year

Goodbye, Chrome ad blockers

Uptick of women in STEM jobs welcomed

The future of blockchain and Web3.0

Optus hacker pulls forum post offline

Minister spurs free credit monitoring for Optus customers

Optus hackers demand $US1m to keep data secret

DTA tech procurement ‘ineffective’ and ‘unethical’

Beware the Linkt toll scam

Secret study conducted on 20 million LinkedIn users

Iranian hackers targeting Australian infrastructure

Calls for data access laws to be scrapped

Will the real Satoshi please stand up?

Remote work tech salaries still outpacing office jobs

Uber hit by significant cyber attack

Parliament investigates video game gambling

Govt commits $1.18b for new positioning network

Adobe buys Figma for $29.7b

Biden threatens to repeal big tech protections

Cyber skills gap is worse than we thought

Canva Docs takes on Microsoft and Google

International remote work booms

Technology is our way out of climate crisis

Melbourne wants to be an ethical smart city

Researchers embark on new ‘phubbing’ study

Why does business care about the metaverse?

Eight top resume tips from a Google recruiter

Migration system overhaul on the way

Ads coming to Netflix soon

TikTok wrote to government days after election

Imagine if LinkedIn could talk to Facebook

Meta closes Responsible Innovation team after one year

Ethereum is about to go proof-of-stake

USB4 Version 2.0 is out, boasting 80Gbps of bandwidth

Apple launch heralds the end of passwords

R U OK? Young workers desperate for connection

AI wins art prize – and artists aren’t happy

Biggest Asia-Pacific games event returns to Melbourne

Government wants more women in STEM

Back in My Day: Alex Reid

ACS three-round consultation process concludes