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Ben Grubb is the deputy technology editor of smh.com.au, theage.com.au, brisbanetimes.com.au and watoday.com.au
Delayed Australian data breach notification bill lands
Ben Grubb 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...
Bureau of Meteorology computers breached, ABC reports
Ben Grubb Australia's Bureau of Meteorology has reportedly had its computer systems breached.
Bank of Melbourne, St George, BankSA internet banking services back online
Marissa Calligeros, Ben Grubb 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...
St George, Bank of Melbourne and BankSA outage to be fixed on Monday night, St George says
Ben Grubb St George, Bank of Melbourne and BankSA customers begin to regain access to their accounts after a system outage.
Business
The real reason St George Bank, Bank of Melbourne and BankSA are suffering a long outage
Ben Grubb It was meant to be a simple task: turn the computer off and on again while performing scheduled maintenance.
iiNet CEO David Buckingham leaves company
Ben Grubb CEO of Perth-based internet service provider iiNet, David Buckingham, has left the company, according to multiple sources.
Speeding fine? There's an app for that
Ben Grubb NSW citizens will soon be able to pay for speeding offences using their smartphone.
Telcos could face Huawei ban, Malcolm Turnbull confirms
Ben Grubb Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed there may be circumstances in which telcos are told they cannot use a certain company's telecommunications equipment under new controversial...
Security
Top cop says we're not prepared for Cybergeddon
Ben Grubb NSW Police Force's top cyber cop says internet-enabled crime "poses the greatest challenge to law enforcement in the 21st century – both in terms of the risk to our national security, our...
Cost-saving data centre opened in Canberra
Ben Grubb The federal government has opened a new data centre it says will save taxpayers millions in operating costs and provide stability for numerous government departments.
Optus admits 'failure' in not identifying three big security incidents
Ben Grubb Optus has been forced into a mea culpa over the privacy and personal security of about 300,000 customers in three separate incidents last year.
Business
Meet Angela Ahrendts, the Apple executive who out-earns Tim Cook
Ben Grubb Angela Ahrendts, poached from Burberry last year to run Apple's retail and online stores, earned a package worth $US73.4m ($93.14m).
Spies do 'happy dance' after encryption cracked
Ben Grubb When you're happy and you know it (and you really want to show it) what do you do if you're a spy at the United States National Security Agency successfully cracking encryption? You draw a stick...
TPG withdraws super-fast fibre service competing with NBN
Ben Grubb TPG Telecom's controversial fibre-to-the-basement service, which competes with the national broadband network, has been withdrawn from sale following regulations imposed on it by the federal...
Security
Security bolstered on myGov website after dire warnings
Ben Grubb Website that lets Aussies access tax and health records finally implements security codes after warning from experts.
Security
Explainer: What you need to know about the latest Sony hack
Ben Grubb So much has happened since hackers began publishing data stolen from Sony Pictures Entertainment's computer network late November, it's hard to keep up.
Security
Seven lessons from the Sony Pictures hack
Ben Grubb One of the biggest known corporate hacking incidents to date has taught Sony Pictures and the rest of the world a few lessons.
Australia's cyber defender clueless about origin of 40 per cent of cyber attacks
Ben Grubb Australia's chief cyber security defender says he has no idea where about 40 per cent of cyber attacks against the country comes from.
Tony Abbott announces cyber security review
Ben Grubb Are Australia's cyber defences up to scratch? Could traffic lights fail and "Cybergeddon" bring down our critical infrastructure? The Australian government will soon find out after Prime Minister...
Business
Tim Cook's Apple tops $US700 billion valuation with iPhone demand
Ben Grubb Anything Steve Jobs can do, Tim Cook can do better.
