This Week's Top Stories BEN GRUBB | An Australian business appeared to capitalise on the hacking of about 50,000 ABC user accounts by sending many of them an unsolicited marketing message. | CATHERINE ARMITAGE | Atlassian is so hungry for talent that any local who refers a hire gets $2000 or a free return flight to San Francisco or Amsterdam. | Opposition communications spokesman said all Australians would have access to faster broadband sooner and cheaper under the Coalition. | LIA TIMSON 4:38pm | Australians will need to wait a little longer for faster and universal broadband, after the company building the NBN again delayed delivery of the project. | LIA TIMSON | As far as sponsorships go, it must have been a dream come true for a first-time formula one partner. | Security NATO's manual possibly the first step towards a cyber 'Geneva Convention'. | 11:40am | Individuals in the US will have their web habits scanned in the name of cyber security. | 12:00pm | Apple has added a new level of security to iCloud and Apple ID users with two-step verification. | 8:49am | The Twitter account belonging to the BBC's weather service was hacked by pro-Assad group. | A suspected North Korean cyber attack dramatises the mounting threat, US Congress is told. | The biggest cyber attack on South Korean computers in two years used malware from China, an initial investigation found. | The South Korean military raised its cyber attack warning level after computer networks crashed at main TV broadcasters and banks, with initial suspicions focused on North Korea. | Public Sector Petrina Berry 5:04pm | A government employee has been accused of helping IBM to win Queensland Health payroll system contract. | Petrina Berry | Lawyer who oversaw the contract for Queensland Health's payroll system saw no conflict of interest. | Trevor Clarke | Thefoundation of one of the Australia's first e-health record projects has been delayed by several months due to accounting complexity. | | | Advertisement  Business IT Renewables Apple now runs its largest US data centre entirely on renewable energy. Collaboration Trevor Clarke | Australian manufacturers are turning to social media to boost productivity and face economic challenges. OPINION Richard Earl | Richard Earl, managing director, Talent International, penned a recruiter's view on the issue of 457 visas. Jobs Mahesh Sharma | Tighter Australian labour migration rules could drive skilled workers to other developed nations, say experts. Big Data Trevor Clarke | The Australian Tax Office has been chosen to lead Australia's next wave of data analysis in a move labelled a "sea change". Advertisement  More Investigation Microsoft is taking allegations the company partners have been accused of bribing foreign officials seriously, lawyers say. Business Apple has hired Adobe chief technology officer Kevin Lynch who oversaw the two companies' clash over Flash. Acquisitions Yahoo has bought Jybe, the start-up behind a smartphone app that makes local entertainment recommendations. Spectrum PETER CAI | Federal Communications Minister caves in to industry pressure and lets telcos pay for their multibillion-dollar spectrum purchases in 2014. Mobiles When you're in third place, it's hard not to talk about the guys in first and second. |
