IT and a Commission of Audit digest

2 May 2014 Happy Friday. Lots of reading this week, starting with an analysis of the technology recommendations in the Commission of Audit report. Earlier in the week, Ben Grubb looked at Centrelink outages, lack of online security and the need for the government to take privacy and security seriously if we are to transact with it online. Sylvia Pennington looked at government moves in Victoria and Queensland, Nate Cochrane spent time taking in more CommBank tech ideas and Stuart Corner previewed some of CeBIT. More on the IT Pro page. Happy reading. Lia Timson, Technology Editor, ltimson@fairfaxmedia.com.au IT and a Commission of Audit digest The National Commission of Audit cannot be accused of overlooking technology and the impact of digital strategies on the national budget. Commonwealth Bank, Westpac apps to make ATMs cough up money Customers of Commonwealth and Westpac banks will be able to withdraw money from ATMs without using their plastic cards. Want better productivity? More technology is not the answer For several months business analysts and government ministers have been telling the public that Australia has to lift its productivity. Yes, Optus is shedding 350 jobs Optus will cut 350 jobs from its workforce in the next four weeks as a result of a corporate restructure to improve sustained profitability and increase efficiencies. Advertisement Hot topics Opposition urges government to take security of citizens' data seriously For sale: one unwanted government agency, CITEC Telstra and Optus to face competition for state dollars Centrelink, child support suffer systems outage Start-ups line up for CeBIT 2014 Start-ups exhibiting at CeBIT StartUP in Sydney will be hoping for the same good fortune that befell Ingogo in 2013: it scored a $1m investment from a US venture capitalist,  Microsoft issues Internet Explorer security fix Microsoft has issued a fix for the Internet Explorer security flaw that led the US, UK and Australia to recommend customers change browsers.   Opposition urges government to take security of citizens' data seriously Opposition calls on government to take private health, financial records of millions of Australians seriously. Tech giants increasingly notify users of NSA data demands Technology companies have largely ended the practice of quietly complying with investigators' demands for email records and other online data. Medical tourism broker Jens Raun seeks financial lifeline for comparison website Want your teeth straightened or a new set of boobs? An online marketplace allows customers to shop around for elective procedures. Senate intelligence panel leaders draft cyber legislation Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee are drafting cyber legislation that would enable companies to share threat data with federal agencies without fear of getting sued, officials say. We've sent you this email because your email address garn14.tech@blogger.com has been registered for a Fairfax Media membership. You can unsubscribe from this email at any time. At Fairfax Media, we'll never ask for your personal or credit card information via email. If you receive a suspicious email claiming to offer Fairfax Media services in exchange for your details, please delete it. Copyright © 2014 Fairfax Media Privacy Policy Conditions of Use Unsubscribe