NBN Co to charge thousands for fibre-on-demand broadband connections

28 November 2014 Happy Friday! Last week NICTA CEO Hugh Durrant-Whyte was proudly showing off Australia's innovation to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, today he is out the door. Read about his resignation below. It is sad to see such an important research institution at loggerheads with the government. Australia needs more, not less, innovation. Lots more stories here, including some hope for Australian IT workers out of a job, and on the IT Pro page. And have you bookmarked our tech landing page yet? Enjoy the weekend reading. Lia Timson, Technology Editor, ltimson@fairfaxmedia.com.au NBN Co to charge thousands for fibre-on-demand broadband connections If you miss out on the full-fibre NBN, you'll still have options. Just be prepared to pay. NICTA CEO Hugh Durrant-Whyte resigns amid Abbott government funding cuts The head of Australia's largest technology research operation NICTA resigned on Friday due to "differences of opinion" with the board over the lab's future, following funding cuts by the Abbott government. NBN satellites to allow for in-flight Wi-Fi on Qantas and Virgin NBN Co plans to make its satellites available to Qantas and Virgin Australia to offer in-flight internet access for passengers. Tony Abbott announces cyber security review 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 Tony Abbott announced a review of Australia's cyber security strategy. Advertisement More News Bytes for week of November 24, 2014 Evidence suggest US, UK behind mysterious Regin malware Wanted by NZ: IT workers to fill up to 50,000 jobs Hold the sheep jokes, out-of-work Australian tech professionals may like to consider one of thousands of jobs across the ditch. How your job could soon vanish thanks to the cloud Technology has been accused of making many a job disappear, on the production line or in the accounting office. And it is not done yet.   Tim Cook's Apple tops $US700 billion valuation with iPhone demand Anything Steve Jobs can do, Tim Cook can do better. Public services need competition, not cuts, NICTA recommends A white paper from Australia's peak ICT research body says myGov is not fulfilling its potential. Federal government goes cloud-first with DiData's Canberra Cloud Canberra Cloud will provide secure storage for sensitive data up to Protected Level. Sony Pictures resort to paper and pen after hack Sony Pictures Entertainment suffered a widespread hack that rendered the film studio's computer systems useless, in a twist right out of a cybersecurity thriller movie. 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