David Swan
Technology editor
David Swan is the technology editor for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. He was previously technology editor for The Australian newspaper.
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Cybersecurity
Police investigate large-scale healthcare data breach at MediSecure
Federal police are investigating after the Melbourne-based healthcare business was targeted in a ransomware data breach.
- by David Swan and Jessica McSweeney
Sumo slammed by data breach, as energy and internet customers have details leaked
Thousands of customers have had their credit scores and other personal information posted online as the flood of national data breaches grows.
- by David Swan
Mortgage lender suffers hack, credit card details published on dark web
Firstmac customers are being warned they may need to replace their identity documents after copies of them were stolen by a ransomware gang.
- by David Swan
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Workplace
Good money, good vibes: Why Gen Z doesn’t care about work perks
Free lunches, gym memberships and gimmicky thrills are no longer important to young professionals, according to a survey.
- by David Swan
Analysis
Telecommunications
Optus desperately needs a reset. Here’s what comes next
Australia’s second-largest telco is priming for a much-needed reboot after suffering the nation’s worst data breaches and telecommunications outages.
- by David Swan
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Funding
Discotheque: Music mogul Matt Gudinski joins investors sinking $15 million into start-up
Matt Gudinski is bringing his record label - which just turned 50 - firmly into the 21st century with a new investment.
- by David Swan
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Telecommunications
Optus appoints NBN boss as chief executive six months after outage
After nearly a decade at NBN Co, Stephen Rue will take on the job of repairing Optus’ reputation.
- by David Swan
Husband-and-wife team sell tech firm in $373m deal
Once young rich listers, Collis and Cyan Ta’eed are now responsible for one of the largest acquisitions in Australian tech history.
- by David Swan
Analysis
Software
What next for Scott Farquhar, the godfather of Australian tech?
The billionaire head of the ‘Atlassian mafia’ has the chance to further re-shape Australia’s technology sector, according to those closest to him.
- by David Swan
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Social media
TikTok local profits surge as potential ban looms
New figures show TikTok is a money-making machine locally, despite mounting political and regulatory pressure.
- by David Swan