November 2020
What to do (and not to do) if your business is hacked
Working out the motivation of a cyber-criminal is one of the first things a company needs to do if their systems have been breached.
- Yolanda Redrup
Lessen national security focus on cyber attacks, expert says
Treating cyber security purely as a matter of national security ignores the economic gains that come from beefing up defences.
- Andrew Tillett
Why truthful data is making a comeback
A new layer of infrastructure needs to be added to internet services, not to provide ever more data, but to provide data about the data that's already there.
- John Davidson
Watch: Is your business ready for the next generation of cyber threats?
"Remote everything" is a cyber attacker's playground - but fortunately, new tools are emerging to protect businesses.
- Alana Piper
October 2020
Business is in the cross-hairs for cyber attack. Now what?
With COVID-19 making businesses more vulnerable than ever to cyber attack, managing cyber risk now requires a business response, not just a tech response.
- Alana Piper
September 2020
Google spreads wings as drone deliveries up 500pc
Google's Wing delivery service, which uses flying drones to deliver online orders, is expanding to new places in Australia in coming months.
- John Davidson
Uber defends 30pc restaurant commissions
Uber is holding firm against criticism from restaurants over its 30 per cent order commissions on its Uber Eats platform.
- Yolanda Redrup
Australia 'digitally primed' after COVID-19
Companies want to use technology to keep making fast decisions after the pandemic, CEOs have told The AFR's Future Briefings webcast.
- Jenny Wiggins
Surprise NBN upgrade was all because of COVID-19: Rue
NBN Co boss Stephen Rue says the decision to upgrade the older parts of the network stemmed from the sudden shift in demand brought on by the pandemic.
- James Fernyhough
Watch: How to embrace tech to win over 'connected consumers'
The latest in our Future Briefings webcast series unites technologists and business leaders to examine the future of the customer experience.
- Alana Piper
August 2020
How connected consumers are changing the face of retail
"Connected Consumers" is a special virtual edition of our flagship Future Briefings event series on technology and business transformation.
- Alana Piper
July 2020
- Boss
- BOSS
How much time do you really need to spend in the office?
At this week's The Australian Financial Review Future Briefings event, experts pondered where staff will do their best work when the world goes back to 'normal'.
- Sally Patten
Watch: Coming to grips with the future of work
The Financial Review's latest Future Briefing explores how technology is transforming the workplace - and the workforce.
- Alana Piper
'Old school' executive power disrupted by virtual work
Executives are struggling to extend their influence in the virtual work space while employees find remote collaboration more mentally taxing than the office.
- David Marin-Guzman
The future of work is about how, not where
Companies that want to compete for talent in the new world of work will need great communication, the best devices for staff and easy access to all data.
- Natasha Gillezeau
More room for robots in the post-pandemic workplace
The coming of bots and artificial intelligence could be hastened as more employers turn to technology to help drive the post-pandemic workplace.
- Natasha Boddy
- Opinion
- Opinion
The new challenge for bosses: spy or trust?
What happens to privacy in a world where there is no physical boundary between professional and private life?
- Dianne Banks and Melissa Fai
June 2020
AFR Future Briefing: unlocking the potential of distributed workforces
"Distributed Workforce" is a special virtual edition of our flagship Future Briefings event series on technology, transformation and the future of work.
- Alana Piper
- Opinion
- AI
How can we help AI fight this virus and the next?
Australia does not want to miss out on the benefits of data-driven healthcare and clinical practice that is booming in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Anna Belgiorno-Nettis and Peter Waters
February 2020
Autonomous cars 'won't kill insurance'
IAG's chief customer officer Julie Batch says driverless cars won't mean the end of all road accidents, but they will mean different types of accidents.
- Natasha Gillezeau
