Ticketek website back online,but crash frustrates promoters and buyers
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Ticketek website back online,but crash frustrates promoters and buyers

Major ticketing website Ticketek shut down on Monday and into Tuesday,leaving fans unable to access tickets and promoters scrambling for alternatives.

  • byThomas Mitchell

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National tech outage causes delays at airports across Australia

National tech outage causes delays at airports across Australia

The issue affecting Australian Border Force systems led to significant disruptions for passengers.

  • byJessica McSweeney
Half of Australians have problems with their telco. But they don’t bother complaining

Half of Australians have problems with their telco. But they don’t bother complaining

Telecommunications providers have been urged to fix the “trust deficit” with their customers,who often experience poor service and delayed responses.

  • byJohn Collett
Xero outage hits small businesses nationally

Xero outage hits small businesses nationally

The outage caused chaos for thousands of Australian businesses and their accounting teams.

  • byDavid Swan
Could the next tech meltdown lock us out of our smart homes?
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Could the next tech meltdown lock us out of our smart homes?

Rumours of the recent CrowdStrike outage hitting smart homes may have been exaggerated,but with more internet-connected devices in our home it’s a scenario worth exploring.

  • byTim Biggs
The cinema was ‘cash-free’ but the eftpos machines were down. Was I in a movie?

The cinema was ‘cash-free’ but the eftpos machines were down. Was I in a movie?

The CrowdStrike outage reminded me and the rest of the developed world of how reliant we are on a few big companies to keep the show on the road.

  • byMillie Muroi
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How close are we to chaos? Just one blue screen of death
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How close are we to chaos? Just one blue screen of death

Crippling tech meltdowns like CrowdStrike are getting more common and more severe. Will you be ready for the next one? Are you keeping spare cash?

  • byDavid Swan
Global IT crash could cause weeks of ‘teething issues’,minister says

Global IT crash could cause weeks of ‘teething issues’,minister says

Microsoft has estimated a software update by cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike disabled 8.5 million devices around the world,crippling airport check-ins,supermarkets and emergency information services.

  • byAngus Thompson andMillie Muroi
CrowdStrike IT meltdown a nightmare scenario that may have been inevitable

CrowdStrike IT meltdown a nightmare scenario that may have been inevitable

New cyber threats against software networks appear every hour and fixes are needed just as often. They can and will go wrong.

  • byTim Biggs
Australians warned to expect lingering issues after worldwide IT outage recovery

Australians warned to expect lingering issues after worldwide IT outage recovery

Australia’s cyber security minister says it’s “absolutely possible” that Friday’s IT outage was the largest in history,as banks,airports and retailers come back online.

  • byAshleigh McMillan andAndrew Taylor
‘Largest IT outage in history’ caused by US-based cybersecurity firm
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‘Largest IT outage in history’ caused by US-based cybersecurity firm

A widespread CrowdStrike outage hit the nation’s supermarkets,banks,telecommunications companies and other businesses on Friday afternoon.

  • byDavid Swan andEryk Bagshaw