Australia's National Broadband Network covered 1.2 million premises as of the end of June and had 486,000 active connections. Now nbn aims to increase this nearly tenfold by 2018. [ + ]

A survey of over 13,000 mobile, desktop, cloud and IoT app developers shows that the industry is still dominated by young males, and many developers are earning below a living wage from their creations. [ + ]

Labor is considering changing the name for the National Broadband Network to differentiate the current rollout from the project originally envisioned by the Rudd government. [ + ]

Today's world demands a new breed of IT pro… those who understand that there is no such thing as a distinct IT strategy — there is only a business strategy that's powered by IT. [ + ]

While the number of malicious URLs clicked by Australians fell significantly during Q2, attackers turned to more creative ways of using existing exploits such as macros and exploit kits. [ + ]

Kaspersky Labs denies reports it tried to damage rivals, Salesforce patches takeover vulnerability and Lenovo stops shipping exploitable laptops. [ + ]

Australia had the dubious honour of joining the top 10 list of sources of global DDoS attack traffic during the second quarter, marking the first time it has been included. [ + ]

The Sungard Data Centre at Kidman Park facility in Adelaide, South Australia, has expanded to 1750 square metres, making it South Australia's largest data centre facility. [ + ]

This week: US air system melts down, Windows 10 upgrade anger, IRS hack worse than thought, new 2FA idea sounds good, and the UK's electric roads are coming. [ + ]

'Sky Muster', the first of two satellites that will provide the Long Term Satellite Service for the NBN, will be launched by Arianespace on 1 October. [ + ]

Optus has switched on an LTE-A network at three sites in Newcastle that supports 3x carrier aggregation, ahead of the launch of compatible devices into the Australian market. [ + ]

Google restructures and forms Alphabet parent, ICANN admits hackers stole private data, and Microsoft doubles reward for vulnerability discoveries. [ + ]

Research shows Aussie businesses are eager to make the leap to Windows 10. Meanwhile, HP has launched services to ease the migration and Bitdefender has warned of the privacy implications of the default settings. [ + ]

A move to a subscription model helped accounting software provider Reckon double its revenue growth for 1H15, but net profit dipped 1% over the same period. [ + ]

The majority of Australia's IT decision-makers view the security of cloud-based services as a major concern, in some instances serving as a barrier to adoption. [ + ]