30 Jul 2020

GPS maker's ransomware attack, TechWeek 2020

From Nine To Noon, 11:07 am on 30 July 2020
Map and navigation icons on transparent smartphone screen. GPS or Global Positioning System is a network of orbiting satellites that send precise details of their position in space back to earth.

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Technology correspondent Paul Matthews joins Lynn to talk about GPS manufacturer Garmin's ransomware attack that's forced it offline - what happens when GPS tools go offline? New research dispels the line between violent video games and actual violence and what's happening at TechWeek 2020?

Paul Matthews is chief executive of IT Professionals New Zealand.