Cyber Attacks
NZ joins Britain, Oz in blaming Russia for global cyber attacks
New Zealand has joined Britain and Australia in laying the blame for a wave of global cyber attacks at the door of Russian military intelligence - the GRU. Video, Audio
A quarter of NZ SMEs experienced a cyber attack last year
Nearly a quarter of New Zealand's small and medium sized companies have experienced a cyber attack in the past year. Audio
Kiwis still trying to travel to join extremist groups
New Zealanders are still attempting to travel overseas to join extremist groups, a briefing to the minister says.
Krack attack: NZ wi-fi users warned
Internet NZ says New Zealanders should avoid using Wi-Fi following a global software hack.
Australian national security contractor hacked - report
The Australian government is set to release the details of a cyberattack on a national security contractor where large amounts of data were stolen.
Global cyber attack: Less than $70k in ransom paid
Less than $70,000 has been paid in ransom in the global WannaCry cyber attack, and US authorities say even those who paid did not got access to their data back.
Government launches new national cyber security unit
Cert NZ Director Rob Pope says the new unit is unique in that it will offer guidance and assistance to all New Zealanders impacted by cyber crime. Audio
US officials say Russia did interfere in election
The top intelligence official in the United States has told congress he is "even more resolute" in his belief that Russia was behind cyber attacks on the Democrats during the 2016 election campaign. Audio
Protecting your data in the cloud
Every month there are seven potentially serious cyber attacks targeting New Zealand organisations. They are stopped by the GCSB's cyber security programme Cortex. Now, in a 12.2 million dollar… Audio
Cyber security identified as major and growing threat to NZ
Cyber attacks are being seen as an increasingly significant threat by government ministers and New Zealand's intelligence agencies. Audio
New Technology commentator Erika Pearson
Erika Pearson discusses how cyber attacks can actually cause physical damage. Audio
Tech: The Interview/undersea cables
Peter Griffin reviews the cyber attack on Sony Pictures that led to the cancellation of the film 'The Interview'. Also Spark, Vodafone and Telstra will fund another trans-Tasman undersea internet… Audio
Tech: The Interview: undersea cables
Peter Griffin reviews the cyber attack on Sony Pictures that led to the cancellation of the film 'The Interview'. Also Spark, Vodafone and Telstra will fund another trans-Tasman undersea internet… Audio
North Korea ordered cyber attacks on Sony
Sony's global business interests could be a factor in the firm's decision to pull a controversial film amid damaging cyber attacks on the Japanese-based company. Audio
How businesses can best guard against cyber attacks
As attacks on New Zealand computer networks increase by an estimated 60 percent a year, what's the best way to keep information safe from hackers, with minimal infringement on people's right to… Audio