Cyber Security
Admiral the Right Honourable Alan West, Lord West of Spithead
Lord West is a leading UK security specialist making a fleeting visit to New Zealand. He is a former security minister after starting his career in the Royal Navy. He talks about his ship being sunk… Audio
Cybercrime agency deals with $2m lost in scams
A New Zealand man's experience with a scammer who knew details of his internet service provider was "really freaky".
Public wi-fi 'represent a security risk'
If you don't think twice about logging onto Facebook using your local Starbucks' wi-fi, you're not alone.
Why we choose terrible passwords
Passwords (good ones) are said to be like underwear. Don't share them and change them regularly. But for many of us it seems 1234, qwerty, are our go to passwords. Megan Squire wants us all to rethink… Audio
NZ businesses beef up after ransomware attack
New Zealand businesses are beefing up their cyber security measures, following the worldwide WannaCry ransomware attack. Audio
WannaCry: Lyttelton Port to shut for eight hours as precaution
Operations will stop at the port tomorrow night as officials work to determine New Zealanders' level of exposure to the massive global cyber attack. Audio
Govt working to confirm whether NZ hit by ransomware attack
The Computer Emergency Response Team, or CERT, is investigating the first reports of WannaCry ransomware impacting computer users in New Zealand. Video, Audio
Cyber security
Cyber security expert Peter Bailey talks about the latest computer malware "wannacry". Audio
Govt cyber attack unit launched
The government has launched its new $22 million unit to help New Zealanders who fall victim to cyber attacks.
Cyber crime agency held back by quake
The launch of a national agency to combat cyber crime has been delayed by three weeks due to the Kaikōura earthquake.
Cybersecurity and Smart TV's
The latest Wikileaks revelations have been an eye opener about the ways in which you can now be monitored through your smart devices around the house. The documents describe tools which can turn… Audio
Cyber security in 2016
Kathryn Ryan speaks to cyber and national security journalist Kim Zetter about the big stories of the year including Russian hacking, fake news and malicious attacks on popular websites. Kim Zetter… Audio
Cyber threats to NZ on the rise
The national cyber security centre recorded 338 incidents in the last year, up from 190 the previous year.
Grey Area: Ken Griffen
Following a brutal experience with customs at Los Angeles Airport - forced to give up his phone, laptop and passwords, Auckland artist Ken Griffen is questioning digital security in a new exhibition… Audio
Half a million blood donors' data put on insecure website
The Red Cross Blood Service in Australia has apologised to more than half a million blood donors after their personal information was leaked.
Hackers targeting employees to obtain company info
More employees are being targeted online by hackers trying to gain access to sensitive company information.
NZME data accessed in security breach
Data of about 76,000 people may have been leaked in a security breach of a cloud server used by media company NZME.
'Extraordinary' that customers just finding out about Yahoo hack - Privacy Commissioner
It's extraordinary that people are only finding out now about a huge breach of Yahoo data that happened in 2014, New Zealand's Privacy Commissioner says. Audio
Up to 130,000 Spark customers affected by Yahoo hack
Up to 130,000 of Spark's Xtra customers have been caught up in a massive data breach involving its former email provider, Yahoo.