Internet
Vocus DDoS attack, Lockfile - a new threat to your data
Technology commentator Tony Grasso joins Lynn to talk about yesterday's DDoS attacks on a number of banks, NZ Post and Metservice and last week's attack on Vocus, the country's third largest internet… Audio
The global tech business run out of Courtenay Place
Tarik Mallett is the founder and chief executive of Mobi2Go, a food ordering system helping restaurants around the world go digital. The business is going gangbusters during the Covid pandemic as… Audio
Covid-19: Churches back online through lockdown
The AOG in Auckland, like many churches right now, are on the move - moving online, that is, with zoomed services the order of the day.
Religious institutions and buildings have been a big part of… Audio
DDOS website attacks could be just the start of a campaign - expert
A cyber-intelligence expert fears disruption to New Zealand websites is just the start of a campaign of attacks.
Websites for some government agencies and banks have been targeted over the last… Audio
Internet outage likely a planned cyber attack
New Zealand Post and the MetService are among at least five organisations that a computer security expert says are almost certainly the target of another coordinated cyber attack.
ANZ Bank and Kiwi… Audio
Covid-19: Schools step in to bridge digital divide
Schools and iwi trusts have stepped in to buy devices and internet for families struggling with distance learning over the past three weeks.
They want to stop a new wave of children falling behind… Audio
Misinformation pandemic will endure longer than Delta
Analysis: Two deadly viruses exist currently - one is Covid-19, the other is misinformation. Unfortunately, there's only a vaccine for one of them, Nik Dirga writes.
Widespread internet outages affect users across NZ
Internet infrastructure provider Vocus has confirmed it was hit with a DDoS attack which took its internet down for about an hour today, affecting people across the country.
InternetNZ explains cyber attack that caused internet outages
A cyber attack has created nationwide internet outages - and major working from home headaches - this afternoon.
Internet infrastructure provider Vocus - which operates Orcon, Slingshot. Flip, and… Audio
Daily Cheer: How kids are coping in lockdown
Wrestling siblings, wanted posters and bird watching - here's some of the best uplifting social media content about how the kids are holding up in lockdown.
Chinese gamers get time-limits, Windows confusion,
Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about the decision by China to limit children's gaming time to three hours per week. There's confusion over an upgrade to Windows - and the… Audio
Daily Cheer: Social media content from day 15 of lockdown
Takeaway envy, relief for indebted Aucklanders and unexpected animal visits - here's some of the best fun and uplifting social media content from day 15 of lockdown.
NZ artists and celebs join new crypto marketplace
A clutch of well known artists and entertainers are joining a new tech company's digital marketplace to sell ownership tokens for their works or their time.
Daily cheer: takeaways, a beer box and an odd looking carrot
Level 3 takeaway cravings, working from home mishaps and questionable mask alternatives, here's some of the best fun and uplifting social media content from day 14 of lockdown.
Daily Cheer: Social media content from lockdown day 10
Unlikely animal friendships, Sam Neill's Lego confusion and impressive supermarket stacking, here's some of the best fun and uplifting social media content from day 10 of lockdown.
Daily Cheer: Social media content from lockdown day 9
From Covid-19 remixes of kiwi classics, celebrating international dog day and some helpful wellbeing tips, here's some of the best uplifting and fun social media content from day 9 of lockdown.
Covid-19: Zoom do's and don'ts
Blurry, beautiful, exotic or carefully curated?
What sort of background should you have on your Zoom, Teams or Google Meets calls as you try to continue doing your job in lockdown? It's a question… Audio
Podcast Critic: Caitlin Cherry
Caitlin talks about podcasts 'Missing Crypto Queen' and 'Cautionary Tales'. Audio
Daily cheer: Social media content from lockdown day 7
Jacinda Ardern inadvertently provides a new meme template, dinosaurs lineup for vaccine and a community pulls together to make a four-year-old's lockdown birthday special.
Nicola Daley and Dianne Forbes - picture books
The power of picture books - to transport, to delight and often as a way to help adults discuss serious ideas with children. All these aspects are being covered in a new international online course… Audio
