Technology
Financially motivated cyber attacks on rise, CERT says
A government cyber security agency is seeing an increasing number of attacks with hackers attempting to exploit system weakness for money. Audio
Waikato Hospital goes retro after cyber attack
The entire public health system is on high alert tonight after the cyber attack that crashed the Waikato District Health Board's computers and phones.
Health IT expert analysis on Waikato DHB ransomware attack
Waikato DHB is still scrambling to get back online following a ransomware attack that crashed its computers and phones.
Five hospitals in the region have had their second day without IT systems -… Video, Audio
'An obscene waste of money' - Orion boss criticises govt's Covid-19 vaccination IT delivery
The boss of a global health information company is calling out the government over its slow delivery of essential IT to scale up the Covid-19 vaccination rollout, saying it should have been finished… Video, Audio
More hackers trying to exploit systems for money - CERT NZ
A government cyber security agency is seeing an increasing number of attacks with hackers attempting to exploit system weaknesses for money.
Nadia Yousef is CERT NZ's manager of Incident Response.
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All hospitals on high alert after Waikato DHB cyber attack
The cyber attack that crashed the Waikato District Health Board's computers and phones has put other DHBs on high alert for any incursions.
Five hospitals in the region have had their second day… Audio
Dave Hansford's new podcast Fight For the Wild
RNZ has launched a new podcast series this month, Fight For the Wild. Dave Hansford is one of the creators of the series and talks to Jesse about making it. Video, Audio
Most elective surgeries at Waikato Hospital continue to be performed
Three-quarters of elective surgery planned for Waikato Hospital today will go ahead as the DHB continues to deal with the cyber attack.
National's Dr Shane Reti worried about DHB'S cyber security
Public hospitals in the Waikato region are into their second day without IT systems following a major ransomware cyber attack early yesterday morning. The DHB believes the attack came from an email… Audio
Waikato DHB IT systems still shut down after cyber attack
Public hospitals in the Waikato region are into their second day without IT systems following a major ransomware cyber attack early yesterday morning. The DHB believes the attack came from an email… Audio
Craig Piggott - From space rockets to 'cowgorithms'
You've heard of algorithms, but how about a herd farmed by "cowgorithms"? Kiwi agri-tech company Halter created electronic collars that use sound and vibration to guide and contain individual cows… Audio, Gallery
Shaking up earthquake engineering
Award-winning structural engineer and designer of low-cost technology to make buildings more resilient in earthquakes, Dr Ashkan Hashemi has developed a means of absorbing and dissipating seismic… Audio
Cyber security attack affects Waikato DHB hospitals
Clinical services at Waikato, Thames, Tokoroa, Te Kuiti and Taumarunui hospitals are seriously affected by a cyber security incident with all phones and computers down. Waikato District Health Board… Audio
Waikato IT attack could be part of attack on Irish and Scottish hospitals
A cyber attack has shut down internal IT systems, including computers and phones, at Waikato's five public hospitals. The Resident Doctors Association says the attack is understood to involve a type… Audio
Ransomware: What you need to know
Explainer - Waikato DHB appears to have been hit with a ransomware attack, affecting clinical services. So what is ransomware, and why is it bad? RNZ is here to clear it all up.
Supermarket shoppers overcharged after IT glitch
Check your receipts - a computer glitch at dozens of supermarkets yesterday meant shoppers did not get the discounts that were advertised on the shelf.
If you were shopping at a Pak n Save, New World… Video, Audio
Waikato DHB not certain how long before cyber attack fixed
Clinical services across all Waikato public hospitals have been seriously affected by a cyber security incident with all phones and computers down.
Outpatient appointments and patients coming for a… Video, Audio
Waikato DHB hit by 'Conti' ransomware cyberattack - union
In a situation labelled "mayhem", staff have been told the outage to phones and computers across five Waikato hospitals could take days to fix.
NZ software firm Timely snapped up by overseas buyer
Dunedin-based Timely is being bought by US company EverCommerce - the fourth local technology to be sold to overseas companies this year.
Are DVDs going to become valuable collectables?
Still got any DVDs collecting dust on the shelf? Well, maybe keep hold of them just in case as they may soon be a collector's item. Writer, actor and DVD watcher Jonny Potts talks to Jesse about… Audio
