Cyber Security
'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.
NZ cyber ransom victim: 'It felt better to pay up and shut up'
"It was just a mass of Xs across the screen." Maree McManaway is among what the GCSB says is a growing number of cyber ransom victims in New Zealand. Audio
NZ companies facing 'very sophisticated' cyber-attacks
New Zealand companies' lack of awareness about cyber security could be making them more vulnerable to attack, a security expert says.
Cyber attacks increasing in NZ - Finlayson
Cyber attacks are on the rise in New Zealand, says the Minister responsible for the GCSB and SIS, Chris Finlayson.
Cyber ransom attacks spread to New Zealand
A new kind of cyber attack is emerging - cyber ransoming, where hackers seize files or intellectual property, and demand money for their return. Audio
Cyber security focus of US exercise
New Zealand is finally catching up when it comes to cyber security, analysts say.
Military focusing on cyber security in US exercise
Security analysts say New Zealand has been lagging when it comes to cyber security. Sixteen members of the Defence Force have just spent 10 days in the United States on a cyber security exercise. Audio
Jim Lewis - Cyber Crime
This week the Government announced plans to spend $22 million over the next four years on setting up a cyber crime unit. So how real is the threat and what can be done to protect the country from… Audio
Australia confirms cyber-attack ability
The Australian Prime Minister has admitted, for the first time, his government can carry out cyber attacks.
Solution needs for hoax school calls - IT investigator
A cyber security expert says New Zealand needs stricter regulations to stop the kind of hoax calls that have been made to 33 schools in the past two days. Audio
Cyber security of NZ's electricity in spotlight
Transpower was forced to move fast when 13-percent cost overruns and a five-month delay to a new control system threatened to leave it without proper protection from hackers.
Cyber crime agency to tackle online threats
A new central agency to combat cyber crime would be part of a step change in how New Zealand deals with the growing number of online threats and attacks, the government says.
Expert team to combat cyber attacks
An expert computer security team will be set up to protect the country's businesses and people from cyber attacks. Audio
Government announces new cyber security strategy
The Government has just announced a national cybercrime plan at the centre of its new cyber security strategy. Audio
Increasing data security in the cloud
A public-private project based at Waikato University is aiming to give people more control of their data. STRATUS, led by a cyber security expert and lecturer at the University Dr Ryan Ko, is a… Audio
NZers confidence in cyber security falls
New Zealand organisations are far less confident about the security of their information and of their suppliers according to a new survey out this morning. Audio
GCSB boss reveals Cortex cyber-spying details
The acting head of the Government Communications Security Bureau has for the first time revealed operational details on the Cortex cyber security programme used by government agencies and some large… Audio
Centcom twitter account hacked
In the United States, the Twitter account of the country's Central Command appears to have been hacked by a group claiming to back Islamic State. Audio
Focus on Politics for 19 September 2014
From tonight party leaders can only wait until the vote is counted tomorrow night. In the last week there have been revelations about spying and speculation about what a post-election goverment might… Audio
