Internet
Covid-19 in the capital day 3: Clear tests seem promising
There are no new community cases or signs of Covid-19 in the wastewater system throughout the Wellington region, a media briefing was told today.
Podcast Critic: Justine Murray
The Planting Seeds Podcast with Raniera Rewiri and ABC Investigative series 'Unravel' . Audio
Some IT systems still offline at Waikato DHB
It's five weeks since the ransomware attack on the Waikato DHB crippled its systems and forced a massive overhaul of its operations.
While services have gradually resumed, some IT systems are still… Audio
How do you know you're buying Kiwi made?
Apparently it's not as hard as you would expect to masquarade as a New Zealand company from a lot of places around the world. Ben Kepes, who's a Christchurch based investor and entrepreneur explains… Audio
Podcast Critic: Paul Bushnell
RNZ's Paul Bushnell has been listening to podcasts that he feels really demand your attention. He joins Jesse to discuss Tumanbay and The Cipher, both made by the BBC. Audio
Authorities blind to size of cyber crime problem
Cyber crimes are on the rise, but authorities are blind to just how big the problem is.
That's because there are more than a dozen government agencies and other groups who report, analyse and fight… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 15 June 2021
The Police Minister refuses to release figures on criminal activity at emergency housing motels. Pasifika advocates say a government apology for the Dawn Raids of the 1970s isn't enough. An Auckland… Audio
Netsafe/Censor launch 'Do's and Don'ts' of sharing nude pics
A major awareness campaign around the risks of taking and sharing nudes has been launched. Netsafe and the Classification Office Te Mana Whakaatu have teamed up to help guide rangatahi - for instance… Audio
Police looking into tools for social media
The police are using or trialling several tools to search social media networks during investigations, but they won't say what ones.
They say the tools are used to scan publicly accessible -… Audio
Kiwi businesses paying ransoms to cyber criminals
An increasing number of New Zealand businesses are paying ransoms to cyber criminals, with some paying hundreds of thousands of dollars.
That's according to a cyber security expert who says some… Audio
Businesses have no choice but to pay cyber ransoms - Expert
An increasing number of New Zealand businesses are paying ransoms to cyber criminals, with some paying hundreds of thousands of dollars.
That's according to a cyber security expert who says some… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 14 June 2021
Two homes have been completely destroyed and others damaged after a major blaze in Wellington overnight. Critics say the government's new electric vehicle scheme will unfairly hit farmers, tradies and… Audio
Podcast Critic - Molly Jones
Today Molly Jones takes a look at Alec Mapa: Hot Mess with Matthew Dempsy psychotherapist and I Am All In with Scott Patterson. Audio
Expert on internet 'glitch'
A significant internet outage last night which resulted in websites and apps globally going dark for about an hour after a major content delivery network failed.
News websites and apps affected… Audio
Cloud service provider's troubles break the internet
A huge internet outage last night resulted in websites and apps around the world going dark for an hour after a major content delivery network failed.
News websites and apps affected included CNN… Audio
Websites back online after glitch takes down internet
Thousands of government, news and social media websites across the globe have come back online after getting hit by a widespread hour-long outage linked to a US-based cloud company.
Top Stories for Wednesday 9 June 2021
Thousands of international websites go offline after a significant network failure An international sting operation continues overnight - arrests now total more than 800. There are calls for an urgent… Audio
US recovers bulk of Colonial Pipeline ransom paid to hackers
The US Department of Justice says it has seized most of the $US4.4 million ($NZ6.09m) paid to cyber-criminals.
Irish health service says cyber attack had 'devastating impact'
The head of the Irish health service has said that the "devastating impact" of a ransomware cyberattack on Irish hospitals "cannot be overstated".
That attack came just days before the one that left… Audio
Harmful Digital Communications Act changes needed - lawyer
The Harmful Digital Communications Act (HDCA) needs improvements to help victims make their case, a lawyer says. Audio
