Security

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

A New Zealand tech specialist says international regulation of social media companies is needed to reduce extremist online content.

On Saturday global leaders and tech companies will meet virtually… Audio

Police say they are not overly concerned that data collected by its drones could end up in the the hands of the Chinese government.

Reports recommend the police triple their fleet of drones… Audio

Private security company Cityguard has admitted its staff photograph children they suspect may be doing something wrong, like skateboarding.

Cityguard's admission comes after an Auckland woman… Audio

The private security company Cityguard is defending one of its officers who took photographs of children outside Newmarket Train Station during a patrol earlier this week, saying it is standard… Audio

The police say their current gun amnesty and shorter buy-back period has been going exactly to plan.

The smaller, targeted amnesty and buy-back came after further firearms law reforms in the wake of… Audio

Apple has just rolled out a new privacy feature for iPhones and iPads that offers users more control over their data. Privacy commissioner John Edwards talks to Karyn about the move and what it means… Audio

A police team set up to scan the internet for threats after the mosque attacks was almost immediately in danger of being shut down.

This was despite the unit quickly proving its worth many times over… Audio

The under pressure Ports of Auckland chief executive has met with union officials for the first time since a scathing health and safety report was released.

Union members at the Ports have called for… Video, Audio

The government has not considered using security guards at emergency motel accommodation, according the Social Development Minister. This morning, RNZ reported families in emergency motel… Audio

Flick Taylor is currently living in a tent on her and husband Sam's plot in Laikipia County in Kenya while the family build a new home. It's a world away from her early upbringing on a farm in rural… Audio

The country's spies are copying some of their methods from Canada - but Canada has its own problems with a fixation on Islamic terrorism.

The Security Intelligence Service's recent annual review says… Audio

Military leaders say trade routes in the South China Sea face increased risk and New Zealand can't be complacent about it.

The two-day Asia Pacific Security Innovation Summit has attracted… Audio

Minister Andrew Little has vigorously defended SIS head Rebecca Kitteridge following her appearance in front of the Select Committee today.

Ms Kitteridge has been questioned by Parliament's… Audio

Let's cross to Parliament now, where the security and intelligence agencies have been fronting up to a select committee. They've been explaining the changes they've made since the Christchurch mosque… Audio

The Government has not ruled out handing over more powers to the Security Intelligence Service for mining and using people's personal data.

A recently released report found faster and wider… Audio

Police started trialling Chinese-made drones before first looking into how secure they were.

A six-month trial of DJI drones began in June 2019 but the Police Minister, Poto Williams has told… Audio

The number of cyber security attacks being reported in New Zealand is on the rise, with nearly $17 million lost over the past year as a result.

The data comes from CERT NZ's annual summary for 2020… Audio

Police didn't identify potential security issues with drones it was trialling until a month into the trial when they found out the drones they were using had been banned in the US years before.

A… Audio