Security
Tech Tuesday with Daniel Watson
Today Vertech It Services owner and managing director Daniel Watson talks to Jesse about what to look for in a business to indicate whether they actually take your privacy seriously. Audio
Have you been caught out by an online free trial?
David Farrier warns against scams Audio
US orders TikTok deleted from govt-issued federal agency phones
The US is ordering all federal agencies to delete TikTok from government issued mobile phones, in a move to address security concerns.
It follows the same decision by the EU and Canada, with worries… Audio
Australia has taken out 'hive' of spies, security chief says
Australia has busted a "hive" of spies operating in the country for years, its intelligence chief says.
USA correspondent Ron Elving
Ron talks to Susie about President Joe Biden's visit to Ukraine, the US focus on China's surveillance and Russia's push in Ukraine, and the declining health of US former President Jimmy Carter who is… Audio
Beware of ongoing cryptocurrency scams
Last week cryptocurrency enthusiasts were warned of a potential Ponzi scheme arriving on our shores to recruit new victims. Another person who coined onto the scam and tried to warn people in advance… Audio
As ransomware attacks increase: should paying up be banned?
Ransomware attacks are becoming more sophisticated and they're growing in number - there were 64 cases reported to government agency CERT last year. Over half of reported cases to CERT were at the end… Audio
Advanced AI in criminals' hands is a danger
Opinion - Generative AI can write essays, code software, create music and art, and hold conversations. It is exciting, but what happens when they're turned to illegal uses?
The air force's new flying machines
The air force's decades-old Orions have been retired. The Detail finds out more about the planes that'll replace them. Audio
Vapes, hearing aid chargers confiscated from passengers
Aviation Security officers removed more than 190,000 batteries from passengers' bags last year.
That figure included about 10,000 vapes taken from checked-in baggage.
Other items that must not be… Audio
Man loses $40,000, banks warn to protect passwords
Bank customers beware is a frequent message this summer as New Zealanders are being warned to watch out for financial scams.
Call for caution on water as drownings rise
Advocates are urging caution in the water, with the number of people drowning reaching a fourteen-year high. 93 people drowned in New Zealand waters last year. And nine people drowned during the… Audio
Divers' filthy Christmas keeps Tauranga waters pristine
Some divers in Bay of Plenty spent Christmas cleaning algae and barnacles from ships off the coast of Tauranga. There has been an increase in demand for the work due to a shortage of international… Audio
NZ-made software putting schools at risk of cyber attack
New Zealand-made software is putting schools at risk of cyber-hacking attacks.
Education Ministry documents show particular fears about the systems schools use to record information about their… Audio
Archives NZ privacy breach involves 7400 records
Privacy breaches by the national archive involve almost 7400 records, including the names and details of patients of the now-defunct Sunnyside psychiatric hospital.
The scale of the breaches has… Audio
National Archive privacy breach
A privacy breach by the National Archive has let people see records containing the sensitive health information of abuse survivors.
The breach discovered by Archives NZ in September has been kept… Audio
Response to suspected terrorist missed deradicalisation opportunities
Police, prisons and spy agencies missed chances to direct the LynnMall terror attacker away from violent extremism.
That is among the 'significant deficiencies' found in a weighty review out today… Audio
Former prisoner helping stop gangs multiplying
An Auckland prison says a programme led by a former offender is reducing gang membership, and crime behind bars.
The prison Kohuora, also known as Wiri Men's, is working with a former offender to… Audio
Prison programme helps gang members put down patches
Gang members are putting down their patches in a prison programme led by a former-offender.
The Auckland Serco facility Kohuora, also known as Wiri Men's prison, says the number of charges laid… Audio
Green Party on travel ban imposed on 22 members of Iranian security forces
The government has imposed a travel ban on 22 senior members of the Iranian security forces connected to the death of Mahsa Amini.
The 22-year-old woman was killed in September after Iran's morality… Audio
