New ZealandFacebook hacker not living in NZ - policePolice have no evidence that a Russian hacker who posed as a Kiwi girl to sell Facebook login information has ever been to NZ.04 May 02:09 AM
New ZealandNZ asks FBI to help nail hackersFBI called in investigate an international cyber-crime syndicate that hacked into a carpark to steal credit card details from customers.30 Apr 04:00 PM
BusinessHealth system's viral attack holds lessonsThe Waikato health board was forced to shut down all of its PCs to tackle a Conficker attack.21 Apr 04:00 PM
TechnologyDHB explains giant conficker virus failAnti-virus software failure led to 3000 machines being forced to shut down.13 Apr 11:40 PM
TechnologyScammers use job sites to recruit labourLocal job seekers are being tricked into helping cyber criminals launder money.07 Apr 04:00 PM
TechnologyMac hackers, crackers and security softwareThere can't be much money in Mac security software if no one's making Mac viruses. Even I only have this stuff installed to review, to be honest, or I wouldn't bother.29 Mar 10:49 PM
TechnologyHow dangerous is Facebook?Many believe that social networking sites like Facebook aren't doing enough to protect their young users from web predators.11 Mar 12:09 AM
TechnologyReview: Taking Norton 360 for a spinNorton 360 is essentially a bundle of security tools (anti-malware, anti-phishing, firewall and anti-virus) plus tune-up and maintenance utilities.10 Mar 11:17 PM
TechnologyMedication is what you need (would trillions of spams lie?)There are slim pickings on the spam front in my email these days.10 Feb 03:00 PM
TechnologySupergeek pulls off 'near impossible' crypto chip hackChristopher Tarnovsky has stunned the security world by hardware hacking a module used in up to 100 million computers worldwide.08 Feb 09:40 PM
Opinion<i>Tracey Barnett:</i> Virtual battles shaping our futureThe biggest story you've never heard of in the last decade had nothing to do with September 11, 2001 or the War on Terror.04 Feb 03:00 PM
BusinessOld battlegrounds move to cyberspaceCyberspace is the new battleground between hostile nations, says Microsoft27 Jan 03:00 PM
TechnologyNo reports of Internet Explorer hack problems, says Microsoft NZMicrosoft will issue a security patch for Internet Explorer after it was revealed that a vulnerability in the web browser was to blame for last week's hacks on Gmail accounts.20 Jan 08:59 PM
TechnologyKeeping safe online: Big threats for 2010Every year most of the security vendors' forecasts predict dramatic spikes in volumes of spam, phishing, botnet activity, and malware. Usually, they're right.19 Jan 10:49 PM
