Daniel Ayers
Internet outage likely a planned cyber attack
New Zealand Post and the MetService are among at least five organisations that a computer security expert says are almost certainly the target of another coordinated cyber attack.
ANZ Bank and Kiwi… Audio
IT security expert on Kaseya cyber attack
Schools and businesses are discovering this morning whether they've been affected by a worldwide ransomware attack.
On Saturday, it struck Miami-based IT company Kaseya, and infiltrated companies… Audio
Stolen Waikato DHB info now on dark web
Sensitive documents from the Waikato District Health Board have been released onto the dark web. The leak comes in the wake of last month's ransomware attack that crippled five hospitals' IT systems… Audio
Waikato DHB cyber attack: Big questions remain - IT expert
It's two weeks since a major cyber security attack against Waikato Hospital crippled services and raised concerns about confidential patient information.
IT security expert Daniel Ayers says big… Audio
Waikato DHB cyber attack: IT expert not impressed with DHB security
Patients and staff at Waikato hospital fear what will become of highly sensitive personal information that hackers claim to have stolen from Waikato DHB.
It's entire system crashed a week ago due to… Audio
Waikato DHB data could be shared after ransomware - expert
A cyber security expert warns the cyber attack on Waikato District Health Board could lead to patients information being shared on a website.
The attack appears to be a type of ransomware called… Audio
NZ involved in US investigation into Russian cyber attacks
It's been confirmed that New Zealand was involved in a US investigation into six Russian state-sponsored hackers over attacks spanning four years.
The US Justice Department charged six Russian… Audio
Cyberattacks: Hopes end of week will be clear
The New Zealand stock exchange and other institutions will be hoping to finish the week with no further disruption from cyberattacks.
A spate of distributed denial of service attacks have affected… Audio
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
GCSB may step in to trace person who threatened Otago Uni
A forensic IT investigator says the GCSB may be called in in a bid to find out who made an online threat to shoot people at the University of Otago. Daniel Ayers is a Forensic IT investigator. Audio
GCSB openness could signal plans to expand Cortex
A cyber security expert believes there are signals the Government wants to expand its Cortex cyber security programme. Audio
Spark waiting to hear if customers caught up in mass-hacking
Spark is waiting to hear if its customers' private data has been caught up in a mass-hacking by British and American spy agencies. Audio
IT specialist discusses NSA request to have Wellington office
Joining us now is the forensic IT investigator Daniel Ayers. Audio
More on mass surveillance claims from an IT investigator
The NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden says John Key's denial of mass surveillance is false, adding that if you live in New Zealand 'you are being watched'. Audio
Whale Oil blogger lays police complaint
The Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater has laid a complaint with police, following the publication of Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics, which was based on emails and Facebook posts hacked from his… Audio
Emails, Facebook messages basis of Dirty Politics appear online
Emails and Facebook messages that formed the basis of Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics began appearing online yesterday. Audio
X-Keyscore being used in New Zealand
Fresh questions are being asked about an intrusive piece of spyware called X-Keyscore. Audio
New cash cards that don't require pin under scrutiny
The security of new cash cards that don't require a pin or a signature for purchases of less than 80 dollars has come into question after a man was defrauded. Audio
Public sector computer system vulnerabilities
A review of public sector computer systems has found vulnerabilities in 13 different agencies. Kathryn talks to computer security expert Daniel Ayers. Audio
IT security expert warns review too narrow in scope
A review into the security of government computer systems is being released in just under two hours, but already doubts are being raised about its scope. Audio