Hackers
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
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to unpack the Log4Shell or Log4j security exploit and the issues it's raised around the insecurity of legacy software systems that millions of… Audio
Bryce Webster-Jacobsen: negotiating with ransomware hackers
Ransomware attacks are not a new phenomenon, but they have increased exponentially since the beginning of the pandemic. Bryce Webster-Jacobsen is the Director of Intelligence for Virginia-based… Audio
Official stocktake of health IT systems
An official stocktake of health IT systems a year ago found a range of weaknesses including a lack of tools to detect security attacks. The hackers of Waikato DHB say they have seized sensitive data… Audio
Cyber expert warned Health Ministry about IT vulnerability
Jeremy Jones is a former cyber warfare operations officer at the UK Ministry of Defence and is now the head of data security for the digital technology company, Theta, based in Auckland. He says he… 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
Facebook's Zhang memo, AI's fake election news
Technology commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about the memo released by former Facebook data scientist Sophie Zhang that blows the whistle on the extent to which the tech giant ignored… Audio
The role of language in Nigerian email scams
There is a definite method to the madness when it comes to the language used in Nigerian scam emails. Deborah Schaffer is a professor of English at MSU Billings and has researched the role of language… Audio
Open banking increases hacking risk
FintechNZ is urging big and small businesses to report cybercrimes as advances in open banking increase the risk of attacks by hackers. Audio
When is a hack not a hack?
Tech experts say National's early access to Budget documents was probably not the work of a sophisticated hacker, but an amateur computer sleuth who got lucky. But has anything actually illegal… Video, Audio
Stand-off over allegations of Treasury hacking escalates
National leader Simon Bridges lashed out at the government today, accusing it of a witch hunt after spending yesterday trumpeting secret Budget details obtained by the party. Our political editor Jane… Video, Audio
GCSB checking whether Russian hackers hit NZ
United States, Britain and Australia have said hackers backed by the Russian government infected computer routers around the world. The GCSB is checking if they have hit New Zealand. Audio
The New Global Battleground: Cyberspace - Adam Segal
It was mildly entertaining when hackers, presumably from North Korea, got into Sony Pictures computer systems and revealed snarky emails between studio executives. It's another story when hackers… Audio
Hackers questions Minister's cold shoulder
Hackers are astounded the Government unveiled its new plan to combat cyber crime and spying in Auckland, on the same day they held their own annual conference in Wellington. Audio
Print the Legend - Clay Tweel
The doco 'Print the Legend' tells the story of the push to take the personal 3D printer into every home. Clay Tweel is one of its directors. Audio
Music Tech Fest 2014
This week musicians and tech heads came together for Music Tech Fest- a good old fashioned hackathon organised by Andrew Dubber, professor of Music Industry Innovation at Birmingham City University… Audio