Women bait in blackmail Skype scam
Scammers are using scantily clad women as bait to entice Kiwi men into "compromising positions" during online video chat sessions - then blackmailing them.
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Huge demand for IT security staff
Fears sparked by the likes of WikiLeaks and Edward Snowden mean information security staff are now among the most sought after professionals in New Zealand.
Email hack opens door to swindlers
The email accounts of tens of thousands of Telecom Xtra customers have been hacked again, and this time there could be no end in sight to the deluge from fraudsters.
Bill Farmer: Cyber crime is here
Small businesses are the next big target for cybercriminals and many aren't ready to defend themselves, says Bill Farmer.
SFO deal strengthens Wynyard stock
Shares in Wynyard Group gained ground after the intelligence software developer signed up the Serious Fraud Office as its latest customer for an undisclosed sum.
PM produces phone records email
The Opposition says an email produced by John Key in Parliament today effectively tells Parliamentary Service to hand over confidential phone records.
Reporter's phone records released
Peter Dunne said he was told by the head of an inquiry into the GCSB report leak that he intended to access his phone records along with a press gallery journalist.
Inquiry wanted reporter's phone records
New documents show the David Henry inquiry asked Parliamentary Service for access to the phone records of Fairfax journalist Andrea Vance - but they were declined.
GCSB changes 'do not address flaws'
It's "rushed, ill-conceived and downright dangerous" says a QC, and changes to the GCSB bill secured by Peter Dunne don't address its flaws.
Editorial: All parties must ensure spy bill is balanced
Editorial: All parties in Parliament can help ensure the needs of national security are balanced with adequate safeguards for privacy and civil rights. It is a rare opportunity to see how constructive each, including the government, can be.
Parliament to get rules on tracking
Rules for accessing emails, security pass details and other information inside Parliament will be reviewed after concerns an MP and a journalist were tracked without permission.
Facebook seeks spying exemption
Facebook has asked the Government for an exemption from a new spying law that could see its two million Kiwi users' messages subject to GCSB interception.
Toby Manhire: Kim vs John - Will we see such drama again?
Those of us who had visions of a bristling, moody collision, something like that De Niro-Pacino scene in Heat, were always going to be disappointed, writes Toby Manhire.
Key, Dotcom clash over GCSB bill
John Key last night described Kim Dotcom as a 'conspiracy theorist' after he claimed the PM knew about him before the January 2012 raid.
Tony Street: Good business cases can prevent IT wastage
According to Otago University's Professor Robin Gauld, for decades our government has been blowing hundreds of millions of dollars on useless IT systems.
John Roughan: Security trumps privacy online
Privacy commissioners say the public should be wary about this but most people are not, writes John Roughan. They post much more personal information about themselves on internet sites.
Website toxic, warns mum
A mum will lobby NZ companies to pull their ads from a Latvia-based social networking site after her 12-year-old daughter was asked to provide explicit photos.
Kiosk breaches: Prisoners accessed net
Prisoners in privately run Mt Eden Corrections Facility were able to access the internet through faulty computer kiosks a security review of public sector computer systems has found.
Kiosk report finds 12 weak points
A review of Government information systems' security found weak points in 12 agencies which have now been addressed.
Pat Pilcher: Mega's chief tech man Mathias Ortmann
Pat Pilcher talks to the chief technology officer of MEGA, Mathias Ortmann.