While increasing numbers of people are moving to internet-friendly smartphones, many have yet to come to grips with the security issues around accessing their bank accounts via mobile, says one security expert.

The scale of the US drone programme is such that more pilots are now recruited to fly unmanned aircraft than conventional fighter planes, writes Toby Manhire.

The Ministry of Social Development is set to roll out new public computers from May next year to replace the kiosks closed after a security hole was revealed in October.

Computer terminals used for 13 years by job seekers at Winz offices had the same security flaw as the self-service kiosks at the centre of the major privacy breach.

Paula Bennett says she is embarrassed by the "atrocious'' performance of Winz staff who twice failed to react to warnings over public computer kiosks.

The Ministry of Justice has shut down its computer kiosks just days after security issues were uncovered on the Ministry of Social Development's public computers.

There will undoubtedly be some gardening leave on offer soon at the Ministry of Social Development, writes political commentator Bryce Edwards.

The State Services Commissioner says the Winz security failure has breached any trust Kiwis had in the Govt and has ordered a review of publicly-accessible systems.

Prime Minister John Key has called for a full review following the privacy breach at Winz, where sensitive files were found on publicly accessed self-service computers in two of Wellington's Winz branches.

'I sent through an email from work to head office to let them know that this problem existed,' a beneficiary advocate says.

As UK banks struggle with a crippling IT failure, companies are being warned that technical vulnerabilities are internal, not from the outside.

Alison Higgins-Miller from IT security company Websense on the world of online security threats - viral videos, malware and phishing attacks.