COMMENT: It's hard to see how you could build a society and economy with IT increasingly entrenched at the core of both.

Kiwis are increasingly falling victim to cyber-crimes that are growing in sophistication, volume and specifically targeting the country, according to Symantec’s 21st annual Internet Security Threat Report.

COMMENT: Will Hawaiki make much of a difference for New Zealand internet users when it's built?

The health-care industry has turned into a juicy target for cybercriminals.

The legal fight pitting the Obama administration against Apple ended unexpectedly after the FBI said it used a mysterious method without Apple's help to hack into a California mass shooter's iPhone.

COMMENT: The information being passed on from your computer can be surprising, writes Juha Saarinen.

Three solutions that allow officials to gather evidence without the creation of "backdoors."

Information gathered on preschooler risks being wiped in a "catastrophic" shutdown because of problems with a $10 million education computer system.

Juha Saarinen talks ransomware and what not to do if you are hit with the disruptive cyber attack.

Cyber risk creates a real opportunity for New Zealand, Kordia chief executive Scott Bartlett tells Tim McCready.

The best of NZ Herald Business: NZ businesses are losing hundreds of millions every year to cyber attacks, here's how to prevent them.

Cyber attacks becoming new normal, writes Tim McCready.

Mobile cyber crime is on the rise and people using Android devices are most at risk.

PwC Herald Talks: Apple and cyber security with MP Amy Adams and Microsoft NZ Legal Counsel, Michael Brick.

Add Bill Gates to the cacophony of voices weighing in on the debate that has erupted between Apple and the FBI over user privacy.

Two-thirds of incoming emails contain content that could pose a security risk to personal and business security.

Juha Saarinen talks iPhone encryption and the ongoing FBI-Apple saga.

The virus, known as 'Locky' has spread around the world since first appearing on Monday.

I'd rather have the added security of Device Protection than not, but Google... did you have to make it this clumsy and non-obvious to use?

New Zealand is lagging behind other countries in enforcing good practice cyber security strategies, says PwC national cyber partner Adrian van Hest.

Last week's telco talkfest that all the major providers, Spark, Vodafone, Chorus, Kordia, 2 Degrees, Vector, Vocus and others was

Apps such as Kik and Ask.fm can be used without parental controls, boosting privacy and potential risks.

One thing's for sure, the "Internet of Things" will be a security disaster this and coming years, writes Juha Saarinen.

The sheer number of household appliances connected to the internet means households are at risk of cybercriminals using the technology to their advantage.

If you thought that computers, software and networks in environments where it is literally life or death were secure, up to date and modern, you thought wrong.