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Calling all leaders
Risk & Compliance

Calling all leaders

The two-hour workshop is aimed at small and medium-sized construction firms, helping leaders lift compliance and tackle safety gaps.

By Michael Curreen • 1 min read • Thu, 19th Jul 2018
Fatal interactions between forklifts and people
Risk & Compliance

Fatal interactions between forklifts and people

A New Zealand freight firm has been fined NZD $506,300 after a worker was crushed by falling pallets during forklift unloading in Auckland.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Mon, 2nd Jul 2018
Dimension Data NZ partner with Chef for automation solutions
DevOps

Dimension Data NZ partner with Chef for automation solutions

By partnering with Chef, Dimension Data NZ hopes to enable clients to rapidly increase the speed of their delivery, without sacrificing security.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Jun 2018
Protecting your ability to contribute to a sustainable world
Data Protection

Protecting your ability to contribute to a sustainable world

Rising cyberattacks on smart grids are driving utilities to adopt stronger identity checks and encryption as connected meters multiply 30% a year.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 17th May 2018
EBOOK: Don't get caught out by the updated Anti-Money Laundering Act
Ebooks

EBOOK: Don't get caught out by the updated Anti-Money Laundering Act

It's estimated that the new legislation will more than quadruple the number of businesses affected in New Zealand.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 14th May 2018
New Zealand's Privacy Bill to get first reading in Parliament
Breach Prevention

New Zealand's Privacy Bill to get first reading in Parliament

New Zealand's updated Privacy Bill is about to begin its first reading in Parliament with Andrew Little as the MP in charge.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Wed, 21st Mar 2018
Health and safety enforcement measures a live wire
Risk & Compliance

Health and safety enforcement measures a live wire

Courts are still split on how far tougher health and safety penalties should go, leaving businesses uncertain over likely fines and undertakings.

By Michael Curreen • 11 min read • Mon, 12th Mar 2018
Machine guarding no new phenomenon
Risk & Compliance

Machine guarding no new phenomenon

WorkSafe says inadequate guarding still exposes workers to life-changing injuries, after two Southland firms were fined for amputations.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Mar 2018
Essential guidance on driver eyesight launched
Risk & Compliance

Essential guidance on driver eyesight launched

Fleet managers are being urged to tackle poor driver vision, as Brake says untested eyesight raises collision risk for at-work drivers.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018
Reflections on the first year in the job
Risk & Compliance

Reflections on the first year in the job

WorkSafe says its push on critical risks, leadership and worker engagement is helping New Zealand edge towards a 25% injury cut by 2020.

By Michael Curreen • 6 min read • Mon, 5th Mar 2018

Global Stories

Compliance stories

The business case for SaaS migration
Software-as-a-Service

The business case for SaaS migration

Australian firms still using in-house software instead of SaaS are incurring hidden costs, warns TechnologyOne's GM of Cloud, Paul James.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 4 min read • Mon, 18th Jun 2018
Continuum acquires MSSP CARVIR, adds SIEM to cybersecurity offerings
Security Information and Event Management

Continuum acquires MSSP CARVIR, adds SIEM to cybersecurity offerings

The move extends Continuum's cybersecurity offerings and ability to enable IT service providers to meet the mounting security and compliance needs.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Jun 2018
Securing the cloud in the face of skills shortages
Gaming

Securing the cloud in the face of skills shortages

With a shortage of skills to tackle immediate cybersecurity threats, especially in the cloud, companies need to look beyond traditional methods.

By Ian Yip • 4 min read • Wed, 6th Jun 2018
Dell paves a hyperconverged path to VMware-based clouds
Virtualisation

Dell paves a hyperconverged path to VMware-based clouds

Dell has launched new hyperconverged infrastructure advancements, including the Dell EMC VxRail Appliances and VxRack SDDC Systems.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Fri, 4th May 2018
Intelligent cloud, Azure Stack, compliance - Highlights from the Auckland Azure Summit
Unified Communications

Intelligent cloud, Azure Stack, compliance - Highlights from the Auckland Azure Summit

The event featured a variety of speakers, from Microsoft heavyweights Vijay Tewari and Russell Craig, to Azure customers like BNZ, and Pageproof.

By Kai Ping Lew • 6 min read • Fri, 13th Apr 2018
70% of firms would fail a privileged account management audit
Privileged Access Management

70% of firms would fail a privileged account management audit

Firms believe privileged account management is important for security - but why are they still doing it wrong?.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Mar 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Compliance stories

ASPI demystifies Australia's 'offensive cyber' capabilities
Offensive Security

ASPI demystifies Australia's 'offensive cyber' capabilities

What does Australia's offensive cyber capabilities actually involve? It seems that many people may have the wrong idea.

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Apr 2018