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New Zealand unifies cyber incident reporting under single platform

New Zealand unites cyber incident reporting under one platform by merging CERT NZ with NCSC, enhancing support across individuals and businesses nationwide.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Jul 2025

Data Protection

Four tips to protect your business from cybercriminals

As cybercriminals evolve, businesses must bolster their defences. This Cyber Security Awareness Month, discover four key tips to keep your business safe.

By Mark Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Sep 2024

Data Protection

2023 a year of cyber concerns

Small businesses are especially exposed as phishing and fraud reports rise, with CERT NZ logging 2,069 cybercrimes in one quarter.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Feb 2023

Strategy

NZ's Cyber Resilience Framework to be evolving and potentially automated

The government's already putting $2.4 million into the Cyber Resilience Framework in its initial stages, what is it and why is it important?.

By Jessie Chiang • 6 min read • Wed, 17th Aug 2022

Open source

CERT NZ helps open source community with upgrade of Samba

A collaboration between CERT NZ, Catalyst and the open source community has created a major update for Samba, making it more secure.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Wed, 27th Jul 2022

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Could New Zealanders initiate a cyber attack from within?

The threat landscape is significantly increasing worldwide, and the opportunities it presents are a growing concern in Aotearoa.

By Zach Thompson • 6 min read • Fri, 27th May 2022

Malware

CERT NZ releases first Cyber Security Insights for 2022

CERT NZ has released Quarter One: Cyber Security Insights 2022, which offers an overview of reports about cybersecurity incidents affecting New Zealanders.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Wed, 25th May 2022

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

How prepared is Aotearoa for a major cybersecurity breach?

Because of the digital world we now live in, the risk of cyber attacks means that geography is no longer enough to distance ourselves from tensions overseas.

By Zach Thompson • 9 min read • Fri, 1st Apr 2022

Phishing

COVID-19 and cybersecurity: Technology and risk in Aotearoa

Scammers are using COVID-19 to exploit New Zealanders' personal information and financial details, warns cybersecurity agency Netsafe.

By Mitchell Hageman • 8 min read • Fri, 25th Mar 2022

Cybersecurity

How safe is New Zealand's disabled community online?

New Zealand invests over $75m in cybersecurity for health system amid growing cyber threats and questions arise over online safety for disabled individuals.

By Zach Thompson • 7 min read • Tue, 22nd Mar 2022

Global Stories

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Semiconductors

Fiji partners with Borderless CS to boost cybersecurity governance

Fiji partners with Borderless CS to enhance cybersecurity governance and strengthen digital resilience through strategic talks on national frameworks and education.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Jun 2025

Firewalls

Cohesity expands cyber resilience with new IR partners

Cohesity is boosting its Cyber Event Response Team services by partnering with firms like Palo Alto Networks and Sophos to enhance cyber resilience for clients.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 10th Jan 2025

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Cybersecurity firm Group-IB tracks major new threat actor GambleForce

Threat actor GambleForce has struck 24 organisations in 8 countries in 3 months, exploiting SQL vulnerabilities to steal sensitive data.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Dec 2023

Endpoint Protection

Group-IB warns of rising Android Trojan threat in APAC

Group-IB warns of rising cyber threats in Asia-Pacific, with advanced Android Trojan GoldDigger targeting Vietnamese banking apps.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Oct 2023

Government

New Zealand takes major step in cybersecurity with integrated agency formation

New Zealand's CERT NZ and NCSC have joined forces to create a lead operational cyber security agency, similar to those in Australia, the UK, and Canada.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Thu, 31st Aug 2023

Data Protection

Claroty uncovers vulnerabilities in Akuvox intercom system

Claroty has uncovered 13 vulnerabilities in the Akuvox E11 smart intercom system, making the camera and microphone vulnerable and compromising video and images.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Mar 2023