A special guest blog from Jon Duffy, Head of Trust and Safety at Trade Me and NetSafe Board Member.

Trade Me is a great place to find deals on all sorts of odds and ends. I myself recently found a genuine 1980s red and white cricket vest for a staggeringly low $12.00. I am now ready [...]

The AVG/NetSafe research highlights useful details about NZ computer security – including the need to educate the public, identify cost effective ways for users to secure their machines, and point out how the low rates of basic security may produce a powder-keg situation for computer compromise in NZ.

I love awards ceremonies. I can’t get enough of them. Tony’s, Aria’s Bafta’s, MTV EMA’s, Golden Globes, Tui’s, love them all. Love them so much I named one of my children Oscar.
It’s not the red carpet, it’s not what [or rather who] people are wearing, because I don’t enjoy all the other celebrity at home [...]

Computer security experts often scoff at consumer security products. They point out that consumer level security software is no match for a dedicated hacker.
Are computer security experts just justifying high incomes by positioning computer security beyond the realms of the average home user, or are they fundamentally right? If consumer security products don’t work, should people even bother to [...]

A week spent learning the latest cyber security techniques is well worth the investment when it comes to recent technology news

Hard on the heels of news that 46% of New Zealanders purchase items online, the Australian Media Communications Authority (ACMA) have released an e-commerce report that looks at online purchasing habits of Australians. The ACMA research divides adults into five sub categories and then looks at the levels of six categories of online e-commerce activities for each – and [...]

As we approach the consumer craziness that is Christmas, the NetSafe crew are conscious of the computer security issues that can crop up at this time to make the silly season that little bit sillier…
I thought I might do a rolling blog post to get a sense of what the research tells us about the [...]

It is a good time to think about Facebook specific security strategies in light of the recent pornography spam attack.

A look at how state sponsored cyber warfare might produce collateral damage.

Christmas decorations are up in Newmarket and present lists are being made. (iPad please Santa).
It is really tempting to procure those ‘bargains’ from online websites – but please be very wary. There are lots of legitimate sites for your purchases and also hundreds of scams. For example the website Alibaba.com has thousands [...]