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 [...]

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 of products [...]

The British Foreign Office recently hosted the London Conference on Cyberspace which aimed to “launch a more focused and inclusive dialogue between key cyberspace actors from across the world including from government, industry and civil society”.  In fact, more than 700 delegates representing over 60 countries attended. I attended in support of the New Zealand delegation. [...]

Removing abusive content from Facebook NetSafe has had numerous calls from schools recently regarding Facebook pages with abusive content which are linked to schools and contain anonymous posts as well as identifiable student posts. These pages violate a number of FB terms 3. Safety 6. You will not bully, intimidate, or harass any user. 7. [...]

Stay tuned: NetSafe, the new National Cyber Security Centre and a range of partners are hard at work on a new national education and awareness programme to build on New Zealand’s cyber security capabilities

NetSafe, New Zealand’s internet safety and security organisation, is marking the first anniversary of their ‘Online Reporting Button’ website (www.theorb.org.nz) this week

This week has seen several major media stories about large companies suffering data losses. Here’s how Kiwis can protect against identity fraud and theft online

Smartphone security and privacy concerns have gone mainstream with news that the iPhone logs your location and reports back to Apple. What can this data be used for, who has access to it and should you care?