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Upsurge in Kiwis hit by 'ransomware'

NetSafe CEO Martin Cocker
Chris Keall | Monday February 18, 2013 | 4 comments

If your PC gets hijacked by hackers, don't pay up, watchdog warns.

"Test your backups periodically by restoring the data and comparing it to the source."

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Cyber crime costs Kiwis $625m/year, new security tips site launched

NetSafe's Martin Cocker
NBR staff | Monday June 11, 2012 | 2 comments

NetSafe, government launch NZ's first Cyber Security Awareness Week.

First school receives an infringement notice – report

Alex Walls | Friday November 25, 2011 | 2 comments

UPDATED:  A report on Twitter says a New Zealand school has received its first infringement notice.

ZOMBIE COMPUTERS! Or, 55,000 compromised computers in NZ

Alex Walls | Friday October 14, 2011 | 3 comments

Now that we’ve got your attention…a Statistics New Zealand national ISP survey showed that about 55,000 New Zealand computers were compromised, says NetSafe.

Cold calling scam gaining momentum - NetSafe

NBR stasff | Thursday October 28, 2010 | 8 comments

NetSafe - a non-profit whose backers include the Ministry of Education and InternetNZ - today warns of a scam that is gaining momentum in New Zealand.

Local Twitter accounts hacked

Kelly Gregor | Friday November 13, 2009 | 6 comments

Hundreds of Kiwis have had their Twitter accounts hacked over the past several days but this is not confined to New Zealand, local online security provider Netsafe says.