Security News

New Zealand’s “hacked” budget was found on a website
2019-05-30 12:07

Police close their investigation, concluding that New Zealand's "wellbeing" budget wasn't hacked.

New Zealand Says Budget Leak Was Bungled, Not Hacked
2019-05-30 09:30

A security breach that led to the premature release of New Zealand's budget resulted from an online bungle, not a sophisticated cyberattack as originally claimed, red-faced officials admitted...

Cyberattack Hits New Zealand Budget
2019-05-30 00:22

The New Zealand government said Wednesday that a "systematic" and "deliberate" cyberattack was behind an embarrassing leak of secret finance documents ahead of this week's budget. Treasury...

Friday Squid Blogging: New Squid Species off the New Zealand Coast
2019-04-19 21:27

There's a new diversity of species. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here....

New Zealand Halts Huawei From 5G Upgrade Over Security Fears
2018-11-28 12:29

New Zealand's international spy agency on Wednesday halted mobile company Spark from using Huawei equipment in its planned 5G upgrade, saying it posed a "significant network security risk." read more

New Zealand school on naughty step after ransomware failure
2018-08-02 00:45

Fortinet to lock the stable door, horse heads for horizon A Kiwi high school has learned the “don't click on the link” lesson the hard way, with a ransomware attack locking down its student's course work.…

A 50-Foot Squid Has Not been Found in New Zealand (Schneier on Security)
2016-12-03 00:18

A 50-foot squid has not been found in New Zealand. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered....

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Not Killing New Zealand Sea Lions (Schneier on Security)
2016-08-12 21:02

Experts are blaming bacteria, not squid nets....