Rob Pope
Fake job scams on the rise
Fake job listings seem to be the latest method of tricking people out of money among the myriad of quickly-changing scams.
CERT NZ's report on the July to October quarter notes a 22 percent rise in… Audio
Scams falling through the regulatory cracks
Scams are seemingly on the rise - and they're becoming increasingly elaborate. But who takes action against the scammers? Audio
Scams falling through the regulatory cracks
Scams are seemingly on the rise - and they're becoming increasingly elaborate. But who takes action against the scammers?
AudioThe Panel with Jenni Giblin and Phil O'Reilly (Part 2)
Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Jenni Giblin and Phil O'Reilly talk to CERT about New Zealanders losing record amounts of money to scammers. Plus, they discuss mould, both in rental… Audio
NZers lost $4million to cyber scams in three months
New Zealanders lost almost four million dollars to cyber scammers between April and June this year.
The government agency that supports those affected by cyber security incidents, New Zealand's… Audio
An epic run traversing America multiple times
British ultra-athlete Rob Pope left his job to recreate Forrest Gump's fictional run, traversing America five times.The English veterinarian is the first person to complete the epic run covering… Audio, Gallery
Cyber security attacks cost NZ $3m in first three months of 2021
Cyber security attacks cost the country $3 million in the first three months of this year.
Government cyber security agency CERT NZ has today released its latest quarterly report.
It shows that more… Audio
Number of cyber attacks in NZ on the rise
The number of cyber security attacks being reported in New Zealand is on the rise, with nearly $17 million lost over the past year as a result.
The data comes from CERT NZ's annual summary for 2020… Audio
Covid-19: Government gearing up to fight vaccination scams
Government agencies are gearing up to combat a barrage of vaccine-related scams expected to hit during the Covid-19 immunisation campaign.
Other countries already rolling out vaccines have been… Audio
The security risks of working from home
As more and more people are opening their computer at home instead of entering an office, security risks are also opening up. Working from home in 2020, and certainly in 2021, has placed a renewed… Audio
There's been a big jump in the cost of cyber attacks
There's been a big jump in the cost of cyber attacks. Audio
Changing bank accounts - beware of the latest email scam
Increasing numbers of people are being defrauded out of large sums of money by scammers who hack into the email accounts of legitimate businesses.
The fraudsters monitor a business's emails, waiting… Audio
Email invoice scammers - what you need to know
The government's online fraud agency is warning people to check business invoices over the phone before paying large sums of money.
Scammers have been defrauding people of hundreds of thousands of… Audio
HTM-hell: Cyber-security threats on the rise
The number of cyber-security incidents reported in New Zealand last year more than tripled from those in 2017, with phishing and credential harvesting topping the list of breaches. The incidents were… Audio
Cyber scams on the rise
A new report by CERT NZ has found reported cyber scam and fraud are up 90 percent. Kiwis have reported hundreds of security threats in the last quarter. Audio
NZ businesses run for cover as global cyber threat spreads
The latest global cyber ransomware attack is threatening to disrupt New Zealand businesses. Rob Pope is the director of the cyber security watch dog Cert NZ, and says there hasn't been a direct attack… Audio
Government launches new national cyber security unit
Cert NZ Director Rob Pope says the new unit is unique in that it will offer guidance and assistance to all New Zealanders impacted by cyber crime. Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition 129: Spoon, Hans Zimmer, Rhian Sheehan
In this week's Pocket Edition: We talk to indie stalwarts Spoon about their 20 year back catalogue, NZ film composer Rhian Sheehan talks to German film composer Hans Zimmer about his work on… Audio
Spoon feeding you hits for 20 years
Spoon's new album Hot Thoughts is out almost twenty years after the band first started releasing their taut, tight pop songs. Alex Behan tiptoes through their back-catalogue with bass player Rob Pope.
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