Ransomware

Ransomware attacks are becoming more sophisticated and they're growing in number - there were 64 cases reported to government agency CERT last year. Over half of reported cases to CERT were at the end… Audio

Cyber-security expert Tony Grasso looks at a new survey of what keeps companies' IT security teams up at night...with ransomware and phishing attacks top of the list. Audio

Tech correspondent Paul Matthews looks at government work on a digital strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand, and has recently released a proposed structure and discussion document. So what are the… Audio

Ransomware attacks are not a new phenomenon, but they have increased exponentially since the beginning of the pandemic. Bryce Webster-Jacobsen is the Director of Intelligence for Virginia-based… Audio

A government cyber security agency is seeing an increasing number of attacks with hackers attempting to exploit system weaknesses for money.

Nadia Yousef is CERT NZ's manager of Incident Response.

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Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about the GCHQ chief's warning of the West's facing a "moment of reckoning" over cybersecurity, and the need for countries like the UK to… Audio

Cyber crime is continuing to rise. Last year, the government received 5712 reports of cyber incidents which cost mostly small businesses $14.2 million. NZ Tech chief Graeme Muller offers the top three… Audio

Technology commentator Paul Spain is back to talk to Karyn about some of the big stories in technology news as the week kicks off.  Audio

Fabian Wosar of NZ business Emsisoft is a renowned ransomware expert, helping schools, charities, businesses and individuals deal with the multi billion dollar problem. This malicious code is… Audio

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

The global cyber-attack that is now starting to be felt in New Zelanad may have started via corrupted updates on a piece of accountancy software. Ryan Kalembar is the senior vice president of… Audio

A ransomware attack rolling out across the globe has affected Australian offices of global companies. International law firm DLA Piper has told Australian employees it has been the victim of a "major… Audio

This week, Google's offerings from its annual I/O developer conference; the latest fallout from the WannaCry ransomware attack; and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) votes 2:1 to overturn… Audio