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Infosec

Deepfake
Electronic Security

NZ is criminalising sexualised deepfakes – banning apps that make them should be next

June 2, 2026

If New Zealand wants to meaningfully address image-based sexual abuse in the age of generative AI, we have to go further than criminalising it, writes Cassandra Mudgway, Senior Lecturer in Law at University of Canterbury. […]

Shadow AI
Infosec

Kordia: Biggest AI cyber threat may be coming from inside your business

May 17, 2026

A quarter (24%) of New Zealand businesses say staff using AI improperly is one of their biggest cyber security challenges, according to new research from Kordia. In 2025, digital transformation and AI continued to reshape […]

Loneliness
Infosec

Weaponised Loneliness: How isolation has become a global security threat

March 26, 2026

A new report charts the rise of a global ecosystem of violent extremism, hate, and child sexual exploitation and harm, and its being driven by loneliness, writes Nicholas Dynon. Loneliness has long been treated as […]

NZ Cybersecurity Strategy
Cyber Security

Just published: New Zealand’s Cybersecurity strategy to 2030

March 10, 2026

Digitising Government New Zealand and the National Cyber Security Summit 2026, both being staged in Wellington next week, will continue the critical national conversation shaped recently by the release of the NZ Cybersecurity Strategy. The […]

Cyber Security Summit
Cyber Security

National Cyber Security Summit: Cybersecurity a strategic business risk

January 24, 2026

It’s been a busy time for New Zealand’s National Cyber Security Centre as it takes an unprecedentedly proactive posture in relation to cyber threats, a context the National Cyber Security Summit 2026 is set to […]

Converged security
Infosec

Converged Security gets an Institute. Who knew?

December 1, 2025

Writing about ‘converged security’, or ‘security convergence’, has tended to be an exercise in frustration over many years, writes Nicholas Dynon, but the emergence of a new entity has – all of a sudden – […]

LSA
Electronic Security

New Zealand breaks into the Top 40 Global Thought Leaders in Security and Life Safety list

July 20, 2025

Over half of this year’s prestigious Life Safety Alliance Top 40 listees hail from more than a dozen nations, with New Zealand making the cut for the first time. The US-based Life Safety Alliance (LSA) […]

Mel Childs
Defence

Inspiring female security leaders among 2023-24 Women in Security Awards Aotearoa winners

February 9, 2025

In support of the 2025 Women in Security Awards Aotearoa, we feature the inspirational stories behind last year’s category winners. The 21 February deadline for nominations for the 2025 Women in Security Awards Aotearoa is […]

WiSAA 2025
Defence

Call for Nominations: Women in Security Awards Aotearoa 2025

January 24, 2025

Support International Women’s Day this year by nominating a colleague for the 2025 Women in Security Awards Aotearoa. Nominations are due 21 February. International Women’s Day is coming up on 8th March, and what better […]

Cyber defences
Cyber Security

Strengthening New Zealand’s Cyber Defences in the New Security Landscape

January 13, 2025

Steve Bray, Vice President at Cloudflare ANZ, provides insights on the state of New Zealand’s cybersecurity and the critical steps businesses need to take to strengthen their defences in an increasingly volatile environment. It’s no […]

Fifth birthday
Cyber Security

New Zealand Network for Women in Security celebrates five years

October 29, 2024

The New Zealand Network for Women in Security (NZNWS), a non-profit organisation promoting the advancement of women and minorities in New Zealand’s cybersecurity industry, has celebrated its fifth anniversary. “We established the network in 2019 […]

Tegan Wedderburn
Infosec

Tegan Wedderburn receives national award for safeguarding New Zealanders online

June 26, 2024

Tegan Wedderburn has been announced as the winner of the Women in Security Awards Aotearoa (WiSAA) 2023-24 ‘Safeguarding networks and people online’ category, one of two category winners from Netsafe. Service Manager at Netsafe, Tegan […]

Supply chain
Cyber Security

Why organisations really should prioritise supply chain risk as part of their security strategy

May 23, 2024

According to cybersecurity provider Trustwave, organisations must develop strong programs to manage supply chain risks, both known and unknown, and prioritise their most critical assets. Supply chain attacks exploit vulnerabilities in the network of suppliers, […]

Ransomware
Cyber Security

65% of financial industry organisations suffered ransomware damage in 2023

May 15, 2024

Although ransomware attacks dropped globally by 36% to 317.6 million in 2023, the financial industry is still plagued by malicious software, according to new data. According to data compiled by Stocklytics.com, almost 65% of financial […]

WiSAA
Defence

Above and beyond: Women in Security Awards Aotearoa finalists announced!

April 12, 2024

Shortlist of finalists for the 2023-24 Women in Security Awards Aotearoa a who’s who of women in defence, law enforcement, and security who have gone above and beyond to protect New Zealanders. The New Zealand […]

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