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The Commerce Commission wants to see an improvement in the quality of retail services offered by the telecommunications industry.>>

Kiwi bank and ANZ along with New Zealand Post, Inland Revenue and Metservice all experienced blacks-out due to a cyber-attack earlier today. >>

Internet infrastructure provider Vocus has confirmed it was hit with a DDoS attack which took its internet down for about an hour today, affecting people across the country.>>

A clutch of well known artists and entertainers are joining a new tech company's digital marketplace to sell ownership tokens for their works or their time.>>

The Commerce Commission wants to see improvements to the telecommunications dispute resolution scheme (TDRS) in order to deliver better results for consumers and the industry.>>

Intelligence systems meant to back up investigations into identity fraud, money laundering and other threats became so degraded at the Department of Internal Affairs that most staff avoided using them.>>

Kiwis are increasingly turning to online mental health services for support as they grapple with the uncertainty brought on by the lockdown.>>

Police computer systems have been ill-prepared to cope with a disaster like a major hack. >>

Consumer advocates say the time is right to allow individuals and companies greater access to the data that is held about them, but warn privacy issues, impacts for Māori and what the new law actually covers need to be considered carefully.>>

The first mobile phone call was made 75 years ago, in a car. How has technology changed since then and what does the future of communication technology look like?>>

The SIS is not seeking to have district health boards included in a programme where it sets out what agencies must do to cope with information security threats. >>

The first report from police on safe use of computer algorithms behind their high-tech crimefighting tools reveals they were developing one to predict motorists' likelihood of getting into serious trouble on the road in the next three years.>>

A researcher is worried the proliferation of crime-fighting computer algorithms will only make ingrained police bias against Māori worse. >>

Tech-savvy New Zealanders are effectively locking others out of managed isolation and quarantine booking systems by using a computer programming code to snap up available spots within seconds. >>

Schools are offline and more than 100 North Island kindergartens have reverted to pen and paper due to a major international ransomware hit.>>

Leading technology company Datacom Group has nearly doubled its profit on the back of a large revenue gain driven by increasing demand for digital services. >>

The country's district health boards are refusing to release reviews done of their cyber security systems, seven weeks after the Waikato DHB was struck by ransomware attackers.>>

IT specialists are warning the full extent of the harm done in the latest big ransomware attack is yet to emerge. >>

CertNZ is warning New Zealand organisations using Kaseya VSA software to manage their IT infrastructure they may be at risk of an attack by a Russian-based ransomware.>>

Wellington-based investment manager Morrison & Co is part of a group buying 49 percent of Australian telecommunication giant Telstra's mobile towers business.>>

Waikato District Health Board will not be fined for patient data being hacked, but it may face liability if harm is caused from it, the Privacy Commissioner says. >>

A digital revolution is transforming the investment scene, but throwing up issues of security. >>

Cybercrime is on the rise but New Zealand's response to it is fragmented and victims rarely get justice. In the wake of the Waikato District Health Board ransomware attack, Anusha Bradley asks how we can better help and protect cybercrime victims.>>

The Department of Internal Affairs has given up on running a single investigation and intelligence system after years of trying to set one up. >>