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Interview: Ivanti 'gets serious' about Kiwi market
Cybersecurity

Interview: Ivanti 'gets serious' about Kiwi market

After opening its first NZ office and signing Duo, Ivanti's Michael Bosnar outlines his plans and the security and ITAM opportunities for resellers.

By Heather Wright • 6 min read • Fri, 8th Sep 2017
Police & NZ Cricket among winners at annual RiskNZ awards
Risk & Compliance

Police & NZ Cricket among winners at annual RiskNZ awards

New Zealand Cricket introduced a number of ideas to strengthen its risk management, including tying a risk register to its strategic plan.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 22nd Aug 2017
Christchurch: Spark & Ministry of Justice team up to deploy cloud tech
Cloud Services

Christchurch: Spark & Ministry of Justice team up to deploy cloud tech

Christchurch's new Justice Precinct partners with Spark for state-of-the-art cloud tech, ensuring seamless inter-agency connectivity.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 1st May 2017
A triumph for cyber security: New Zealand's CERT team has finally been launched
Cybersecurity

A triumph for cyber security: New Zealand's CERT team has finally been launched

New Zealand escalates cyber defence with the launch of CERT NZ, a pinnacle move in safeguarding against digital threats.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Apr 2017
Interactive videos help foster healthy relationships
eLearning

Interactive videos help foster healthy relationships

Palmerston North's Awatapu College pioneers interactive programme to teach students about healthy relationships and consent.

By Rebecca Wood • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Apr 2017
Widening loss for Dimension Data NZ; reduction in $100k-plus staff numbers
Unified Communications

Widening loss for Dimension Data NZ; reduction in $100k-plus staff numbers

Dimension Data's New Zealand operations have recorded a widening loss and decreased revenue for its latest financial year.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 4th Apr 2017
Police to launch non-emergency 24/7 phone number
Unified Communications

Police to launch non-emergency 24/7 phone number

New Zealand Police introduce round-the-clock non-emergency phone service to improve connection and trust with the public.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
Jo Healey exits Dimension Data's top NZ role; acting country manager appointed
IT services

Jo Healey exits Dimension Data's top NZ role; acting country manager appointed

Dimension Data New Zealand boss Jo Healey has resigned after two years in the job with an acting country manager appointed.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Feb 2017
At it again: Scammers targeting Kiwi elderly
Email Security

At it again: Scammers targeting Kiwi elderly

In some cases, the caller had threatened to immediately disconnect their power if payment was not made immediately.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Feb 2017
NZ school bomb scare: No real threat, overseas calls
Email Security

NZ school bomb scare: No real threat, overseas calls

New Zealand Police confirm bomb threats made to schools were from overseas and pose no actual threat. Evacuations were precautionary.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Mon, 5th Dec 2016
Fraud Awareness Week: Spread the word, because we're all targets now
Phishing

Fraud Awareness Week: Spread the word, because we're all targets now

This week has been 2016 International Fraud Awareness Week. We must educate everyone we know, because we're all targets now.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Fri, 18th Nov 2016
NZ Police extend Dimension Data partnership
Dimension Data

NZ Police extend Dimension Data partnership

The extended partnership builds on the work Dimension Data is already doing with NZ Police across networking and other key programmes of work.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 2nd Nov 2016
Overseas money laundering scam targeting Kiwis, Police warn
Email Security

Overseas money laundering scam targeting Kiwis, Police warn

Police are warning the public of a money laundering scam where victims are being asked to move money for offenders via online contact or cold calls.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Fri, 13th May 2016

Global Stories

New Zealand Police stories

Kim Dotcom film up for best documentary at Asia-Pacific Screen Awards
Film

Kim Dotcom film up for best documentary at Asia-Pacific Screen Awards

A film about entrepreneur and former MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom is up for best documentary at this year's Asia-Pacific Screen Awards.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Nov 2017
Caught in the Web: Kim Dotcom documentary to screen at NZ Film Festival
Megaupload

Caught in the Web: Kim Dotcom documentary to screen at NZ Film Festival

Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web explores the story of internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and his legal battles with the US government.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Mon, 17th Jul 2017
Snap maps or Snap stalk? New Zealand police raise concern over the app's new feature
Apps

Snap maps or Snap stalk? New Zealand police raise concern over the app's new feature

In an update last week Snapchat introduced a map feature that allows users track other people's locations in real time.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Jun 2017
Public will have access to NZ Police online crime data
Data Analytics

Public will have access to NZ Police online crime data

The New Zealand Police are set to launch a new online crime data reporting tool, making crime data easily accessible to the public.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 15th Nov 2016
Certus builds digital business services with Core Technology buy
Endpoint Protection

Certus builds digital business services with Core Technology buy

IBM systems integrator Certus Solutions snaps up Kiwi consultancy Core Technology to bulk out its digital business services offerings.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Jan 2016