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Police IT disaster recovery a 'very high risk area', audit reveals
Malware

Police IT disaster recovery a 'very high risk area', audit reveals

Police computer systems ill-prepared for major hack, pushing for more data powers, says audit. High risks identified. (110 characters).

By Phil Pennington, RNZ • 5 min read • Mon, 2nd Aug 2021
DHBs not included in SIS cyber security programme
Malware

DHBs not included in SIS cyber security programme

SIS won't include district health boards in information security programme despite concerns over cyber defences.

By Phil Pennington, RNZ • 2 min read • Mon, 19th Jul 2021
Police drop technology designed to predict motorists
Artificial Intelligence

Police drop technology designed to predict motorists

New Zealand police abandon algorithm to predict motorists' likelihood of getting into serious trouble on the road.

By Phil Pennington, RNZ • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jul 2021
Police using algorithms 'a huge problem' for biases, researcher says
Risk & Compliance

Police using algorithms 'a huge problem' for biases, researcher says

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

By Phil Pennington,RNZ • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jul 2021
DHBs refuse to release information on cyber security systems
Malware

DHBs refuse to release information on cyber security systems

District health boards in New Zealand refuse to release reviews of their cyber security systems, following a ransomware attack on the Waikato DHB.

By Phil Pennington, RNZ • 5 min read • Mon, 5th Jul 2021
2020 stocktake found health IT systems vulnerable to 'significant' cyber attacks
Cybersecurity

2020 stocktake found health IT systems vulnerable to 'significant' cyber attacks

Government and health boards in New Zealand were warned about the vulnerability of the country's health IT systems to significant cyber threats last year.

By Phil Pennington, RNZ • 3 min read • Wed, 26th May 2021
Police drone data risks ending up on servers Chinese government can access - reports
Drones

Police drone data risks ending up on servers Chinese government can access - reports

Police drones used in trials are at risk of data ending up in Chinese cloud servers, but benefits outweigh risks, reports say.

By Phil Pennington, RNZ • 5 min read • Thu, 13th May 2021