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Twitter versus trolls: Are they doing enough?
Social Media

Twitter versus trolls: Are they doing enough?

Twitter intensifies battle against trolling with new safety measures, but is it enough to curb the rampant online abuse that haunts the platform?.

By Darin Stewart • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Feb 2017
Entrust your cyber security secrets to a safe pair of hands
Malware

Entrust your cyber security secrets to a safe pair of hands

Imagine, if you will, that your security is flawless, and not a single other person can access your sensitive accounts or information.

By Lisa Myers • 4 min read • Fri, 10th Feb 2017
With ever-shifting sands, knowledge is the ultimate power in cyber security
Breach Prevention

With ever-shifting sands, knowledge is the ultimate power in cyber security

Hackers are like burglars targeting vulnerable homes: they look for easy access and attack the least protected targets first. #cybersecurity.

By Paul W. Poteete • 5 min read • Tue, 7th Feb 2017
Ransomware: Key insights from infosec experts
Malware

Ransomware: Key insights from infosec experts

Take ransomware. What does it entail? Does it even matter – will it ever actually affect you? It'll vanish as quickly as it appeared, right? Wrong.

By Welivesecurity • 4 min read • Tue, 7th Feb 2017
Will 2017 be the year that IoT threats go mainstream?
Distributed Denial of Service

Will 2017 be the year that IoT threats go mainstream?

From a security perspective IoT devices are fundamentally flawed. And the bad guys are getting pretty good at exploiting them.

By Ed Cabrera • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Feb 2017
Google's new generation of Chromebooks, designed for students and educators
Google

Google's new generation of Chromebooks, designed for students and educators

Chromebooks, the device of choice for educators, are set to get new features including stylus capabilities and world-facing cameras.

By Naveen Viswanatha • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Feb 2017
Interaction data key to improving university student success
Data Analytics

Interaction data key to improving university student success

The burning question remains as a new academic year dawns – how can universities make engagement more meaningful and improve student outcomes?.

By Jon Baldwin • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Jan 2017
Apple issues security patches for…just about everything
Cybersecurity

Apple issues security patches for…just about everything

Apple rolls out sweeping security updates, plugging flaws in everything from iOS to iCloud. Users urged to patch swiftly.

By Graham Cluley • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Jan 2017
Toontastic 3D: a playful storytelling app for kids
Google

Toontastic 3D: a playful storytelling app for kids

Today's digital devices and tools offer amazing opportunities for kids to imagine, invent and explore with technology.

By Google for Education • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Jan 2017
Beware! New WhatsApp scam offering “free internet without Wi-Fi”
Email Security

Beware! New WhatsApp scam offering “free internet without Wi-Fi”

WhatsApp keeps on increasing, with deceptive campaigns coming up with with novel ways of luring in victims. Today we will show you a new example.

By Lucas Paus • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Jan 2017
New WhatsApp scam offering free internet without Wi-Fi
Email Security

New WhatsApp scam offering free internet without Wi-Fi

Beware the latest WhatsApp scam: promises of free internet sans Wi-Fi entice users, but the magic on offer is just cyber trickery.

By Lucas Paus • 2 min read • Thu, 12th Jan 2017
What to expect from cyber attacks in 2017
Malware

What to expect from cyber attacks in 2017

Attackers are increasingly utilising non-malware attacks in an effort to remain undetected on organisations' endpoints.

By Ben Jonhson • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Jan 2017
Tips this holidays to protect kids from cyberbullying
Facebook

Tips this holidays to protect kids from cyberbullying

A lot of kids and parents ignore online bullying through fear of the unknown or due to the fact they don't consider it to 'real' if they can't see it.

By Mia Garlick • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Dec 2016
Smartphones are becoming key controllers of our lives
Surveillance

Smartphones are becoming key controllers of our lives

We can unlock our homes, disable our security system & turn the lights on using our smartphones. Useful, but it also gives rise to security concerns.

By Alex Talevski • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Dec 2016
The momentum of equity crowdfunding in NZ
Crowdfunding

The momentum of equity crowdfunding in NZ

The New Zealand government has been an early mover in enabling regulation for equity-based alternative finance activities.

By Chris Gilbert • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Dec 2016
What the big Eftpos switch means for consumers
Marketing Technologies

What the big Eftpos switch means for consumers

New Zealand's biggest technology 'switch-over' since the demise of analogue TV is on its way, and the change is good news for consumers.

By Bradley Gerdis • 4 min read • Mon, 28th Nov 2016
Digital tools still need to work with analog brains
EduTech

Digital tools still need to work with analog brains

Research suggests that there are significant educational benefits to some old-fashioned analogue skill sets that can be critical to the way we think.

By Al Blake • 3 min read • Mon, 21st Nov 2016
Facebook inspired to do more with social platform
Facebook

Facebook inspired to do more with social platform

While it's still very early in this journey, we're inspired by the good our community already does and we are committed to doing more to help people.

By Naomi Gleit • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Nov 2016
Launching tomorrow's young entrepreneurs
Fintech

Launching tomorrow's young entrepreneurs

It is important for students to do something real, whether this is an internship, a project for a business, or to work on their own start-up venture.

By Dr Rachel Wright • 5 min read • Fri, 11th Nov 2016