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    NZ's Cyber Security Emergency Response Plan

  1. What is NZ's Cyber Security Emergency Response Plan?
    Security Brief (NZ), November 3, 2021
  2. What is NZ's Cyber Security Emergency Response Plan?
    IT Brief (NZ), November 3, 2021
  3. What is NZ's Cyber Security Emergency Response Plan?
    e-Commerce News (NZ), November 3, 2021
  4. What is NZ's Cyber Security Emergency Response Plan?
    Future Five (NZ), November 3, 2021

    5. Making Cyberspace A Safer Place

  5. How secure is online data?
    inSCight, October 23, 2021
  6. Making Cyberspace A Safer Place
    News and Opinion, The University of Auckland, October 23, 2021

    7. The Biggest Cyberattacks of 2021 in New Zealand

  7. The biggest cyber-attacks of 2021 in New Zealand
    National Cyber Security News Today, October 5, 2021
  8. The biggest cyber-attacks of 2021 in New Zealand
    Security Brief (NZ), October 5, 2021
  9. The biggest cyber-attacks of 2021 in New Zealand
    IT Brief (NZ), October 5, 2021
  10. The biggest cyber-attacks of 2021 in New Zealand
    e-Commerce News (NZ), October 5, 2021

    11. DDoS Attacks on NZ Organisations

  11. Understanding DDoS cyber attacks – Expert Reaction
    Science Media Centre (NZ), September 15, 2021
  12. Understanding DDoS cyber attacks – Expert Reaction
    Scoop (NZ), September 15, 2021
  13. Kiwibank offers fee refunds to customers
    Stuff (NZ), September 15, 2021
  14. Kiwis lockdown workday disrupted by cyber attack
    1News TVNZ, September 3, 2021
  15. Kiwis lockdown Friday workday disrupted by cyber attack
    RNZ (Radio New Zealand), September 3, 2021
  16. Kiwi lockdown Friday workday disrupted by cyberattack
    UK Time News, September 3, 2021

    17. Waikato DHB Ransomware Cyberattack

  17. A cyberattack lesson from Waikato DHB
    Newsroom, June 21, 2021
  18. A cyberattack lesson from Waikato DHB
    News and Opinion, The University of Auckland, June 21, 2021

    19. Growing Scams Ripping Off Kiwis

  19. The scams duping victims out of their hard-earned money
    Stuff (NZ), June 12, 2021

    20. A Cyberattack on Iranian Nuclear Facility Causing Blackout

  20. Stuxnet and recent cyberattack causing blackout
    Magic Nights with Graeme Hill, April 12, 2021

    21. Secure Digital Voting in NZ

  21. Is digital voting secure enough for national elections?
    Kaspersky, October 2020

    22. New Zealand's Stock Exchange: Cyber Attacks and Cybersecurity

  22. Time to drop the “she’ll be right” attitude
    Industrial Safety News, December 7, 2020
  23. Who was behind the NZX attacks? A broad outline emerges
    NZ Herald, September 10, 2020
  24. Australian shares end near 1-month lows, dire GDP data eyed
    Reuters, September 1, 2020
  25. NZX cyber attacks: Computer expert calls for a global crackdown on digital crimes
    Newshub (NZ), September 1, 2020
  26. Lessons learned from cyberattacks (Audio from 0'7'')
    Newstalk ZB (NZ), September 1, 2020
  27. New Zealand stock exchange hacks: who is behind them and why now? Explainer
    The Guardian, September 1, 2020
  28. NZX website woes continue with main site crashing after successful morning
    Stuff (NZ), September 1, 2020
  29. Cyber attack campaign warning – Expert Reaction
    Science Media Centre (NZ), August 31, 2020
  30. Mitigation to prevent cyberattacks (Audio from 1'59'')
    Newstalk ZB (NZ) Afternoon, August 29, 2020
  31. New Zealand needs to be better prepared for cyberattacks (Audio from 1'56'')
    Newstalk ZB (NZ) Morning, August 29, 2020
  32. Trading on NZX disrupted... Dr Rizwan Asghar of the School of Computer Science at the University of Auckland explains the impact it has had (Podcast from 13'27'')
    BBC World Business Report (a daily programme on BBC World Service radio, which broadcasts to 20m people in English weekly), August 28, 2020
  33. New Zealand bourse resumes trade after cyber attacks, government activates security systems
    Reuters, August 28, 2020
  34. Spooks called in as cyberattacks again halt NZ stock exchange
    Yahoo News (via AFP), August 28, 2020
  35. New Zealand Bourse Resumes Trade After Cyber Attacks, Government Activates Security Systems
    The New York Times, August 27, 2020
  36. New Zealand Bourse Resumes Trade After Cyber Attacks, Government Activates Security Systems
    U.S.News, August 27, 2020
  37. Serious cyber-attack on NZX could have been ‘easily avoided’ - expert (Video)
    1News TVNZ, August 26, 2020
  38. NZX comes under another cyber attack (Audio - 2'05'')
    Midday Report, RNZ (Radio New Zealand), August 26, 2020
  39. NZX down again after another cyber attack
    Evening, RNZ (Radio New Zealand), August 26, 2020
  40. NZX down in second day of complex attack
    BusinessDesk (NZ), August 26, 2020
  41. NZX resumes trading after second cyber attack
    Stuff (NZ), August 26, 2020

    42. Introducing Research Groups

  42. Introducing the Cybersecurity Research Group
    LinkedIn, September 15, 2020
  43. Introducing the Computing Education and Learning Technology (CELT) Research Group
    LinkedIn, September 2, 2020
  44. Introducing Computer Networks, Internet and Mobile Computing Research
    LinkedIn, July 22, 2020

    45. Contact Tracing and Privacy

  45. Covid-19 and the privacy trade-off
    Newsroom, May 22, 2020
  46. Covid-19 and the privacy trade-off
    News and Opinion, The University of Auckland, May 22, 2020

    47. Online Voting for Kiwis

  47. Are we ready for Online Voting? (Audio - 17'51'')
    RNZ (Radio New Zealand), November 13, 2019
  48. Is Aotearoa ready for online voting?
    Newsroom, November 11, 2019
  49. Is Aotearoa ready for online voting?
    News and Opinion, The University of Auckland, November 11, 2019

    50. Online Scams in NZ

  50. Want protection from online scams? Try these tips
    Newsroom, April 18, 2019
  51. Tips for protection from online scams
    News and Opinion, The University of Auckland, April 18, 2019

    52. Cyberattacks, Cybersecurity, and Aotearoa New Zealand

  52. Cyberattack, cybersecurity and protecting New Zealand
    DEMM Engineering & Manufacturing Magazine, May 8, 2019
  53. Cyberattacks, cybersecurity and protection
    Newsroom, September 21, 2018
  54. Cyberattack, cybersecurity and protecting NZ
    News and Opinion, The University of Auckland, September 21, 2018
  55. Take 10 with... Rizwan Asghar
    Faculty of Science, The University of Auckland, April 2018

    56. eConsent: Precision Driven Health (PDH)

  56. Dynamic Consent
    Orion Health, October 25, 2017

    57. Social Media: An Open Target

  57. Social media open target for scammers: Experts
    Te Waha Nui, October 19, 2016

    58. Oblivion

  58. Computer Science graduates return for Alumni Showcase
    Faculty of Science, The University of Auckland, October 15, 2016
  59. Pakistani researcher develops software that can erase unwanted information from internet faster than Google
    Tribune (PK), November 11, 2015
  60. Pakistani engineer develops a software that can erase you from internet even quicker than Google
    Daily Pakistan, August 11, 2015
  61. Pakistani Researcher develops a software that can erase you off Internet faster than Google
    Tech Juice (PK), August 11, 2015
  62. Kiwi sends online footprint into 'Oblivion' (Video)
    3 News (NZ), August 10, 2015
  63. How to wipe yourself off the Internet
    NZ Herald, August 2, 2015
  64. Could the 'Right to be Forgotten' become automated? Oblivion software could help Google remove hundreds of people from the web in seconds
    Daily Mail (UK), June 26, 2015
  65. 'Oblivion' Is the Software That Could Automate the 'Right to Be Forgotten'
    Motherboard, June 22, 2015


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