The number of New Zealanders falling victim to scams is rising More New Zealanders will have access to face-to-face learning to improve their digital skills through three community partnerships announced today by the Bank of New Zealand (BNZ). BNZ is proud to be partnering with Arataki Systems, 360 Tautua Trust,…
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Healthy BDA spending across various industries in A/NZ Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) spending on BDA solutions captured a net spend of $US5.5 billion in 2022 and is expected to register a compounded annual growth rate of 13.3 per cent (2021-2026). The rising capacity for digitization emphasis better control on data,…
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Businesses increasingly need to be able to adapt to the changing nature of cyberattacks Businesses across Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) continue to be targeted by cybercriminals as technology advances and attacks become increasingly sophisticated. Australia saw one cybercrime report every eight minutes in 2020-21, equating to a 13 per…
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Regional based infrastructure will allow customers to run workloads and store data in New Zealand. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced plans to open an infrastructure region in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2024. The new AWS Asia Pacific (Auckland) Region will consist of three Availability Zones (AZs) and join the existing 81…
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Recent milder DDoS cyber compared to 2020. A recent cyberattack – which affected ANZ, Kiwibank, NZ Post, and possibly MetService – were distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Such attacks were unsophisticated and the effect appears limited, according to a number of media sources. These attacks were milder compared to…
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High-profile cyber incidents reinforce cyber risks in supply chains. The New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has developed resources to help business leaders and cyber security professionals better understand and manage the cyber security risks in supply chains. NCSC Director Lisa Fong said the recent…
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Accelerate the growth of new digital capabilities and scale digital innovation for enterprises and workers. New Zealand telecommunication company Spark has switched on 5G in Te Awamutu and New Plymouth, the latest locations in its nationwide rollout of the next generation of mobile technology. As New Zealand continues to experience…
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Greener delivery of 5G, video streaming and cloud services. Vodafone New Zealand plans to deploy 800G technology, enabling extremely high data capacity, transmission, and speeds. Using Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) coherent optics between its data centres in Auckland, Vodafone will support growing, yet constantly fluctuating, demands for digital services…
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Technology has transformed the healthcare sector. While patient outcomes continue to be the primary focus for healthcare organisations, the foundations of the industry now centre around technology infrastructure and data. As a result, healthcare IT administrators are on the frontline of patient experience. Healthcare organisations like Canopy Cancer Care in New Zealand, relies…
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Accelerate growth of digital transformation Microsoft plans to establish its first datacentre region in New Zealand and will be the latest addition to its existing datacentre portfolio in 60 other regions, with Microsoft Azure being available in over 140 countries. The vendor plans to also continue its investments in new solutions that support both New Zealand and Microsoft’s sustainability goals and add support for educational skilling programs. Vanessa Sorenson, general manager, Microsoft…
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