Tag: Cyber security
Calling out China for cyberattacks is risky — but a lawless...
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato
The multi-country condemnation of cyber-attacks by Chinese state-sponsored agencies is a sign of increasing frustration at recent behaviour....
NZ cyber agency chief worried China hacks exploiting security weakness
RNZ News
New Zealand's cyber security agency believes China has been behind numerous hack attacks spanning years.
The government joined Western allies and Japan in calling...
SAFEnet concerned Jakarta’s virtual police unit may create ‘Orwellian state’
Asia Pacific Report
The Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) – an institution concerned with freedom of expression in the digital world – has...
Myanmar’s junta plans draconian cyber-security law to stifle dissent
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned a proposed cyber-security law in Myanmar that would organise online censorship and force social media...
Reserve Bank investigates cyber attack – latest in NZ digital breaches
By RNZ News
A cyber security expert says attacks like the latest on the Reserve Bank could be due to the type of data systems...
NZ’s cyber security centre warns more attacks likely after stock market...
ANALYSIS: By Dave Parry, Auckland University of Technology
The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) has issued a warning to all New Zealand businesses to be...
Critics see Fiji’s Online Safety Act as ‘Trojan horse’ for online...
By Mong Palatino of Global Voices
Fiji’s Online Safety Act took effect this month amid concerns that it will be used to censor the internet.
The...
Nauru faces media, security pressure ahead of Pacific Islands Forum
Nauru President Baron Waqa addressing the media before opening the Pacific Islands Forum. Video: PI Forum Secretariat
By Gia Garrick, Political Reporter of RNZ National
Regional...
Indonesia prone to cyber attacks up to the year 2025, says...
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Indonesia is predicted to be prone to cyber attacks from this year until 2025, says a media communication and technology consultant.
A.T....
Cyber ‘provocation’ Indonesian police’s biggest challenge, says Kalla
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Cyber "provocation" -- through social media -- is one of the biggest challenges being faced by the Indonesia's national police (Polri)...
Australia, Indonesia strengthen cyber-security ties but West Papua ignored
Australia and Indonesia have agreed to focus on cyber-security in their fight against terrorism and transnational crimes after a meeting in Jakarta but West...