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What is two factor authentication and why should you use it?
Netsafe

What is two factor authentication and why should you use it?

NetSafe says two-factor authentication can boost a user's security by simply requiring something they know and something they have.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 8th Mar 2016
Backing up your data and devices for a swift recovery
Netsafe

Backing up your data and devices for a swift recovery

Learn how to create a backup policy that works for you in the real world, reflects how important your data is and the risks you're prepared to accept.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Feb 2016
Sexting: Is your kid doing it?
Netsafe

Sexting: Is your kid doing it?

Sexting is the top concern for New Zealand parents, with the topic becoming the most-viewed on Vodafone's digi-parenting.co.nz site.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Feb 2016

Stories from Other Regions

We can stop our students being harmed by 'Blue Whale'
Netsafe

We can stop our students being harmed by 'Blue Whale'

Dangerous online game threatens young people in New Zealand, schools urged to defend against it. Blue Whale linked to self-harm and suicide.

By Matthew Bain • 4 min read • Tue, 16th May 2017
Scammers targeting Kiwis again, this time courtesy of Countdown
Netsafe

Scammers targeting Kiwis again, this time courtesy of Countdown

Countdown warns Kiwi consumers of a surge in scam emails claiming recipients have won Countdown vouchers or confirming orders they haven't placed.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 20th Mar 2017
Unsupervised: Are Kiwi high schoolers safe online?
Netsafe

Unsupervised: Are Kiwi high schoolers safe online?

More than half of NZ high school students unsupervised online outside school, says University of Auckland study.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 15th Mar 2017
Kiwi parents concerned over kids' daily internet fix
Netsafe

Kiwi parents concerned over kids' daily internet fix

In a sign of how prevalent life online is, 61% of parents revealed that their pre-school children are now getting a daily fix of internet.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 8th Feb 2017
Positives outweigh internet risks, survey finds
Netsafe

Positives outweigh internet risks, survey finds

Despite fears, 89% of Kiwis find the internet's boons top its banes, InternetNZ survey reveals on Safer Internet Day.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Feb 2017
Fresh wave of scammers posing as Microsoft employees
Netsafe

Fresh wave of scammers posing as Microsoft employees

Microsoft and Netsafe have issued a fresh warning about scammers posing as Microsoft representatives and targeting internet users in New Zealand.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Mon, 5th Dec 2016
Adams says Netsafe to play key role in curbing online harassment in NZ
Netsafe

Adams says Netsafe to play key role in curbing online harassment in NZ

Netsafe steps up as NZ's authorised agency to combat rising tide of online harassment, Minister Adams announces.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Tue, 22nd Nov 2016
Photo gallery: Kiwi infosec industry turns out for iSANZ awards
Netsafe

Photo gallery: Kiwi infosec industry turns out for iSANZ awards

New Zealand's information security professionals turned out in force for last week's iSANZ Awards - and we've got the photos to prove it.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Nov 2016
Netsafe launches new service in fight against cyberbullying
Netsafe

Netsafe launches new service in fight against cyberbullying

Netsafe launches free service to tackle cyberbullying and online abuse in New Zealand. Over half of Kiwis worried about online safety.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Nov 2016
Kiwi InfoSec industry celebrate success at iSANZ Awards
Netsafe

Kiwi InfoSec industry celebrate success at iSANZ Awards

New Zealand's InfoSec celebrated its successes at last night's iSANZ Awards in Wellington, with PwC, Air New Zealand and NetSafe among the winners.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Nov 2016
Finalists line up in New Zealand iSanz information security awards
Netsafe

Finalists line up in New Zealand iSanz information security awards

Kiwi companies big and small are in the running for New Zealand's top infosec awards. And the iSanz finalists are...

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Oct 2016
What is wrong with New Zealand? Cyber harassment against women has reached epidemic levels
Netsafe

What is wrong with New Zealand? Cyber harassment against women has reached epidemic levels

What is wrong with New Zealand? Three quarters of our Kiwi women under 30 and more than half of all Kiwi women have experienced online harassment.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Jul 2016
Govt appoints NetSafe to lead cyber bullying prevention
Netsafe

Govt appoints NetSafe to lead cyber bullying prevention

Internet safety watchdog NetSafe has been selected by the Govt to help reduce harmful digital communications in an official Approved Agency role.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Jun 2016
What is your 'digital footprint'?
Netsafe

What is your 'digital footprint'?

Your digital footprint is the trail of electronic breadcrumbs you leave behind when using the Internet and it's important that you tread carefully.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016
So you got naked online...
Netsafe

So you got naked online...

NetSafe has released a resource to help young people and parents tackle the consequences of sexting and sharing intimate images online.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Feb 2016