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Tech leaders are meeting in San Francisco to discuss making the Web a more decentralised, secure, and less censored place.

New Zealand's rate of attacks is low compared to other countries in the region, but attacks are still happening constantly.

Businesses in New Zealand are now taking action - readying themselves for cyber threats.

What's the first thing you would do if you lost your smartphone?

COMMENT: After money was stolen from through the SWIFT network, it is clear how easy it is for hackers to take advantage of customers online.

We're beginning to see the long-term impact of Apple vs FBI.

Some customers of an internet provider will soon be involved in a new "next generation" cyber security programme being piloted by New Zealand's foreign intelligence agency.

Is it possible for a connected society to ever be fully secure?

Seven potentially significant cyber intrusions aimed at New Zealand organisations are being detected by a Government security agency every month.

COMMENT: It's hard to see how you could build a society and economy with IT increasingly entrenched at the core of both.

Kiwis are increasingly falling victim to cyber-crimes that are growing in sophistication, volume and specifically targeting the country, according to Symantec’s 21st annual Internet Security Threat Report.

COMMENT: Will Hawaiki make much of a difference for New Zealand internet users when it's built?

The health-care industry has turned into a juicy target for cybercriminals.

The legal fight pitting the Obama administration against Apple ended unexpectedly after the FBI said it used a mysterious method without Apple's help to hack into a California mass shooter's iPhone.

COMMENT: The information being passed on from your computer can be surprising, writes Juha Saarinen.

Three solutions that allow officials to gather evidence without the creation of "backdoors."

Information gathered on preschooler risks being wiped in a "catastrophic" shutdown because of problems with a $10 million education computer system.

Juha Saarinen talks ransomware and what not to do if you are hit with the disruptive cyber attack.

Federal prosecutors simply want any potential evidence that may be on a phone used by one of the attackers in the December mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, Comey tells House lawmakers.

Juha Saarinen looks at some potentially insecure ways of paying online that are being used by some big operators.

Cyber risk creates a real opportunity for New Zealand, Kordia chief executive Scott Bartlett tells Tim McCready.

The best of NZ Herald Business: NZ businesses are losing hundreds of millions every year to cyber attacks, here's how to prevent them.

Cyber attacks becoming new normal, writes Tim McCready.

Mobile cyber crime is on the rise and people using Android devices are most at risk.