Stuart Corner
Contributing Writer
Stuart Corner is a freelance technology journalist based in Australia who has long contributed to Computerworld, CSO, and CIO.
Cyber security volunteers protect Australian healthcare in COVID-19 crisis
Inspired by a UK effort, the Australian cyber security professionals will help healthcare organisations and small charities in Australia and New Zealand.
NZ suffers unexpected boom in SIM swapping attacks
Australia has moved to make such attacks harder. New Zealand also sees more SMS and phone scams.
How the NZ government will regulate AI
Rather than have a specific AI law, existing regulations will be updated over time to govern appropriate uses of artificial intelligence
New CSO benchmark reveals security priorities
58 large organisations share their security spending, priorities, and other findings to help smaller organisations make better security decisions
NZ’s AI Forum offers guide to building public trust in AI
The use of AI has become a contentious topic in New Zealand in recent years
NZ LIDAR mapping project gets first contracts
More than half of the country will gain detailed 3D maps for use in commercial and residential planning, as well as environmental management
Online government causing frustration, stress, exclusion: CAB
Government initiatives to put services online and wind back face-to-face-access is leaving New Zealanders of all ages stressed, frustrated and excluded, says the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB).
NZ government names new digital advisory council members
The government has named the seven members of a new Digital Council that it says will advise it on how to ensure new and emerging technologies and uses of data improve New Zealanders’ lives.
Vodafone ramps up 5G initiatives in NZ
Vodafone has opened a 5G Innovation Lab in Ōtautahi, Christchurch, designed to help organisations in New Zealand understand how they can benefit from the technology.
1Gbps services becoming the norm, says NZ’s Chorus
New Zealand network operator Chorus has declared that gigabit broadband services are “now the norm” following 29,000 new 1Gbps connections in the quarter to 31 December.
Hawkes Bay Council seeks efficiencies with process automation
Hawkes Bay Regional Council is seeking to automate many of its processes using software from US company Nintex.