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Tonga cybersecurity attack wake-up call for Pacific, warns expert

July 2, 2025

By Teuila Fuatai, RNZ Pacific senior journalist A Tongan cybersecurity expert says the country’s health data hack is a “wake-up call” for the whole region. Siosaia Vaipuna, a former director of Tonga’s cybersecurity agency, spoke to RNZ Pacific in the wake of the June 15 cyberattack on the country’s Health Ministry. Vaipuna said Tonga and ... <a title="Tonga cybersecurity attack wake-up call for Pacific, warns expert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/02/tonga-cybersecurity-attack-wake-up-call-for-pacific-warns-expert/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga cybersecurity attack wake-up call for Pacific, warns expert">Read more</a>

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PODCAST: Buchanan + Manning: How Hybrid Warfare and Hostile Tech Surrounds Us All

September 1, 2022

In this episode, Buchanan and Manning take you on a journey into a world that exists all around us, no matter where we live. But, it’s fair to say, it’s a world few realise exists and few realise how it is effecting them. With the technologies that surround us, tech that we use every day, it has become easy to conduct indirect or non-attributable warfare using a variety of means.

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LIVE@Midday Thurs Buchanan + Manning: How Hybrid Warfare and Hostile Tech Surrounds Us All

August 31, 2022

A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will analyse the advent of new technologies and the rise of hybrid warfare. In this episode, we will take you on a journey into a world that exists all around us, no matter where we live. But, it’s fair to ... <a title="LIVE@Midday Thurs Buchanan + Manning: How Hybrid Warfare and Hostile Tech Surrounds Us All" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/31/livemidday-thurs-buchanan-manning-how-hybrid-warfare-and-hostile-tech-surrounds-us-all/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE@Midday Thurs Buchanan + Manning: How Hybrid Warfare and Hostile Tech Surrounds Us All">Read more</a>

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Submission – Why New Zealand is a ‘sweet spot’ for DDoS attacks

April 22, 2022

Essay by By Raymond Maisano, Head of Australia and New Zealand, Cloudflare. Aotearoa New Zealand makes up a small portion of the world’s population, yet the country is being hit by a relatively bigger share of cyber attacks. Chances are, you’re familiar with the term ‘distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack’. Not because your organisation ... <a title="Submission – Why New Zealand is a ‘sweet spot’ for DDoS attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/22/submission-why-new-zealand-is-a-sweet-spot-for-ddos-attacks/" aria-label="Read more about Submission – Why New Zealand is a ‘sweet spot’ for DDoS attacks">Read more</a>

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Op-Ed: Employees are make or break to the Zero Trust journey

April 12, 2022

Op-Ed by Raymond Maisano, Head of Australia and New Zealand, Cloudflare It’s been over ten years since Forrester initially coined the term ‘Zero Trust’. The cybersecurity concept has surged in popularity in recent years, becoming the choice approach to protecting remote and hybrid workers from the growing cyber threats and data breaches brought on by ... <a title="Op-Ed: Employees are make or break to the Zero Trust journey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/12/op-ed-employees-are-make-or-break-to-the-zero-trust-journey/" aria-label="Read more about Op-Ed: Employees are make or break to the Zero Trust journey">Read more</a>

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LIVE@MIDDAY: Buchanan and Manning Consider the Global Issues that Define 2021

December 1, 2021

A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will consider and analyse the most significant global issues that define 2021. The topics will include: - Leadership: Trump, Putin, Xi, Biden; - Pandemic: Impact of Covid-19 & variants on global security; - Security: Afghanistan, AUKUS, Autonomous Weapons, Cyber-Hackers/Attackers.

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Scheduled LIVE: Buchanan + Manning on Cyber-Attacks and the Evolution of Hybrid Warfare

July 28, 2021

A View from Afar: Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan will present this week’s podcast, A View from Afar, LIVE at midday Thursday and will do a deep-dive into cyber-attacks and hybrid warfare – Especially how 2021 has witnessed a Cold War II styled stand-off between global powers. To re-cap, there has been: Allegations of a ... <a title="Scheduled LIVE: Buchanan + Manning on Cyber-Attacks and the Evolution of Hybrid Warfare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/28/scheduled-live-buchanan-manning-on-cyber-attacks-and-the-evolution-of-hybrid-warfare/" aria-label="Read more about Scheduled LIVE: Buchanan + Manning on Cyber-Attacks and the Evolution of Hybrid Warfare">Read more</a>

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NZ cyber agency chief worried China hacks exploiting security weakness

July 21, 2021

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 out Beijing for so-called state-sponsored hacks, including a major incursion in February when Microsoft email servers were targeted. The US has charged four Chinese nationals — three security officials ... <a title="NZ cyber agency chief worried China hacks exploiting security weakness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/21/nz-cyber-agency-chief-worried-china-hacks-exploiting-security-weakness/" aria-label="Read more about NZ cyber agency chief worried China hacks exploiting security weakness">Read more</a>

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PODCAST – Manning and Buchanan on NZ’s National Security Strategy – Also Peru Voters Go Left

June 10, 2021

Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan present this week’s podcast, A View from Afar, where they analyse New Zealand's national security strategy. How does NZ best position itself as a progressive independent Pacific Island state? Also, Peru voters go left. What does this mean for Peru, and neoliberalism, as Peru faces a pandemic where Covid-19 has raged causing the highest recorded death rates in the world.

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Myanmar’s junta plans draconian cyber-security law to stifle dissent

February 13, 2021

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned a proposed cyber-security law in Myanmar that would organise online censorship and force social media platforms to share private information about their users when requested by the authorities. The draft law, which has just been leaked, is clearly designed to prevent pro-democracy activists from continuing to organise the demonstrations ... <a title="Myanmar’s junta plans draconian cyber-security law to stifle dissent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/13/myanmars-junta-plans-draconian-cyber-security-law-to-stifle-dissent/" aria-label="Read more about Myanmar’s junta plans draconian cyber-security law to stifle dissent">Read more</a>

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LIVE: Tech Now With Sarah Putt & Selwyn Manning – DDOS Attacks + First Responder Comms + A Digital Success Story

September 8, 2020

LIVE on Tech Now this week: How and why international cyber attackers have New Zealand organisations in their sights? There are BIG Changes looming to how our Emergency services communicate. Why is this change coming? What’s the cost? And, what will it mean for you, and for first responders? AND… Media Tech: Is print really ... <a title="LIVE: Tech Now With Sarah Putt & Selwyn Manning – DDOS Attacks + First Responder Comms + A Digital Success Story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/08/live-tech-now-with-sarah-putt-selwyn-manning-ddos-attacks-first-responder-comms-a-digital-success-story/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE: Tech Now With Sarah Putt & Selwyn Manning – DDOS Attacks + First Responder Comms + A Digital Success Story">Read more</a>