RUSH’s Danu Abeysuriya’s No BS cybersecurity tips “…proactivity goes a very long way.”
RUSH Digital’s CTO and founder Danushka Abeysuriya has watched with growing horror the recent spate of cybersecurity attacks directed at New Zealand businesses.
He doesn’t usually write content focused on helping everyday...
Is Facebook really “killing people”?
“They’re killing people ... the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated, and they’re killing people.”
That was President Biden speaking to a NBC reporter on the weekend.
It seemed a spontaneous...
New Zealand edging closer to digital IDs
The government has been working on digital identity legislation since 2018, one that it envisages will become a legally binding tool to prove you are who you say you are.
As banking,...
Green MP: Rocket Lab’s work for US Army needs regulation
In a world where data is rapidly becoming the most powerful weapon, Rocket Lab’s cooperation with foreign militaries - where they fulfil private contracts launching military-funded satellites from New Zealand soil...
Buying a car? Go electric or pay for someone else to
No, Waka Kotahi’s “clean car discount” doesn’t reward tidiness, but it is a way to get more people into electric vehicles and support the government’s aim to be carbon neutral by...
In praise of the library Makerspace: why accessible tech is more important than ever
In a time where we’ve been more online than ever, one thing has been made abundantly clear: access to technology isn’t just a luxury anymore, it’s a need. We’ve seen pushes...
Kaseya ransomware attack: 8 things you need to know
This Kaseya ransomware attack is different.
Instead of a single company or organisation being the victim of a ransomware attack (think Waikato DHB ransomware attack) any/all organisations using the Kaseya VSA...
Amazon’s $160m rebate from NZ Govt is VERY shortsighted: Here’s why
Do you want to be in the film business? Well, you already are - New Zealand taxpayers money has been subsidising the industry for decades. Nothing new there.
But is the memorandum...
Jobhop: “Tinder for jobs” employment app reaches v2.0
Occasionally described as “The Tinder of jobs” or “The Uber of employment”, Jobhop is an app that lets users “hop on” and “hop off” paid work, one hour at a time...
Shopify’s Shaun Broughton – on innovating in a pandemic, the future of shopping and...
For the uninitiated, Shopify isn’t a consumer-facing app you can shop through - although Shopify does have one of those Shop (but more about that below) - but an immensely-powerful commerce...