News & Media
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Cyber security buffs tackle toughest online issues of our time
Last week, 146 budding cyber security specialists from across New Zealand went head to head in a series of tough tasks as part of the New Zealand Cyber Security Challenge.
15 Jul 2020 -
Better thinking - Nesh Nikolic interviews Professor Devon Polaschek on treating high-risk violent offenders
In this episode of Better Thinking, Nesh Nikolic speaks with Professor Devon Polaschek about research and treatment of high-risk violent offenders in prisons and on parole. 20 Jan 2020 -
The country’s biggest Cyber Security Challenge is kicking off
Run by the University of Waikato’s CROW lab, the 2019 Cyber Security Challenge has started this week.
30 May 2019 -
Why it might be time for New Zealand to reconsider the legal definition of murder
Dr Brenda Midson looks at why the country should reconsider the way in which murder is defined, in the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attack.
5 Apr 2019 -
Four lessons we must take away from the Christchurch terror attack
Dr Joe Burton on what key points should shape the longer-term response by the New Zealand government.
18 Mar 2019 -
Cyber security: what you need to know
Dr Joe Burton recently led a captivating - if sobering - talk about the impacts of cyber security.
1 Nov 2018 -
When a cyber-intruder is in your home
Locks and traditional alarms can’t keep cyber-criminals out, but a Waikato researcher has developed an app that can raise the alarm if your home network is breached.
11 Oct 2018 -
Forging a vision for security in a new age of disruptive techno-politics
Experts from around the country and the world have gathered at University of Waikato to examine technologies that will challenge the very core of the country’s defence and security systems.
21 Sep 2018 -
Swarms, Artificial Intelligence and New Zealand’s Security
Dr Reuben Steff is looking at how Artificial Intelligence is going to have immense implications for New Zealand’s national security.
14 Sep 2018 -
Disgusting, grotesque and offensive
Dr Dan Weijers is looking at how to deal with the public rejection of new potentially life-saving technologies.
11 Sep 2018 -
Researchers argue backdoors violate encryption principles
Based on an ongoing project, University of Waikato researchers contend that building backdoors into encryption should not be pursued in law or policy.
30 Aug 2018 -
Waikato students take out the grand prize for the NZ Cyber Security Challenge
Hundreds of aspiring cyber-crime fighters tackled a range of increasingly tough tasks, hacking drones and saving the planet during the 2018 NZ Cyber Security Challenge
16 Jul 2018 -
Facing the challenge of women in cyber security
The NZ Cyber Challenge is taking up the issue of the under representation of women in the industry.
11 Jul 2018 -
Hacking your holiday
Dr Joe Burton looks at how cyber criminals are increasingly targeting the tourism market.
28 Jun 2018 -
Keeping a vigilant eye on fraudsters
Fraud detection software firm Vigilance has partnered with University of Waikato data scientists to create a fraud detection solution, using the University’s newly developed tool for spotting data anomalies more accurately.
25 Jun 2018 -
US ambassador drops in
US Ambassador Scott Brown was keen to hear about research being done in cyber security and crime science.
8 Jun 2018 -
Deterring cyber attacks: old problems, new solutions
Dr Joe Burton looks at how we change responses to cyber attacks.
6 Jun 2018
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