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Kordia appoints Willo Chapman Head of Sales for cyber & cloud

Tue, 7th Oct 2025
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Kordia has appointed Willo Chapman as Head of Sales for Cyber, Cloud and Connectivity to drive digital services growth and customer success in New Zealand.
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New Zealand’s place in global cyber defence - From medieval knights to cybercriminals

Wed, 23rd Jul 2025
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New Zealand faces mounting cyber threats from state-backed digital guerrilla warfare, urging urgent government action to safeguard critical infrastructure and national security.
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Kordia strengthens cyber team with two senior hires

Mon, 4th Nov 2024
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Kordia boosts its Cyber Security business with the appointments of Patric Balmer and Elaine McCarthy to enhance managed services and cloud security.
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Global IT outage sparks chaos, calls for robust cybersecurity

Tue, 23rd Jul 2024
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A global IT outage linked to Crowdstrike's software has caused widespread chaos, highlighting the urgent need for enhanced cybersecurity across key sectors.
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Kordia appoints Glen White as Executive GM of Cyber Security

Tue, 30th Apr 2024
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Glen White, former Executive GM of Kordia Solutions, has been promoted to Executive GM - Cyber Security for telecommunications provider Kordia, tasked with fortifying its robust cybersecurity business.
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Exclusive: Aura sheds insights on the state of cybersecurity in NZ

Wed, 6th Mar 2024
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Alastair Miller of Aura Information Security illuminates New Zealand's cybersecurity landscape, discussing escalating cyber threats and the importance of robust, proactive security measures.
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Most Kiwi corporations suffered cyber-attacks in 2023, reveals Kordia

Tue, 5th Mar 2024
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New research by Kordia reveals over two-thirds of large New Zealand companies report damage from cyber-attacks, with nearly half requiring over a month for resolution.
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Kordia poaches new GM from NZ gov spy agency

Fri, 18th Nov 2022
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Kordia appoints Hamish Beaton as GM of Cyber Security Advisory, overseeing a team of skilled consultants providing advisory services to clients.
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Backing up your business is about more than preventing data loss

Thu, 24th Mar 2022
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Backups are a crucial part of doing business - typically most crucial directly after the realisation that one wasn't done properly.
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AURA launch first Crime Trend Report, aims to gain insight in South Africa

Tue, 8th Feb 2022
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On-demand emergency services marketplace AURA has launched a report into South Africa’s high crime rate and what can be done to lower it.
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More than half of Kiwi businesses fell victim to cyber-attacks this year

Wed, 8th Dec 2021
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More than half (55%) of New Zealand businesses have fallen victim to ransomware attacks in the last year, according to new research.
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Employers overestimate staff cyber smarts

Tue, 9th Mar 2021
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New research reveals a divide between employees and IT decision makers on cyber security, with staff not as secure as believed.
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Research: NZ easy-pickings for cyber-criminals

Tue, 17th Nov 2020
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One in ten businesses would be willing to pay $50,000-plus to retrieve ransomed data and half aren’t aware of the incoming data privacy laws.
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Interview: Aura GM on security implications for enterprise during and post-pandemic

Thu, 9th Apr 2020
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The shift to remote work amid COVID-19 has intensified cyber threats, raising questions about data security and privacy. Aura GM Peter Bailey shares insights.
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Study: Business has never been better for cybercriminals

Tue, 26th Nov 2019
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Over a third of New Zealand businesses faced cyber attacks in the past year, with projections of worse to come, reports Aura Information Security.
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Aura InfoSec grows Wellington team

Mon, 14th Oct 2019
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Christo Gouws joins Aura as a top security consultant, boosting their cyber defence prowess with his expertise.
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Cybersecurity is a growth accelerator, not a handbrake - experts

Mon, 5th Aug 2019
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Cybersecurity drives growth in businesses, say experts at Sydneysider panel. They highlight the impact on mid-sized firms and urge proactive risk management.
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Aura Infosec discovers major Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

Wed, 10th Apr 2019
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Alex Nikolova made the discovery while conducting a research project on the same-origin policy of various web browsers.
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Businesses worried but complacent about cyber attacks - Aura Infosec

Mon, 14th Jan 2019
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40% of businesses say their employees receive between one and five phishing or ransomware attacks every quarter.
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GCSB's CORTEX project scoops iSANZ Award

Thu, 15th Nov 2018
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The GCSB CORTEX cyber defence project won at the 2018 iSANZ Awards. The service detects cyber threats for New Zealand's significant organisations.