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    New Zealand gov't looks to boost confidence in e-voting 06 June, 2008 09:18:47

    Early voting and the option of a repeat vote may become a feature of electronic voting in New Zealand, according to the country's Chief Electoral Office.
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    New Zealand gov't ID plan lacks 'terrorism bug' infection 07 May, 2008 10:02:11

    International experts in Wellington for a conference on identity last week expressed admiration for the New Zealand government's igovt identity information management scheme and the policy behind it.
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    Aussie anti-spam law working, NZ to follow suit 12 July, 2006 12:19:31

    Spam volumes in Australia continue to be high, but the proportion of worldwide spam coming from Australia has dropped since the passing of the Spam Act in 2003, says the Australian government's Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA).
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    NZ E-government makes its invisible mark 21 October, 2004 08:38:50

    New Zealand e-government has arrived at the first of its self-imposed milestones, and reckons it's not doing at all badly. There are still, however, weaknesses in seamless collaboration among agencies, and a disappointingly low number of Internet users are using it to access government information and services.
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    Biometrics: 'the deal' at the heart of privacy sacrifice 12 October, 2004 08:38:05

    Exaggeration, fears, gradual acceptance, trust and deal-making were identified as among the dynamics of a relationship between sacrifice of privacy and gaining technologically-assisted benefits, at an energetic panel session at last week's biometrics conference in Wellington.
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    Spyware may be next Australian government target 01 October, 2004 08:32:51

    Australia's federal government may look at adware and spyware as a follow-up to its legislative actions against spam. On the other hand, some caution should be attached to "promises" in the run-up to an election -- the event currently dominating all Australian news.
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    Icebags cure for software development headaches 13 September, 2004 08:44:40

    Integrating measurement of the complexity of software and performance of developers into the development lifecycle can have significant benefits in reducing risk, according to development metrics expert Ewa Wasylkowski.
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    Online power added to funeral formalities 11 August, 2004 13:17:16

    A small landmark for “e-government” processes has been clocked up with the first online registration of a death in New Zealand.
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    NZ readies e-vote pilot as US wavers 05 February, 2004 11:28:29

    As misgivings about online voting systems grow in the US, New Zealand’s chief electoral office intends pressing ahead with an e-voting pilot in one electorate for the 2008 general election.
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    Legal risks of open source under scrutiny 25 November, 2003 08:42:50

    The legal risks of adopting open source software may not be confined to intellectual property problems of the SCO-IBM type.
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    NZ government plots new ICT strategy 02 October, 2003 08:27:25

    The government is embarking on a refresh of its core ICT strategy, to be completed by the first half of next year.
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    Antivirus software powerless to stop data breach attacks, study finds 10 February, 2012 01:43:00

    Analysis of 300 incidents spots an elephant in the room
    Large numbers of data breaches are being initiated by targeted malware that antivirus software simply can't detect, an analysis of 300 real-world incidents from 2011 has suggested.
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    Valentine's Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical 10 February, 2012 09:29:00

    Microsoft Thursday said that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical.
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    Security experts ask House for light a regulatory touch 10 February, 2012 01:39:00

    Cybersecurity experts on Wednesday warned members of a House subcommittee against racing to legislation that would establish an overly burdensome regulatory framework for safeguarding digital systems against attacks, instead urging a more limited approach that would clear away legal impediments such as the prohibitions against sharing critical threat information.
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    The six pillars of security operations 10 February, 2012 11:37:00

    Six key points that should be considered when creating and developing a SOC
    As mobilisation and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) becomes increasingly prevalent, business security has been propelled to the forefront of corporate strategy.
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    Google Wallet Security Concerns Raised 10 February, 2012 01:40:00

    Security firm Zvelo has discovered that the Google Wallet PIN can be cracked via an exhaustive numerical search.
    Google's new NFC system that purports to turn your phone into a credit card can be compromised using a brute-force attack -- and that raises questions about its security.
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