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Media Releases

NetSafe often puts out releases for the New Zealand media addressing current media stories or alerting the public to urgent cybersafety issues. The most recent releases are available here.

For media comment please contact NetSafe Operations Manager Lee Chisholm on 021 666 562 or NetSafe Executive Director Martin Cocker on 021 790 369

Safer Internet Day sees NZ launch ‘Cybercitizenship Pathway’

Internet Safety Group (ISG) - Media Release 12 February, 2008

Today is International Safer Internet Day and NetSafe has marked the occasion by launching the ‘Cybercitizenship Pathway’ - a pioneering initiative to help teachers integrate online safety and security education into their classroom programmes.

Organised Cyber Crime in our backyard, and in your computer

Internet Safety Group (ISG) - Media Release 30 November, 2007

This week’s move by the FBI and NZ Police to shut down a massive computer BotNet, controlled from New Zealand, is a timely reminder that large scale cyber based organised crime is not something that only happens “over there”. Although this is the first time a New Zealander has been arrested as the BotNet controller (“Bot Herder”), many New Zealanders will already unknowingly have been recruited into a Botnet and involved in Botnet activities.

Hector's World™ Teachers' Forum Launched
Hector's World™ Ltd - Media Release 10 August 2007
An online forum has just been launched for teachers using Hector’s World™ cybersafety resources with their students.

Managing Director of Hector’s World™ Ltd. Liz Butterfield says, “We have established this forum because the best experts on how to get the greatest learning impact with Hector’s World™ resources are the teachers.”

The Hector’s World™ Teachers’ Forum is available from the Learning Resources section of the Hector’s World™ website and is the latest in Hector’s World™ resources designed to help parents and teachers teach cybersafety to younger children.

Online Banking - Protecting money is a joint responsibility
Internet Safety Group (ISG) - Media Release 23 July 2007
In the light of conflicting argument surrounding the internet banking section of the Code of Banking Practice (4th Ed), NetSafe wishes to advise online banking customers of some important facts.

• The Code of Banking Practice does not override an individual bank’s terms and conditions. The terms and conditions for online banking varies considerably across banks (in terms of fraud liability). NetSafe advises customers to carefully review their bank’s terms and conditions to ascertain whether their current level of security is considered adequate.

• Consumers are most likely to be defrauded by ....

107 Auckland Kindergartens Tackle Technology Risks For Under 5s
Internet Safety Group (ISG) - Media Release 9 July 2007
This week 350 Auckland Kindergarten Association (AKA) teachers will be trained about keeping their kindergartens safer when using information and communication technology (ICT) .

The training is being delivered by Edict Systems in conjunction with the Auckland Kindergarten Association. Director of Edict Systems, Ian Newson says, “many services are using information and communication technology like digital cameras, computers and the internet as a part of their everyday functioning. Centres need to have strategies in place to help protect their staff and children from some of the risks that can accompany the use of technology”.
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