Stories by: Stephen Bell

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    'Net engineer argues firewalls are a security distraction 30/05/2008 09:25:25

    Early and extensive deployment of firewalls gave internet users "a false sense of security" and compromised the ideal end-to-end transparency of the internet, says former Internet Engineering Task Force head Brian Carpenter.
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    New Zealand gov't ID plan lacks 'terrorism bug' infection 07/05/2008 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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    'Reputation' weapons help spurn Web 2.0 malware 04/04/2008 09:25:37

    Reputation-measurement is one of the newer ways of blocking malware in a world where threats have grown more elaborate and cunning, and Web 2.0 has grown the audience for rich media.
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    Student exposes NZ govt Web site shortcomings 31/10/2007 05:55:38

    The winner of the New Zealand Computer Society's (NZCS) annual Wellington-based honors student research contest has claimed his award by uncovering shortcomings in accessibility of government Web sites for disabled and other disadvantaged users.
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    Web 2.0 needs 'Govt 2.0' for citizen engagement 25/05/2007 11:31:48

    Government needs to reflect the changes in communications that have resulted from Web 2.0 technology and help facilitate two-way communication between citizens.
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    Aussie anti-spam law working, NZ to follow suit 12/07/2006 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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    New Zealand shows how to guard against domain name scoundrels 05/07/2006 08:54:06

    The latest ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) meeting, which was held in Morocco last week, heard about the dangers associated with the growing secondary market in domain name resale. It heard about two cases where a Cub Scout site and one for a women's refuge were, legitimately, acquired by pornographic website operators.
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    Cerf: Governments to participate in, not dominate, 'Net 18/04/2006 10:44:36

    Some internet users and administrators see increased input by governments into the public policy aspects of the internet as worrying, but ICANN chairman Vint Cerf views it as a positive move.
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    Veritas trials recovery from the browser 14/06/2005 10:23:06

    Storage software company Veritas Software is conducting a beta trial of a web browser-based data recovery tool designed to help users recover lost files themselves from backup copies.
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    Invalid banking cert spooks only one user in 300 16/05/2005 09:19:10

    Up to 300 New Zealand BankDirect customers were presented with a security alert when they visited the bank's website earlier this month - and all but one dismissed the warning and carried on with their banking.
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    IAG sinks New Zealand IT project 30/11/2004 09:36:30

    IAG New Zealand's Endeavour insurance system, which was to have handled the needs of customers of both the State Insurance and NZI brands, has finally been abandoned.
 
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