18 November 2021
All the latest news from the Digital Identity New Zealand community
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17 November 2021
NZ cybercrime continues to grow with CERT reporting a 14% increase in scams and fraud in the last quarter.
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27 October 2021
All the latest news from the Digital Identity New Zealand community
Read More E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā hau whā, tēnā koutou katoa. Kei ngā ringa raupā o Tāmaki Makaurau, mokori anō kia mihia koutou i te āhua o tō koutou noho haumaru i te kainga. Tēnā rawa atu koutou.Over the past two years, the DINZ Executive Council has been on a journey to strengthen our
November 18, 2021
New Zealand cybercrime continues to grow with the government cyber incident tracking agency, CERT, reporting a 14 percent increase in scams and fraud in the last quarter. Fraud awareness this week is important for raising awareness of the potential risks Kiwis are facing with increased online ac
November 17, 2021
As I write my first newsletter to you as Digital Identity New Zealand’s Executive Director, I’m acutely aware that I am familiarising myself with the controls as I operate them. Michael left large shoes to fill, so my feet will have to grow! I’ve been away from Aotearoa a while, so it’s goo
October 27, 2021
Digital trust summit a call for action to address Aotearoa’s digital identity challenges. The Digital Trust Hui Taumata/Summit will headline next year’s Techweek22 festival and provide an opportunity for a cross-section of stakeholders to share insights on building a thriving trust economy.&
October 11, 2021
In December 2019, members elected the first Digital Identity NZ Executive Council. The Council is the governing group for the association; providing guidance and direction as we navigate the developing world of digital identity in Aotearoa. Each Council member is elected for a two-year term, with e
October 7, 2021
How we keep pace with changes in digital technologies, and how they are used in our economy and across our communities, will have a strong impact on Aotearoa New Zealand’s future prosperity. The potential benefits from digital ways of working are exponential. They will help improve lives, expa
October 5, 2021
Early this month we were hosted by our good friends at Marsh New Zealand to run a joint Connect event with FinTechNZ on Digital and Cyber Risk. Overall, we see cyber security as one of three key elements, alongside identity and privacy which in combination make up Digital Trust - providing th
August 26, 2021
As many people working in the digital identity, security and privacy spaces will know, the Privacy Paradox is the discrepancy between an individuals’ intentions to protect their privacy and how they actually behave in the online world. The relationship between an individuals’ intentions t
July 21, 2021
The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) is seeking tech companies from Australia and New Zealand who are considering the UK for international expansion. The selected group will join the official hybrid mission to London Tech Week in September 2021. LTW is Europe’s la
June 23, 2021
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been thinking quite a lot about the concept of the Trust Economy. What is it? And why should we care about it? My interest was first piqued when I came across two videos on YouTube from Rachel Botsman and Philipp Kristian Diekhöner.
June 16, 2021
This month I’d like to focus on an important announcement regarding New Zealand’s Digital Identity Trust Framework that the Minister David Clark, who is both the Minister for Commerce and Consumer Affairs as well as Digital Economy and Communications, made at the last DINZ event held in Welling
May 14, 2021
This is my first newsletter as the new Executive Director for DINZ and the very first thing I’d like to do is thank Andrew Weaver, our outgoing ED, for his tremendous leadership throughout our establishment phase and to wish him all the very, very best on the next stage of his journey. Andrew has
April 21, 2021