Security

New Zealand holidaymakers and business travellers to Australia will soon face full-body scans or be banned from flying, in a radical security overhaul that could create greater airport delays.

The caution apparent from our security services when dealing with holders of Israeli passports who visit this country is understandable. New Zealanders have not forgotten, nor forgiven, the attempt in 2004 by presumed Israeli agents to obtain by deception or identity theft New Zealand passports.

The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service has for some time been the likely target of a review of its functions and how these are administered under the long-standing Security Intelligence Act.

Criminals in the Palmerston area may soon be caught on camera.

When was the last time you changed your email password? If you are like most people, the answer is probably never.

Like many senior citizens, these elderly Englishwomen keeps a close eye on goings-on in their neighbourhood. What makes them unusual is their use of hidden cameras, night-vision equipment and the internet in an attempt to drive troublemakers out of their area.

In the murky world of the internet, how do you ever really know who you're talking to, who you're buying from or if your bank can actually tell it's you when you log in to pay a bill?

Porn sites on the internet are five times more likely to host malware such as viruses, worms and trojans than previously thought, and many who visit them use software that makes them vulnerable, according to a new study.

As more people switch from traditional cell phones to smart phones, worries have increased that users will fall prey to the same virus and malware problems that can plague personal computers.