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[MaybeTop8]

This really deserves further attention and scrutiny.

This government has slashed the i.t. budgets and laid off thousands.

This is a serious data breach that doesn't seem to have any urgency or kind of responsibility being shown

Manage My Health hack: New Zealand's worst cybersecurity incidents

A ransom hack on New Zealand's largest health portal is being billed as one of the country's biggest cybersecurity incidents, but how does it compare?

www.rnz.co.nz

 

[Rick O’Shay]

Air NZ is great (but a bit expensive) You flown Jet Star?
The ferry's always seem to fuck out causing huge disruption.

Yeah, Jet Star has a bad rep for sure but I've heard they have improved their service in the last few months. I've flown Air NZ 7 times internationally last year and every flight was either delayed or in one case cancelled. IMO their service has deteriorated. Maybe since Luxon left
Domestic flights are very expensive. Depending on times it can be $400 for a return flight to Auckland from here and they advertise Sydney for $225 on sale
One thing that really bugs me is the increases during peak times and holidays. No justification for any increase like additional service or extra wages, just because they can. ComCom should deal with that

 

[juju]

Yeah, Jet Star has a bad rep for sure but I've heard they have improved their service in the last few months. I've flown Air NZ 7 times internationally last year and every flight was either delayed or in one case cancelled. IMO their service has deteriorated. Maybe since Luxon left
Domestic flights are very expensive. Depending on times it can be $400 for a return flight to Auckland from here and they advertise Sydney for $225 on sale
One thing that really bugs me is the increases during peak times and holidays. No justification for any increase like additional service or extra wages, just because they can. ComCom should deal with that

I can't defend the price rises - but I would always pick them over other airlines even if paying slightly more.
The key is Koru membership - makes the whole process much easier.

Domestic is over priced, no competition... but also has to be a challenging business to run. The Airports ramp up their costs too so it all spirals.

 

[miket12]

This really deserves further attention and scrutiny.

This government has slashed the i.t. budgets and laid off thousands.

This is a serious data breach that doesn't seem to have any urgency or kind of responsibility being shown

Manage My Health hack: New Zealand's worst cybersecurity incidents

A ransom hack on New Zealand's largest health portal is being billed as one of the country's biggest cybersecurity incidents, but how does it compare?

www.rnz.co.nz

While a data breach, it’s not due to government budget cuts, Manage My Health is privately owned and run. It offers a portal some medical services (my GP being one off them) signs up too. Here’s how the. MOH is supporting them….

Manage My Health data breach - what you need to know  - Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

A cyber security breach has affected some patient information held by Manage My Health, a private online health portal used by some healthcare providers. Health NZ is working with government agencies to support Manage My Health and help keep people safe.

www.tewhatuora.govt.nz

 

[Rick O’Shay]

While a data breach due to government budget cuts, Manage My Health is privately owned and run. It offers a portal some medical services (my GP being one off them) signs up too. Here’s how the. MOH is supporting them….

Manage My Health data breach - what you need to know  - Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

A cyber security breach has affected some patient information held by Manage My Health, a private online health portal used by some healthcare providers. Health NZ is working with government agencies to support Manage My Health and help keep people safe.

www.tewhatuora.govt.nz

It's very handy for repeat prescriptions

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

While a data breach, it’s not due to government budget cuts, Manage My Health is privately owned and run. It offers a portal some medical services (my GP being one off them) signs up too. Here’s how the. MOH is supporting them….

Manage My Health data breach - what you need to know  - Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

A cyber security breach has affected some patient information held by Manage My Health, a private online health portal used by some healthcare providers. Health NZ is working with government agencies to support Manage My Health and help keep people safe.

www.tewhatuora.govt.nz

Everything’s this govts fault mate.

There’s no crying wolf and ignoring the repetitive complaining going on

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

@MaybeTop8, as a fan of big govt, you must love Trumps use of the govt power to order impose govts will for the good of the country?

Like Trump ordering private companies to buy $200m in govt bonds to drive down rates.

Govt intervention is great ist it?

Trump says he's instructing his 'Representatives' to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, claiming it will lower rates

President Donald Trump said he is "instructing my Representatives" to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds.

www.cnbc.com

 

[MaybeTop8]

Everything’s this govts fault mate.

There’s no crying wolf and ignoring the repetitive complaining going on

It is this government's fault, they cut the i.t. staff! And what are they doing about it????

 

[MaybeTop8]

@MaybeTop8, as a fan of big govt, you must love Trumps use of the govt power to order impose govts will for the good of the country?

Like Trump ordering private companies to buy $200m in govt bonds to drive down rates.

Govt intervention is great ist it?

Trump says he's instructing his 'Representatives' to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, claiming it will lower rates

President Donald Trump said he is "instructing my Representatives" to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds.

www.cnbc.com

Nope, I've never said anything like that you guys just think it.

 

[miket12]

It is this government's fault, they cut the i.t. staff! And what are they doing about it????

Like I said before…. It’s not from government cutbacks… Manage My Health is a private organisation.

 

[miket12]

Like I said before…. It’s not from government cutbacks… Manage My Health is a private organisation.

Further info….. Manage My Health is owned by Vino Ramayah.

Manage My Health: Patients start to be notified after massive leak

GP clinics are scrambling to advise their worried patients in the ongoing fallout from the Manage My Health ransomware attack.

www.rnz.co.nz

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Further info….. Manage My Health is owned by Vino Ramayah.

Manage My Health: Patients start to be notified after massive leak

GP clinics are scrambling to advise their worried patients in the ongoing fallout from the Manage My Health ransomware attack.

www.rnz.co.nz

Privatisation! That’s why govt should do everything (like Trumps doing)!

 

[Tragic]

The government can outsource the service but they still need to own the risk. If it happens on their watch it's their pricked, otherwise they would outsource everything to avoid any accountability.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

The government can outsource the service but they still need to own the risk. If it happens on their watch it's their pricked, otherwise they would outsource everything to avoid any accountability.

But it’s private medical centres using a private company’s system.

The govt isn’t set up to lead the innovation to make something like this. It would cost 10x as much work half as well and have more holes in the system.

 

[miket12]

The government can outsource the service but they still need to own the risk. If it happens on their watch it's their pricked, otherwise they would outsource everything to avoid any accountability.

The head company, Manage My Health Global, also runs similar systems in other countries based on software developed in NZ.

 

[snake77]

Most internal IT departments are shrinking. It's not a public sector thing. Yes, in general there are cycles in companies outsourcing IT or bringing it back in house. However most IT departments are generally leaner.

It is rare in IT that you need to throw bodies at an issue. A ransomware attack is one of them. Even then it would be under insurance and bringing in experts in specific fields. Speaking from experience (as a consultant) I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. A company ground to a halt. Trying to piece things back together again. Extremely long hours.

A website like this generally wouldn't be under IT. Usually it would be under another department or outsourced.

The issue is likely either a security fault with the site or something that should have been patched. You also get environments that are to risk adverse and don't want to approve the outage required to fix the risk. From experience after the fact you get a lot of people forgetting all of the actions that lead to the fault.

I know the ransom is for the stolen data. There would likely be other investigations going on to see if their access to the environment isn't just limited to the website.

Unfortunatley our Kiwi number 8 wire or she'll be right mentality has shifted to IT security. A lot of environments are still geared to traditional business threats like flood, fire, earthquakes, or hardware failure. Not modern threats like ransomware etc. A lot of security proposals get rejected during budgeting, things need to be cut from the budget and it will get moved to next year.