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Revolut launches Ultra premium plan in New Zealand

Consumers in New Zealand are being offered a new premium payments package as banks face tougher scrutiny over rewards and overseas spending costs.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026

Data Protection

Construction and manufacturing top industries hit by ransomware

Construction and manufacturing firms face the highest ransomware risk, as attacks cost businesses millions and can halt operations.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Nov 2021

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Firewalls

Nord Security, Wavelink in ANZ MSP distribution pact

Nord Security taps Wavelink to distribute its business security suite to MSPs and resellers across Australia and New Zealand.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2026

Malware

NordVPN taps CrowdStrike intel to bolster consumer security

NordVPN will use CrowdStrike threat intelligence to power its Threat Protection Pro tool, bringing enterprise-grade data to consumer security.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026

Virtual Private Networks

Travel eSIM market set for growth as awareness remains low

Only 23% of consumers in the US, UK and China have used eSIMs, though 49% are open to travel eSIMs once informed, showing strong growth potential.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Jun 2025

Virtual Private Networks

Hackers targeting home Wi-Fi routers to steal data

New research reveals that 1 in 6 users fail to protect their Wi-Fi routers, making them susceptible to new phishing attacks.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Aug 2021

Virtual Private Networks

Cybersecurity strategies must involve every part of the organisation - study

In the past year, a third of the breaches incorporated social engineering techniques and the cost of a breach caused by a human error averaged to $3.33 million.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 7th Jan 2021

Virtual Private Networks

Women in tech: Broken rung constrains progress

Only 26% of computing-related jobs are held by women, highlighting gender inequality in the field, according to Laura Tyrell of NordVPN.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 5th Jan 2021

Virtual Private Networks

Hackers in your bedroom: Hackers targeting smart sex toys

Hackers can gain control of internet-enabled sex devices, including a male chastity cage, according to new research.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 31st Dec 2020

Virtual Private Networks

NordVPN caters to growing demand with server upgrade

NordVPN has announced it is upgrading its network to 10Gbps servers, with the intention of bringing NordVPN users better performance and maximum speed.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Dec 2020

Virtual Private Networks

COVID-19 sees 400% surge in cyber crime

COVID-19 crisis leads to a surge in cyber crimes, with online scams increasing by over 400% in March 2020, according to new research.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Dec 2020

Storage

Documents overtake photos in the cloud amid COVID-19

People are storing documents more often than photos and other media files in the cloud by 29% amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Dec 2020

Data Protection

40% of free VPN apps found to leak data

VPN demand skyrockets as political developments increase global concerns for digital privacy, according to NordVPN research.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Mon, 16th Nov 2020

Virtual Private Networks

Cybersecurity market continues meteoric ascent

The cybersecurity market continues its meteoric ascent, with cybercrime damages increasing significantly, according to the World Economic Forum.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Oct 2020

Virtual Private Networks

NordVPN upgrades infrastructure with launch of colocated servers

NordVPN enhances security with the deployment of colocated servers, offering users increased privacy and ownership control.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Oct 2020

Virtual Private Networks

One in five employees download commercially sensitive files onto personal devices

Of these respondents, 40% admitted that the devices either had no password protection or no up-to-date security installed.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Oct 2020

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Revolut launches Ultra tier in Singapore for S$899

The subscription aims to woo Singapore's affluent customers with travel perks, investment discounts and bundled services worth more than S$10,000 a year.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month