Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 10:10 am
The high risk of genetic data being misused has led
Unitec Institute of Technology and start-up company
GeneCrypt to partner in the development of a prototype
encryption system that protects the genomic data of
individuals who have had their DNA sequenced.
Over the
past decade, technological advances have made it easy and
inexpensive for anyone to have their DNA mapped. However,
the mapping of this valuable genomic data is commonly
outsourced to offshore companies, raising concerns about
adequate oversight of where it is stored or if it can be
on-sold.
Ensuring anonymity of this genomic data is
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As in war, details are being closely guarded. “The only people who know are the hackers and the victim. And they both don’t reveal more information than necessary to protect themselves, to not reveal their hand so that the other side doesn’t take advantage,” he said.
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In the early hours of Tuesday morning, Waikato DHB chief executive Kevin Snee got a text about a cyber security issue. Day one: IT blackout, ‘absolute chaos’, DHB rules out a ransom The first chief executive Kevin Snee knew was from a text in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Friday, 14 May 2021, 6:21 am
Unitec School of Architecture Senior Lecturer Dr David
Turner is calling for better oversight of Auckland’s
housing design to ensure developments improve housing supply
while maintaining privacy and social amenities.
In an
article published in the architectural journal Asylum last
month, Dr Turner says that regulations under the 2016
Auckland Unitary Plan (AUP) have permitted housing
developments that don’t meet the standard needed for
higher density urban housing.
The AUP’s goals are to
intensify housing within the city, with the new rules
reducing earlier minimum site sizes, set-backs and external
space, and increasing allowable building heights.