New Zealand bourse resumes trade after cyber attacks, govt activates security systems

New Zealand, a relatively small economy with a population of five million, is not often the target of distributed denial of service attacks. — AFP Relaxnews

New Zealand's stock exchange resumed trading on Aug 28, after facing disruptions for four consecutive days in the wake of cyber attacks this week, while the government said national security systems had been activated to support the bourse.

There is no clarity on who was behind these two "offshore" attacks, but the failure to stop them has raised questions about New Zealand's security systems, experts said.