Artificial Intelligence 

Productivity accelerator. Innovation catalyst. Creative collaborator. Whatever your vision for AI, Unisys provides the solutions, expertise and tools to realize the full business potential of your organization.
Explore

Logistics Optimization

Keep cargo moving — despite disruptions. Discover how patent-pending AI models using real-time data can save time and boost revenue by improving capacity utilization, route planning and inventory management.
Explore

Consulting

The nature of work is changing. Let's evolve your business together. Future-proof your organization with consulting services from Unisys and advance as a digital-first entity.
Explore

Industries

Your industry sets you apart. You see the road ahead clearly. Let's join forces and turn that vision into reality. Unisys brings the tech know-how to complement your deep expertise.
Explore

Client Stories

Explore videos and stories where Unisys has helped businesses and governments improve the lives of their customers and citizens.
Explore

Research

Embark on a journey toward a resilient future with access to Unisys' comprehensive research, developed in collaboration with top industry analysts and research firms.
Explore

Resource Center

Find, share and explore assets in support of your key operational objectives.
Explore

Careers

Curiosity, creativity, and a constant desire to improve. Our associates shape tomorrow by going beyond expertise to bring solutions to life.
Explore

Investor Relations

We're a global technology solutions company that's dedicated to driving progress for the world's leading organizations.
Explore

Partners

We collaborate with an ecosystem of partners to provide our clients with cutting-edge products and services in many of the largest industries in the world.
Explore

Language Selection

Your selected language is currently:

English

​​Data Security Tops New Zealand Public's Concerns Ahead of Natural Disasters and Terrorism, Creating Barrier to Consumers Embracing Digital Identity-based Services – Unisys Security Index™

New Zealanders are very comfortable using digital identities to engage with government, but not when accessing financial services or authorising payments, with data security concerns cited as the top barrier

Wellington, 24 October 2018 – New Zealanders are more concerned about data security issues spanning identity theft, credit card fraud and internet viruses or hacking, than natural disasters or terrorism, and this is impeding consumer take-up of new digital identity-based services – according to the 2018 Unisys Security Index™.

Unisys Security Index New Zealand

The only recurring snapshot of security concerns conducted globally, the 2018 Unisys Security Index of security concerns of the New Zealand public is 138 out of 300, down from 154 in 2017, returning to previous levels of concern recorded in 2013 and 2014. This is the largest decrease in concern over the last year of the 13 countries surveyed, with New Zealand recording the third lowest index score.

The drop was largely driven by a decrease in concern around natural disasters, with 41 percent concerned about a serious event such as an earthquake, flood or epidemic occurring in New Zealand – down from 51 percent in 2017. Overall concern is higher among women than men, and 18-24 year olds are more concerned than 55-65 year olds.

Top three concerns for Kiwis:

  • Identity Theft:  53 percent of New Zealanders are extremely or very concerned about unauthorised access to, or misuse of, personal information.
  • Bank Card Fraud:  50 percent of New Zealanders are similarly concerned about other people obtaining or using their credit/debit card details.
  • Internet Virus/Hacking: 47 percent of New Zealanders concerned.

"While New Zealanders experienced a relatively calm year in terms of politics and natural disasters, local and global data breaches dominated media headlines and impacted many of us personally – so data security is top of mind," said Andrew Whelan, vice president Commercial Industries, Unisys Asia Pacific. 

Data Security Concerns Inhibit Digital Identity Adoption:

This year's study also examined how comfortable New Zealanders are with using various forms of digital identity to verify a person's identity to access services online and offline. The majority of New Zealanders (60 percent) are comfortable using various digital identities to interact with government organisations, but support falls dramatically when it involves saving information onto a phone or wearable device, such as in a digital wallet, to enable authorization of transactions (25 percent). Only 33 percent of New Zealanders are comfortable using their

Facebook accounts to access apps. Concern about data security was cited as the main reason not being comfortable with all of the digital identities considered in the survey, except the use of biometrics in airports - where the top concern is not feeling in control of your own identity. 

Percentage of New Zealanders Comfortable Using This Type of Digital Identity

Using biometrics such as a facial scan or fingerprint to verify identity when boarding a plane or going through airport security72%
Law enforcement and border control agencies exchanging biometric data to identify potential criminals68%
A centralised electronic health record that can be viewed securely online, by authorised healthcare providers62%
Using a single user ID and authentication to access multiple online government services60%
Airports, airlines, border security and hotels sharing passenger information to deliver luggage directly to a passenger's hotel47%
Using a single user ID and authentication to access financial services from different providers (eg banking, insurance, credit)41%
Using a Facebook account to sign into apps33%
Saving passwords, payment information and electronic keys onto a phone or wearable device to wave past a sensor to authorise a transaction25%

 

"The results indicate that New Zealanders are more likely to embrace digital identities to engage with government organisations, especially where there are clear benefits of increased convenience or security. But in the banking sector, concerns about data security are hindering the take up of new services such as digital wallets and the integrated financial products that are evolving in the growing open banking environment. To overcome this discomfort, service providers must be able to show New Zealand consumers the measures they've taken to protect customer data across the entire supply chain," Mr Whelan explained.

For more additional results and information on the 2018 Unisys Security Index and to download a report on the New Zealand survey results, visit www.unisyssecurityindex.co.nz

About the Unisys Security Index

Unisys has conducted the Unisys Security Index – the only recurring snapshot of security concerns conducted globally – since 2007 in order to provide an ongoing, statistically-robust measure of concern about security. The index is a calculated score out of 300 covering changing consumer attitudes over time across eight areas of security in four categories: national security and disaster/epidemic, in the National Security category; bankcard fraud and financial obligations, in the Financial Security category; viruses/hacking and online transactions, in the Internet Security category; and identity theft and personal safety, in the Personal Security category. The 2018 Unisys Security Index is based on online surveys conducted August 19-September 3, 2018 of nationally representative samples of at least 1,000 adults in each of the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, the U.S. and the UK. The margin of error at a country level is +/-3.1 percent at 95 percent confidence level, and 0.9 percent at a global level.  

About Unisys

Unisys is a global information technology company that builds high-performance, security-centric solutions for the most demanding businesses and governments on Earth. Unisys offerings include security software and services; digital transformation and workplace services; industry applications and services; and innovative software operating environments for high-intensity enterprise computing. For more information on how Unisys builds better outcomes securely for its clients across the Government, Financial Services and Commercial markets, visit www.unisys.co.nz. Follow Unisys on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Contacts:

Allan Botica, Botica Butler Raudon Partners, +64 9 303 3862,
Claire Hosegood, Unisys APAC, +61411253 633