Port Nicholson Rotary Bulletin 31st August, 2016 (Sep 04, 2016)

Mark Cassidy

Trust you all received the message this afternoon regards the earthquakes...hope you are all safe and well and have a better sleep tonight!

Weekly update...

I am not sure how everyone else spent their very wet Saturday but I took time to read through Rotary Downunder magazines, including some back copies. I have to admit it is not a publication that I read from cover to cover … a little too much of a focus on Australia. However I did find an interesting piece written by a contributor lamenting the apparent shift by Rotary International away from its roots as group of autonomous Service Clubs to a more centralised corporate image conscious organisation.

In the same edition their was an article on youth suicide and how prevalent it was on both sides of the ditch. Both articles did get me thinking about the importance of what we can do tackle difficult issues and the central role that it plays in defining our purpose as Rotarians. Through Rotary programmes we support young leaders, which is very important, however should we also be looking to do something for those who are struggling with bullying, mental issues and despair, where there appears to be no future and the only way out is to end it all. If anybody is interested in this important issue please contact me.

Thanks

Mark

Club Speaker 31st August: Chris Ward - Cyber Security

The presentation was made by Christopher Ward, the director of Cyber
Operations for Total Risk Management in Wellington. He gave a very

informative and thought provoking dissertation on cyber presence in New Zealand

and worldwide. Cyber operations is defined in the United States as an organisation

providing integrated security technology tools for government, commercial enterprises
and financial institutions. Its primary purpose is to provide computer
network defence, to avoid exploitation and enable defensive cyber operation.
5 EYES is an intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New
Zealand, UK and USA and is based on sharing intelligence and not spying on
each other.

His opening words were "what is cyber warfare and do I care". Cyber warfare
has been defined as "actions by a nation-State or international organisation
to penetrate other nations computers or information networks for the
purposes of causing damage or destruction". His organisation is not just
comprising of ex military personnel and operatives can also come from
government agencies, commercial backgrounds and self taught members. 5 EYES
test their capabilities in areas such as Cyber Storm (a Department of US
Homeland Security which provides the framework for the most extensive
government-sponsored cyber security exercise), Zenith Global (a 5 eyes
military exercise) and Cyber Flag (a US run cyberspace training exercise to
show up at the skills of cyber forces). Christopher Ward was pleased to
point out that his New Zealand team came top of the 5 EYES test last year.

He pointed out some aspects of cyber to be taken into account such as
Intrusion Detection, Forensics, Malware analysis (short for malicious
software and relates to any software used to disrupt computer operations,
gather sensitive information and gain access to private computers). It is
also used to gain information such as personal identification numbers or
details, bank or credit card numbers or passwords.

Chris Ward set up the first CSIRT (computer security incident response
team), in New Zealand (as well as the first one in the UK) to give new
skills, employment and cyber training. The knowledge of cyber is scarce in
New Zealand and 95% of the commercial sector do not know what cyber relates
to.

Rotary Clubs of Mt Victoria and Port Nicholson work together to buy bed for Wellington Childrens Hospital

Good Morning Mark, (Mark Chiu - Rotary Mt Victoria)

Further to our telephone conversation I am pleased to attach a photo of the electric paediatric bed that was purchased thanks to the generous donation from the Rotary Clubs of Mt Victoria and Port Nicholson. We have arranged for a plaque to be placed on the bed which can be seen in the attached photo.

On behalf of the Foundation and Wellington Children’s Hospital thank you so much for your support. These beds have been on the ‘Wish List’ for some time and staff in the Children’s Hospital are delighted to finally have one. Clinical staff advise there are numerous advantages of these beds, some of which include:

The smaller width and length of the bed enables parents to reach / comfort the child more easily while sitting in a chair next to them. This makes the whole hospital experience less scary for a child.

§ The smaller bed size also allows for a less cluttered space around the bed, making it clinically safer as well as having more room available for when family visit.

The side rails on this bed are similar to cot sides – the bars are vertical and close enough together so that a child can’t accidentally get their leg or head stuck.

The beds are replacing outdated adult beds and are lower to the ground and more child-friendly.

Thank you again Mark.

Kind Regards

Shona

Shona Brunton

Grants, Administration & Major Partnerships Manager

Wellington Hospitals Foundation

Level 2, Wellington Regional Hospital, Newtown

Private Bag 7902, Wellington 6242

p: 04-806-2332

m: 027-294-2798

w: www.whf.org.nz