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On 26 May, it was reported that the VSA had been the subject of a cyber attack that locked the charity out of its computer systems and servers. However, the hackers failed to obtain information since the data was encrypted and the servers mainly held historical information. A criminal group demanded
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became VSA's founding President, a role he continued in for 13 years. In the 1960s, most VSA volunteers taught in schools. Today the range of assignments is broader. VSA's project partners, once mostly host governments, now include a range of government agencies, non-governmental organisations and
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needs of in-country partners. These partner organisations range from regional and central government agencies to local or national NGOs, education and health bodies and individual schools, colleges and health clinics. VSA is a registered charity and is non-religious, non-political and
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VSA has 85-100 volunteers in the field at any one time. Since 1962 VSA has recruited around 4000 ordinary New Zealanders from a wide range of backgrounds, from business mentors and lawyers to
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a ransom in return. In response, the volunteer agency’s chief executive Stephen Goodman refused to pay the ransom and engaged a New Zealand cyber security organisation, Cert NZ, the
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office, but in-country VSA programme managers and administrators in each region provide on-the-ground support to volunteers and partner organisations.
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All VSA assignments fit within one or more of six focus areas: building local business, supporting strong communities, safeguarding the
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VSA volunteers share skills with people in the wider
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