by Andrew Hunt | Jan 11, 2023 | News, Security
Where do these names come from? The latest trend is referred to as Pig-Butchering. The name comes from the Chinese underworld (shāzhūpán). The term refers to fattening up a pig, taking a longer-term view. They develop their target slowly, looking to get maximum...
by Andrew Hunt | Jan 10, 2023 | News
As always, we know we will be wrong, but it doesn’t stop us speculating! There might be fears of global recessions and doom and gloom, but the tech sector will keep innovating! Here are our top 5 guesses for 2023 1. Artificial Intelligence – What will we see this...
by Andrew Hunt | Jan 9, 2023 | News, Security
There have recently been a couple of well-publicised breaches of LastPass. Most people will be familiar with LastPass but in case you are not, it’s a well-known and popular password vault/manager. Does this mean you shouldn’t use a password vault? Absolutely not. ...
by Andrew Hunt | Dec 7, 2022 | News, Security
Passwords are the basic protection for our various online accounts. It amazes me how basic some people’s passwords are. Passwords like, well ‘password’ or ‘123456’ are still commonly in use! In case that sounds unbelievable, here’s a list of the top 200 for 2022...
by Andrew Hunt | Dec 7, 2022 | News, Security
With the latest news of yet another local New Zealand high-profile cyber attack, it must be obvious that cyber-threats are real. EVERYONE is at risk of cyber attack! This latest incident is particularly close to home for me, because I chair the board of one of the...
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