by Andrew Hunt | Aug 29, 2021 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
“Typosquatting” is the name given to criminals pretending to be someone they aren’t – taking a domain name that uses a clever combination of legitimate-looking original sender email addresses, with spoofed display sender addresses that contain...
by Andrew Hunt | Aug 17, 2021 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security, TIPS TRICKS AND HINTS
Every week that we don’t go into lockdown seems like a blessing. It can only be a matter of time before NZ is thrown back to a tight, restrictive lockdown. If, as we read yesterday, every Covid case coming in through the New Zealand border right now is infected...
by administrator | Aug 12, 2021 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Stories from the Cyber-war The simple reality is that cyber-crime is now a mega-business. The cost and effort to combat it grows all the time. “Is it worth it?” Good question. Every organisation needs to choose a level of security and resulting cost,...
by Andrew Hunt | Jul 4, 2021 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
The Risk Is Real. Over the weekend, thousands of businesses were caught up in a global cyber-attack that is being blamed on a Russian hacker group called Revil. It is disappointing when geo-politics impacts everyday business, and the reports talk about President Biden...
by Andrew Hunt | Jul 1, 2021 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
We don’t negotiate with terrorists Recently, we asked the question if organisations should pay ransomware demands. There is a balance between desperation and the uneasy knowledge that you might be funding further criminal attacks on the community. We’ve just...
by Andrew Hunt | Jun 24, 2021 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Just because it seems safe, doesn’t mean it is. On some emails, you might see a warning that marks them as being ‘external’. This gets added as the email comes into your organisation. The idea is a simple one – if you see an email marked as external, then you...
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