Business

Explore our content to find practical guidance on how to keep your business safe and secure online.

Alert

Vulnerabilities in Apple devices reportedly being targeted by attackers

28 January 2021

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Common Threats

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack

A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is aimed at stopping your online tools and websites from working by overlo

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Financial sector targeted in blackmail campaign

1 November 2019

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News

Concerns over security increase as more people hit the online shops

Research shows that as more people are transacting online, concerns about the security of online shopping are on the min

29 April 2021

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Common Threats

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming a tool used by businesses, individuals and, sadly, cybercriminals.

Guide

Keeping your school network safe

It’s important to review and manage your school’s network security. Teachers and students use the internet to connect wi

Alert

Serious issue with older Microsoft Windows systems

5 November 2019

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News

Remote working putting organisations at risk of ransomware

CERT NZ is urging Kiwi organisations to tighten up the way they enable remote working for staff to avoid a ransomware at

2 August 2021

Alert

Christchurch tragedy-related scams and attacks

18 March 2019

Guide

Protect your business online with two-factor authentication

Implementing just two easy steps can go a long way towards protecting your business accounts from cyber security risks.

Alert

Google Chrome web browser security issue

7 March 2019

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News

CERT NZ urges businesses to fix Java software weakness as soon as possible

A serious weakness has been discovered in a software component widely used by businesses and organisations.

13 December 2021

Alert

Bomb threat emails affecting New Zealanders

14 December 2018

Guide

Managing passwords and authentication in your business

Given that most – if not all – of your staff need to access your network to do their jobs, it’s important to have a robu

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News

Government and telcos join forces to battle SMS scam

In late September thousands of New Zealanders fell victim to the Flubot scam, the largest SMS text scam to hit our shore

17 December 2021

Guide

Using two-factor authentication (2FA) to secure your business

As part of your business strategy, you need to think about how to protect both your systems and your customers' accounts