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Dec signs off
Former CERT NZ Deputy Director, Declan Ingram was one of the founding members of CERT NZ. After four years, he has moved
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Preventing your email from being spoofed
Configuring security controls for your business domain such as SPF, DKIM, and DMARC can help you prevent attackers from
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COVID-19: operating your business under Alert Levels 3 and 2
From 11:59pm on Sunday the 14th of February Auckland is at Alert Level 3 and the rest of New Zealand at Alert Level 2.
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Getting a vulnerability report
If someone finds a vulnerability in your service or product that could be exploited in an attack, make it easy for them
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Technical guidance about communicating the COVID-19 vaccine rollout for workplaces
CERT NZ has put together best practice technical guidance on communicating the COVID-19 vaccine process to members of st
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Creating an incident response plan
As a business you’ll know the importance of online systems in running your day-to-day operations, that’s why it’s import
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Text message scam infecting Android phones with FluBot
FluBot malware is spreading via links in text messages relating to parcel deliveries.
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What to do after you’ve identified a cyber security incident
Responding quickly to a cyber security incident can reduce the impact on your business, but sometimes it’s difficult to
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NCSC Advisory: Cyber threats relating to tensions between Russia and Ukraine
Due to the heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is encouraging New
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Communicating in a cyber security incident
When your business experiences a cyber security incident, it’s easy to forget that responding to the technical issue is
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Urgency, fear and opportunity used by cyber attackers to engineer responses
Following a record quarter at the end of 2021, reports of cyber incidents and the associated financial losses have dropp
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CERT NZ Quarterly Report: New Zealanders report highest quarterly financial loss due to cyber crime
The final quarter of 2021 was marked by a 92% increase in reports to CERT NZ and the highest quarterly financial loss re
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CERT NZ says it’s “too easy” for businesses to protect themselves with 2FA
Two-factor authentication is an easy step that protects small businesses and the information they value.
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Samoa and New Zealand sign collaborative agreement on cyber security
SamCERT and CERT NZ have signed a strategic agreement to enhance collaborative cyber security efforts in the region. The
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Tongan Cybersecurity Workforce Development Program launches with support from New Zealand
CERT Tonga launches a region-first program to bolster cyber skills in the Pacific.
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Protect your business from DDoS attacks
A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is aimed at stopping your online tools and websites from working by overlo