News
Financial losses to cybercrime dip despite scammers moving to text message scams
Financial losses reported to CERT NZ between April and June totalled $4.2 million – down $1.6m from last quarter.
IT specialists
Practical information on keeping systems and data safe from attack.
News
Record number of organisations sign up as supporters for CERT NZ’s Cyber Smart Week
Hundreds of organisations show their commitment to online security by supporting this year's Cyber Smart Week.
Critical Controls
CERT NZ's Critical Controls
Each year, we review our critical controls against the incidents we have seen over the past 12 months. When correctly im
News
New Zealand takes the first step in creating a lead operational cyber security agency
Guide
How ransomware happens and how to stop it
Ransomware attacks are becoming increasingly common and sophisticated. This is how CERT NZ’s critical controls can help.
Advisory
Log4j RCE 0-day actively exploited
Guide
Legacy systems
Legacy systems are systems that are no longer supported by the vendor, or systems that an organisation no longer maintai
Critical Controls
Multi-factor authentication and verification
You can authenticate with something you know, something you have, or something you are. Multi-factor authentication (MFA
Advisory
Critical Vulnerability in Palo Alto VPN
Critical Controls
Patching
Keeping your software up-to-date is one of the most simple and effective steps to take, to ensure your environment stays
Guide
Mobile device management
A mobile device is any portable device that can access and hold organisational data. It's important to secure these devi
News
Spotlight on ransomware
CERT NZ Incident Response Manager Nadia Yousef provides an insight into ransomware and how organisations can protect the