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Practical information on keeping systems and data safe from attack.

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

20 December 2021

Guide

Legacy systems

Legacy systems are systems that are no longer supported by the vendor, or systems that an organisation no longer maintai

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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

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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

Advisory

Critical Vulnerability in Palo Alto VPN

12 November 2021

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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

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News

Spotlight on ransomware

CERT NZ Incident Response Manager Nadia Yousef provides an insight into ransomware and how organisations can protect the

16 July 2021

Advisory

Critical vulnerability in Windows’ Kerberos protocol

11 November 2021

Guide

Traffic light protocol

The traffic light protocol (TLP) is a set of designations used to ensure that sensitive information is shared with the c

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Critical Controls

Implement and test backups

After an incident, restoring your data from backups is often the best way to return to business as usual. Performing and