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A changing cyber world is outpacing New Zealanders’ security steps – Research
While New Zealanders have mostly picked up good passive behaviours, like not clicking on strange links in emails or dele
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Google Chrome web browser vulnerability
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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.
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UPnProxy and 'EternalSilence' being used to exploit routers
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No such thing as a “quiet time” for cyber security
The number of cyber incidents reported to CERT NZ has remained constant from the first to second quarter of the year. Bu
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Banking malware targeting business customers of New Zealand banks
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Aotearoa’s Cyber Smart Week kicks off with a challenge to lift your security game
New Zealand’s annual cyber security awareness campaign, Cyber Smart Week kicks off on 10 October. This year CERT NZ, the
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VPNFilter malware
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Record scam loss is a call for NZers to act on cyber security
A spate of scams between July and September has seen New Zealanders stung with direct financial losses totalling almost
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S/MIME and OpenPGP email client vulnerability
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A year of lows and highs - 2022
2022 has been a big year for cyber security, with several incidents from around the globe hitting headlines. Naturally,
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Cisco Smart Install misuse
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When password managers get hacked
What do you do if your password manager has been hacked? If you’re a LastPass user, it might be time to consider your op
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MikroTik RouterOS vulnerability
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Record losses to cybercrime a concern, even as reports decline
CERT NZ’s latest annual summary shows that scammers are still finding new and inventive ways of getting to our money. Wh