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UPDATED: RBNZ ascribes data breach to third-party file sharing service

Mon, 11th Jan 2021
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Reserve Bank of New Zealand hit by data breach, compromising 'commercially and personally sensitive' information. Urgent investigation underway.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Veeam?

Tue, 8th Dec 2020
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Veeam's senior global technologist speaks on the great shift to a digital economy and organizations' investments in digital platforms.
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The retailer safety guide for the world of online shopping

Thu, 19th Nov 2020
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Are you an online retailer? This guide details the threats that you need to be aware of to keep safe in the biggest ever year of online shopping.
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The three-pronged security approach that confronts security breaches head-on

Mon, 26th Oct 2020
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NCC Group's Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solution offers a human-centric, integrated approach to cybersecurity, helping prevent costly breaches.
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The most popular usernames of all time revealed

Fri, 25th Sep 2020
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Interestingly, usernames one would think might be quite common, such as admin or user, did not make the list of the 200 most popular usernames.
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New data reveals correlation between cyber attacks and work from home initiatives

Tue, 25th Aug 2020
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20% of organisations have experienced a cybersecurity breach as a result of remote work, according to a report by Malwarebytes.
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ComCom takes responsibility for external provider breach

Thu, 6th Aug 2020
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Commerce Commission admits security flaws and pledges to implement stronger systems following burglary incident.
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Data breaches costing companies millions - could incident response help?

Wed, 5th Aug 2020
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On average, data breaches cost companies $3.86 million per breach, with compromised employee accounts the most expensive root cause.
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80% of security breaches involve exposure of customer data - IBM

Fri, 31st Jul 2020
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IBM reveals 80% of data breaches expose customer info, with average costs at USD $3.86 million. Security automation cuts expenses significantly.
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LPM Property Management leaves Amazon S3 buckets unsecured

Thu, 16th Jul 2020
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New Zealand property management firm LPM Property Management left over 31,000 images of personal information exposed on an unsecured Amazon database.
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NZ Police & research firm caught up in data breach

Thu, 16th Jul 2020
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The firm believes that the breach could have compromised contact details of a number of people who have had contact with the police.
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SafeSend available to VIPRE partners

Mon, 8th Jun 2020
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VIPRE's reseller partners can now offer SafeSend to their customers to help prevent data breaches caused by employee-error.
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76% of execs losing sleep over being the next high-profile breach

Wed, 20th May 2020
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Headline-grabbing security breaches of high-profile enterprises are becoming more common, fuelling the anxieties of business leaders who hope they're not next.
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Q1 2020 sees more data breaches than ever before

Tue, 19th May 2020
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8.4 billion documents were leaked in the first three months of 2020, smashing records and setting a sombre tone for the year.
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GoDaddy reveals widespread data breach

Wed, 6th May 2020
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GoDaddy, the largest domain registrar with 77 million domains, discloses a data breach affecting users' SSH accounts, impacting 19 million customers worldwide.
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WHO urges caution after emails, passwords stolen

Wed, 29th Apr 2020
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Approximately 450 active WHO email addresses and passwords, and emails belonging to others working on fighting COVID-19, were leaked on the internet.
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The top four cloud IT security misconfigurations and how to fix them

Fri, 27th Mar 2020
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Thankfully, there are some effective steps that can be taken to overcome four of the most common security issues, thereby reducing the attack surface.
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It's time for firms' cybersecurity credentials to take centre stage

Tue, 24th Mar 2020
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Bitglass research reveals 38% of Fortune 500 firms lack a CISO, exposing vulnerabilities. Public trust now hinges on solid cybersecurity credentials.
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Privacy Bill will mandate more transparency in Kiwi businesses - OPC

Mon, 16th Mar 2020
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New Zealand businesses must prepare for new regulations around mandatory breach legislation, warns the Privacy Bill.
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Privacy Commissioner John Edwards speaks at TechFest 2020

Tue, 3rd Mar 2020
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Edwards has a clear message: If New Zealand businesses undermine the issue of privacy, they will ruin their business.