by Andrew Hunt | Mar 10, 2022 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
So, just a quick reminder of who CERT NZ are – it’s the official NZ Government Cyber-Security agency. So, first up – 13% increase in reported incidents on the previous year and a big spike into the last quarter. 9% more phishing attacks. 24% more malware, based on the...
by Andrew Hunt | Mar 5, 2022 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Ukraine is pretty well known for tech innovation. In fact it was worth $US6.8 Billion last year Ukraine’s Booming Tech Outsourcing Sector at Risk After Russian Invasion – WSJ. On top of that ‘legitimate’ work, Ukraine has also been home to some of the...
by Andrew Hunt | Mar 5, 2022 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
You can only sigh! We are witness astounding bravery and inspirational leadership in the Ukraine. We are watching the unfortunate abandoning everything they have built up to become refugees as they flea the dangers. The world is heartbroken. But amongst us there are...
by Andrew Hunt | Feb 22, 2022 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Over a quarter of a billion people use Teams every month. Under the current lockdown/isolate/work-from-home regimes, it is a vital tool for most of us. Many organisations including us even use it for our phones because it is so flexible and excellent value. You can...
by Andrew Hunt | Jan 25, 2022 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
How many people DON’T report ransomware attacks? It’s too early to see the Q42021 results from CertNZ but their Q3 report tells there were 2,072 incidents that they responded to in Q3 and fraud/scam’s were up 25%. Their report confirms that the very risks we have been...
by Andrew Hunt | Jan 19, 2022 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Crime doesn’t always pay. The FSB reports (if you can read Russian) that they have taken down the “Revil” band of hackers. These are the people that have caused absolute havoc, from disrupting the US oil pipelines, to the Kaseya attack that took out businesses all...
