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The most popular usernames of all time revealed
Breach Prevention

The most popular usernames of all time revealed

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.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 25th Sep 2020
New data reveals correlation between cyber attacks and work from home initiatives
Breach Prevention

New data reveals correlation between cyber attacks and work from home initiatives

20% of organisations have experienced a cybersecurity breach as a result of remote work, according to a report by Malwarebytes.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Tue, 25th Aug 2020
ComCom takes responsibility for external provider breach
Breach Prevention

ComCom takes responsibility for external provider breach

Commerce Commission admits security flaws and pledges to implement stronger systems following burglary incident.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Aug 2020
Data breaches costing companies millions - could incident response help?
Breach Prevention

Data breaches costing companies millions - could incident response help?

On average, data breaches cost companies $3.86 million per breach, with compromised employee accounts the most expensive root cause.

By Catherine Knowles • 6 min read • Wed, 5th Aug 2020
80% of security breaches involve exposure of customer data - IBM
IT Automation

80% of security breaches involve exposure of customer data - IBM

IBM reveals 80% of data breaches expose customer info, with average costs at USD $3.86 million. Security automation cuts expenses significantly.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 31st Jul 2020
LPM Property Management leaves Amazon S3 buckets unsecured
Hyperscale

LPM Property Management leaves Amazon S3 buckets unsecured

New Zealand property management firm LPM Property Management left over 31,000 images of personal information exposed on an unsecured Amazon database.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Jul 2020
NZ Police & research firm caught up in data breach
Customer Relationship Management

NZ Police & research firm caught up in data breach

The firm believes that the breach could have compromised contact details of a number of people who have had contact with the police.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Jul 2020
SafeSend available to VIPRE partners
Email Security

SafeSend available to VIPRE partners

VIPRE's reseller partners can now offer SafeSend to their customers to help prevent data breaches caused by employee-error.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 8th Jun 2020
Cyber alert: tackling the unseen risk that could sink your business in 2020
Firewalls

Cyber alert: tackling the unseen risk that could sink your business in 2020

A successful cyber attack can have many implications for your business, including a price tag you may be unwilling or unable to pay.

By Mark Sinclair • 4 min read • Wed, 27th May 2020
76% of execs losing sleep over being the next high-profile breach
Cloud Access Security Broker

76% of execs losing sleep over being the next high-profile breach

Headline-grabbing security breaches of high-profile enterprises are becoming more common, fuelling the anxieties of business leaders who hope they're not next.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Wed, 20th May 2020
Q1 2020 sees more data breaches than ever before
Virtual Private Networks

Q1 2020 sees more data breaches than ever before

8.4 billion documents were leaked in the first three months of 2020, smashing records and setting a sombre tone for the year.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Tue, 19th May 2020
GoDaddy reveals widespread data breach
Breach Prevention

GoDaddy reveals widespread data breach

GoDaddy, the largest domain registrar with 77 million domains, discloses a data breach affecting users' SSH accounts, impacting 19 million customers worldwide.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Wed, 6th May 2020
WHO urges caution after emails, passwords stolen
Phishing

WHO urges caution after emails, passwords stolen

Approximately 450 active WHO email addresses and passwords, and emails belonging to others working on fighting COVID-19, were leaked on the internet.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2020

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Simple ways to protect against cyberattacks
Malware

Simple ways to protect against cyberattacks

Remote workers and online shoppers in New Zealand are facing a surge in Covid-19-themed phishing, ransomware and malware attacks.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Sun, 27th Sep 2020
The best defence Is learning from others
Data Protection

The best defence Is learning from others

Most organisations faced at least one successful cyberattack last year, underlining the need to reassess security practices and share lessons.

By Michael Curreen • 1 min read • Wed, 17th Jun 2020
Cybersecurity training: the key to strengthening your security posture
Endpoint Protection

Cybersecurity training: the key to strengthening your security posture

Australian organisations take an average of 200 days to identify a breach and another 81 days to contain them, both longer periods than a year ago.

By Andrew Souter • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2020
How small security teams can benefit from simple attack detection and response
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

How small security teams can benefit from simple attack detection and response

When you have a small, expensive, generalist security team, it is an inefficient use of their time to be chasing down ghosts and false positives.

By Jim Cook • 6 min read • Mon, 6th Apr 2020