In 2012 Linked was hacked and Russian hackers stole approximately 6.5 million usernames and passwords. In May 2016 it was ‘discovered’ that a further 100 million email address and passwords had been taken in the attack. Was was at the time a bad security incident has become a catastrophic breach. Yesterday those of 100 million accounts …
Strong Passwords Using strong passwords is one of the 5 key recommendations NetSafe and the NZ Government recommend to protect yourself on-line. Don’t use obvious words or sequences. Use a mix of 15 letters, characters and symbols. 15 may be a bit long but it is easy to reach. We think you should aim for at …
For a number of years now I have successfully managed to volunteer abroad and keep the business running as usual very easily. I thought I’d share my practical business tips on how I do this, as I prepare to depart on my next assignment. Being a highly organised person I find this easy but communication …
What is Personal Information? Personal information is very broadly defined as any information about an identifiable individual. How can Personal Information be collected and used? Personal information should only be collected for a lawful purpose connected with a function or activity of your organisation. It should generally be collected directly from the individual concerned, and …
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So far in 2016 I have seen too many cases of small businesses losing data. Instances include someone dropping their laptop and losing all data without any backup, being infected by a virus in a small office, having a hard-drive crash and discovering the backup had not been running when it was needed. All these …
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Now is a good time to do some digital cleanup, while the year is still fresh. Review your security and privacy settings, and make sure those casual acquaintances you met at a bar eons ago aren’t still getting the most intimate details of your life. Get rid of games and apps that might have latched …
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JULY 15, 2015 3PM HEATHER WRIGHT Nearly half of Australian and New Zealand IT managers are now dealing with weekly cyber breaches according to a new report. The Centrify survey of 100 ANZ IT managers reveals that 46% of IT managers believed their organisation had experienced an attempted security breach in the previous seven days. …
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Recently I was asked to speak at the NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants about working smarter. Being what InfoAge is all about (“helping you work smarter”) how could I resist. I was asked my what has lead to my own success in business so here some key tools: Good smartphone – to enable access to information, …
Police have warned Canberrans of an email scam asking drivers to cough up money for negligent driving and infecting computers with a virus. The email claims to be from the Australian Federal Police and asks people to pay a $150 traffic infringement notice. Police have urged recipients to delete the email immediately without clicking on …
