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COVID and the Cloud

Post author:InfoAge
Post published:March 4, 2021
Post category:Internet Security Systems

2020 saw a rapid move to more cloud platforms for many New Zealand businesses, and businesses over the world. Much of this was done in haste with little planning as…

What does the GDPR mean for you?

Post author:InfoAge
Post published:June 13, 2018
Post category:Security

The General Data Protection Regulation is a major step in digital privacy and is the result of a long process settled in European values. It aims at strengthening laws on…

This Is Why Your To-Do List Is Going Nowhere

Post author:InfoAge
Post published:April 16, 2018
Post category:Security

This Is Why Your To-Do List Is Going Nowhere Scott Friesen wrote this great piece on another way to organise your to do list if you find your current method…

Mark Zuckerberg is heading to Congress, and the stakes couldn’t be higher

Post author:InfoAge
Post published:April 15, 2018
Post category:Internet Security

After 18 months of cascading scandals and under mounting pressure to address data privacy in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress for the first time…

Free VPN from Google to stop prying eyes – Outline

Post author:InfoAge
Post published:April 13, 2018
Post category:Internet Security

Jigsaw, is an incubator that’s part of Google’s parent company, Alphabet. It has launched Outline, an open-source virtual private network (VPN) that you can host on your own server at…

Cyberthreats: A Big Risk for Small Businesses

Post author:InfoAge
Post published:April 11, 2018
Post category:Security

Chris Keller has a message for small businesses when it comes to cyberthreats: If you think you are too small to be targeted, that your business has little of value…

How to avoid scams – take the quiz

Post author:InfoAge
Post published:December 1, 2017
Post category:Internet Security

How to recognise and avoid scammers’ tactics, and steps you can take to check for scams. Understanding how scams work is the best way to protect yourself. Take this quiz…

All you need to know about two-factor authentication

Post author:InfoAge
Post published:November 30, 2017
Post category:Internet Security

Two-factor authentication (2FA) adds an extra level of security when you log in. Most people log on to an online account by applying a username-password combination. Using 2FA adds a…

Big data meets Big Brother as China moves to rate its citizens

Post author:InfoAge
Post published:November 26, 2017
Post category:Internet Security

The Chinese government plans to launch its Social Credit System in 2020. The aim? To judge the trustworthiness – or otherwise – of its 1.3 billion residents In June 14,…

How OneNet utilises multiple layers of security to protect our clients against threats such as ransomware

Post author:InfoAge
Post published:September 25, 2017
Post category:Internet Security Systems

One of our cloud providers, OneNet, speaks about how they protect our clients against threats and ransomware. With Ransomware attacks in 2017 reaching an all-time high, there is no better…