Govt initiative to raise cyber security awareness launched
More than 80 per cent of Kiwis who use the internet have experienced a cyber security breach, but only 39 per cent have then changed their behaviour online.
More than 80 per cent of Kiwis who use the internet have experienced a cyber security breach, but only 39 per cent have then changed their behaviour online.
Telecom will be contacting select Xtra email users from today as, together with service provider Yahoo, it applies security enhancements to the Xtra email platform.
The Norton Report 2013 states that the total cost of cybercrime in New Zealand has fallen to NZ$152 million from NZ$462 million in 2012, even as one million Kiwis became cybercrime victims compared to 900,000 in 2012.
The New Zealand government should spend more money on cyber security and building awareness around it than it is doing currently. However, such spend should be validated only after an accurate assessment of the costs of security lapses to the New Zealand economy.
Australia’s dependence on the Internet has made it a target for a significant volume of Web threats, according to a new Deakin University report.
Little progress has been made with securing Western Australia universities and TAFEs against cyber security attacks, according to the Audit Results Report 2012 tabled by Western Australian Auditor General, Colin Murphy.
Following Tuesday's hacking of the Associated Press' Twitter account, the microblogging site is reportedly working on a two-step authentication security solution to help prevent future hijackings.
Managed service provider Anittel Group (ASX: AYG) has reduced the number of hours fixing customer malware problems since it chose Webroot as its managed antivirus service.
The data breach of 49,500 audience usernames and hashed versions of passwords from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) website Making Australia Happy should serve as a lesson for other companies that deal with personal information, according to security industry experts.
Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Australia has called for more Australian organisations to report cyber security issues to the police following the results of its annual survey.
Virgin Australia has sent out an alert to customers warning them about fake travel itinerary emails which may contain a virus or spyware.
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Customers of Rabobank Australia and New Zealand are being offered two factor secure authentication services when they transact online following the signing of a deal with US-based security vendor ThreatMetrix.
Hackers are using the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to create online mischief.
New Zealanders are more relaxed about security issues than most of the rest of the world, the latest results of the Unisys Security Index show.