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Kiwi Stories

Data breach stories

KiwiSaver firm Generate hit by data breach
Physical Security

KiwiSaver firm Generate hit by data breach

KiwiSaver provider Generate reports a data breach exposing personal information of 26,000 customers over a one-month period, sparking identity theft concerns.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Feb 2020

Global Stories

Data breach stories

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
The top four cloud IT security misconfigurations and how to fix them
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

The top four cloud IT security misconfigurations and how to fix them

Thankfully, there are some effective steps that can be taken to overcome four of the most common security issues, thereby reducing the attack surface.

By ExtraHop • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2020
It's time for firms' cybersecurity credentials to take centre stage
Supply Chain

It's time for firms' cybersecurity credentials to take centre stage

Bitglass research reveals 38% of Fortune 500 firms lack a CISO, exposing vulnerabilities. Public trust now hinges on solid cybersecurity credentials.

By Anurag Kahol • 5 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2020
Privacy Commissioner John Edwards speaks at TechFest 2020
Data Protection

Privacy Commissioner John Edwards speaks at TechFest 2020

Edwards has a clear message: If New Zealand businesses undermine the issue of privacy, they will ruin their business.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2020
Cloud security planning – here's to a safer future
Multi-factor authentication

Cloud security planning – here's to a safer future

Discussion is likely to focus on cloud security, with IT professionals asking themselves: How did we cope with the threat situation last year?.

By David Shephard • 4 min read • Fri, 21st Feb 2020
New report reveals 'wall of shame' in health care data breaches
Breach Prevention

New report reveals 'wall of shame' in health care data breaches

More than 27 million individuals were affected by breaches of protected health information, according to Bitglass.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Feb 2020
Cyber crime ranks highest on business concerns for 2020, research finds
Breach Prevention

Cyber crime ranks highest on business concerns for 2020, research finds

New research shows that nearly 40% of companies worldwide feel threatened by cyber incidents, making it the top business risk in 2020.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 31st Jan 2020
Equifax breach vulnerability surfaces as top network attack in Q3 2019
Malware

Equifax breach vulnerability surfaces as top network attack in Q3 2019

Equifax breach vulnerability from Apache Struts tops WatchGuard's Q3 2019 list of network attacks, highlighting rising malware and zero-day threats.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 16th Dec 2019
Hackers access NordVPN server, users unaffected
Virtual Private Networks

Hackers access NordVPN server, users unaffected

In 2018, hackers breached a NordVPN server at a Finnish data centre, but the company insists no user data was compromised.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Oct 2019

Stories from Other Regions

Data breach stories

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