You might have thought the biggest privacy breach in New Zealand’s history would rate a little more publicity. After all,[…]
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Tag: cybersecurity
Dodging the Census Spies
Yesterday, I discovered that Google appeared to be tracking each page of NZ’s online 2023 census form. Tomorrow, census day,[…]
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Census Spies 2023
Once again, Stats NZ is providing a platform for Google to look over the shoulders of every NZer at census time.
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The World Cup of Spying
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ kicks off today, and if you’re attending in person… well, you have my sympathy.[…]
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Australia under attack
On 22 September, Optus, Australia’s second-largest telecommunications company with a user base of more than 10 million people – close[…]
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The Leaky Forms Dilemma
Trackers are collecting email addresses from login, registration and newsletter subscription forms before users click Submit or give their consent.
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Waikato DHB: A Predictable Nightmare
If you want a snapshot of the state of the management of our health system, look no further than the recent cyber-attack on the Waikato DHB.
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The Internet of Irony
The internet was designed to avoid multiple points of failure. Now it has just four.
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Cyber Risks: How to Protect Your Device
Guest post by Matthew Stern of TechFools The coronavirus pandemic, which took the world by surprise, has forced many companies[…]
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Update Windows NOW!
If you’re running Windows 10 … well, you have my sympathy. But that aside, you need to patch your system[…]
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