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Tag: security

Waikato DHB: A Predictable Nightmare

May 27, 2021 Geoff Tech Matters

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

March 16, 2021 Geoff Privacy, Tech Matters, Useful Tools

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

September 23, 2020 Geoff Security, Tech Matters

Guest post by Matthew Stern of TechFools The coronavirus pandemic, which took the world by surprise, has forced many companies[…]

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DDOS Attacks – A Primer

September 1, 2020 Geoff Interesting ..., Scams, Security

For five (business) days in a row now the NZX, New Zealand’s Stock Exchange, has been crippled by so-called distributed[…]

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Don’t click that “Like”!

July 14, 2020 Geoff Scams, Tech Matters

How “Likes” lead to malicious software.

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Discover What Google Knows About You

March 19, 2020 Geoff Privacy, Tech Matters

What were you doing 10 years ago? Google knows!

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The Price of Loyalty

February 19, 2020 Geoff Privacy, Security

The hidden cost of loyalty cards.

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Update Windows NOW!

January 19, 2020 Geoff Security, Tech Matters

If you’re running Windows 10 … well, you have my sympathy. But that aside, you need to patch your system[…]

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Laser-hacking voice-assistants

November 21, 2019 Geoff Privacy, Tech Matters

Who knew? Microphones respond to light waves as well as sound waves. This allows hackers to attack voice-assistant technologies such as Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant, sometimes from a considerable distance.

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Location, location, location history

November 14, 2019 Geoff Privacy, Tech Matters

Who knew? Turning off Location History on Google doesn’t actually turn off location history. That, at least, is the basis[…]

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