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Announcing the new SSS Email Security Assessment
November 05, 2019 | SSS Sales SSS has released a new offering to bring an expert eye across the security and complexities of your email environment. Email represents the biggest threat vector in New Zealand. Phishing, credential harvesting, malicious files, spam and other types of email are issues all of our customers deal with on […]
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Helping students gain real-world experience
We are proud to be collaborating with Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) as part of the vocational training institute’s Industry Project programme. This project has enabled us to give back to the community by providing students with an opportunity to engage in an industry IT project aimed at solving a real-world business problem. Project sponsor Tim Sweet […]
2019 SSS Cyber Security event update
Recently we hosted the annual SSS Cyber Security Days in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch with the relevant theme “The human element”. Our speakers shared some of the challenges, and why it is important for organisations to look at ways they can help empower their staff. The Human Element theme was selected because people are often […]
Now offering best-of-breed certificate service solutions
As businesses accelerate digital transformation initiatives, employees, partners, and clients are all affected. The growing need for identity-based security solutions to build trust in business systems and adhere to stringent compliance regulations is an ongoing concern. We understand that identity-based security is a critical tool when building your information security and compliance toolkit. Digital certificates […]
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How DMARC can help you validate emails to protect your systems
Ensuring the sender of any email is actually who they say they are is a real problem. Email is not the only old protocol from the early days of the internet that relies a bit too heavily on the “honesty system” in its architecture, but it is certainly the one most used today. This weakness […]
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Unauthorised access reports are on the rise in Q1
On 10 July CERT NZ published their first quarterly report for 2019. What happened in Q1? The key points in the Q1 report are: the number of reported incidents reduced from 1,333 in Q4 to 992 in Q1 reports to CERT NZ related to scam and fraud incidents have decreased to 33%, down from 50% […]
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“Cyber criminals and malicious state-backed actors are targeting New Zealand now.”
The above quote is taken from New Zealand’s Cyber Security Strategy for 2019, published by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). Kiwi businesses and individuals are bleeding money According to CERT NZ, New Zealand lost over $14 million to 3,445 reported cyber security incidents in 2018. Many organisations don’t know they can report incidents to CERT […]
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Announcing STARS – Security Operations Reinvented
Let’s face it – security incident management is complex. It requires skills and capabilities that most organisations simply don’t have. This, combined with the rate of change in organisations, and the demand for more effective and efficient security, is placing a significant strain on IT service providers. This complexity makes it easy to overlook the […]
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Free Tool: Privileged Account Discovery for Windows
Did you know that privileged account passwords are a favourite target of hackers? These accounts can give unrestricted access to your network and systems, where attackers can remain undetected for weeks, months, or even longer. Thycotic now provides an easy (and free) way to discover your privileged accounts and start making your organisation more secure. The Privileged […]
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