Pictured above: George Moawad.
As authorities at home and abroad continue to enforce ever-more-stringent data protection regulations and bad actors amp up their infiltration efforts, New Zealand enterprises need to be laser focused on strengthening their defences.
Preparedness for adverse cyber events is fast moving to the forefront of conversation for New Zealand business owners and leaders. That’s hardly surprising, given attacks and data breaches continue to occur ever more frequently, within organisations of all stripes and sizes.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) responded to 1,905 incident reports[1] about individuals, businesses, and organisations between 1 July and 30 September 2024; a worrying 58 per cent increase on the previous quarter.
Unauthorised access incidents were up 80 per cent, while incidents of phishing and credential harvesting rose by 70 per cent, in what continues to be the most commonly reported category.
This upsurge in malicious activity is undoubtedly a consequence of our increasing collective …