There has been an unprecedented amount of hacking and ransomware attacks in location, New Zealand in 2020. As a result, in January 2021, there is going to be a change with what we need to do if our data has been hacked. New Government legislation is coming in to play around how every business operating in New Zealand needs to report data loss. Let’s take a look at why you need to know about this and how you can minimise your risk of being hacked and/or fined.
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If you are involved in the health sector based in [location], now is a good time to brush up on making sure your IT is safe and you are tracking and reporting in alignment with the Privacy code of 2020. Why? Let’s just say the hefty fine ($350k+) is best avoided. We wanted to reach out to let you know specifically who this impacts, and most importantly, we wanted to bring your attention to Rule Number 5.
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If you are a health practitioner, accountant, lawyer, marketer, or you deal with client’s sensitive information on a daily basis, its really important to have a very clear understanding of how, as a [location] business, you are going to keep your client’s information safe. With so many warnings that cybersecurity is on the rise, it’s really important for [location] business to have this part of their IT support sorted with confidence.
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Technology is the lifeblood of business today, and you likely have a lot of it. But you may have accumulated software and hardware as you grew. Are you one of the many Northland businesses that now have an assortment of technologies never designed to work together? Looking at consolidating your tech can help and a Managed Service Provider (MSP) can guide you.
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Maybe you want to be a little mysterious or lay low in your Northland piece of paradise but more likely you want to protect your privacy when browsing online. You don’t want cybercriminals seeing what you’re doing, or marketers knowing where you go online and what you search for. So, you anonymise your activity using Incognito mode or private browsing. Really though, if you want to be anonymous online, a virtual private network (VPN) is likely a better option.
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