SecureSphere had been hearing rumors for the last month or so, that phone scammers have been posing as New Zealand Police Officers. Until now, we haven\’t been able to confirm it, but were able to confirm it when told by a customer. Also, we were given a copy of an email scam claiming to be […]
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Overnight a number of warnings have gone out to the Security Community about a new CRITICAL security flaw in Android. The new flaw is named \”Dirty Stream\” and allows malicious apps to easily hijack legitimate apps. Currently there is very little protection from this flaw until Google releases a security patch and app developers release
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Back in late 2023 (October / November) when SecureSphere was started, it was started with 4 key tenets: As we have built the business, these are the 4 main things that guide us in all decisions we make. Do we get it right all day, every day and in every customer interaction? We are quite
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Printers (of all makes, models and types), are either loved or hated in generally equal measures with very little middle ground. However, printers are the forgotten hole in the vast majority of Cybersecurity plans as most people and/or organisations just think of them as printing stuff, scanning stuff or very old school – faxing stuff.
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SecureSphere is pleased to announce we have been featured in the Rangitikei District Monitor newspaper (which covers the vast Rangitikei District). A copy of the article can be found on Page 5 at: Rangitikei District Monitor – 25th April 2024 SecureSphere wishes to thank the Rangitikei District Monitor for working with us and being a
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Google has released 2x security updates for Google Chrome that patch highly-severity vulnerabilities. The first of these warnings impacts Chrome’s desktop users—on Windows and Mac. Google has just confirmed a security update that includes at least three high-severity fixes for vulnerabilities of the kind that have been exploited in the past. Two of the three vulnerabilities relate
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A password manager is a technology tool that helps users create, save, manage and use passwords across different online services. In a business environment, password managers can allow teams access to share login details for systems where individual logins are not possible. The most common way to authenticate to a system is by providing a
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At SecureSphere, we have been asked what CVSS is and what the score of 0 – 10 means. So, we thought this might help answer some of those questions. CVSS stands for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System. It\’s a way to evaluate and rank reported vulnerabilities in a standardized and repeatable way. The goal of
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A couple of days ago, the IMF (International Monetary Fund) released its latest semi-annual report and for the first time included cybersecurity risk. The report included some interesting and at the same time alarming statistics including:\”Cyber-related incidents have become much more frequent over the past two decades, and especially since 2020. In particular, the number of
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Earlier this week it was announced that DIA had busted a text scam ring operating across New Zealand. DIA released that they had carried out 12 search warrants across the country during 2023 with 4000 items seized consisting of $35,000 in SIM Cards, about $10,000 in luxury items, a designer handbag and skincare products along
