NFTs a minefield of scams warns cybersecurity expert
New Zealanders are being urged to avoid getting sucked into the current mania around non-fungible tokens (NFTs) because scams are as common as promises of profit.
Host of Radio New Zealand's Tech Tuesday and author of the book 'She'll Be Right (Not!) – a cybersecurity guide for Kiwi business owners – Daniel Watson says the completely unregulated NFT market is effectively one giant Ponzi scheme.
The My2022 app New Zealand’s Winter Olympians have to use has been deemed a cybersecurity risk in a warning notification from the FBI.
Daniel discusses the cybersecurity concerns around this app in the Article by Ben Strang 05:00, Feb 04 2022 on Stuff.
International customers demanding more rigorous cybersecurity from NZ firms
The most significant change to Europe's data protection rules in more than 20 years is putting Kiwi exporters under increasing pressure to match world standards in cybersecurity.
Another Tech Tip Tuesday with Jesse Mulligan at RNZ.
Jesse Mulligan (00:13): RNZ National, it's time for Tech Tuesday, our regular catch up with Daniel Watson from Vertech IT Services. We talk about all sorts of stuff, including answering your questions, and Daniel joins me now.
Check out the Interview HERE
Chris (00:00): A leading cyber security expert is reminding New Zealand business owners to wise up when it comes to protecting their online assets. The warning follows a number of businesses, that's big and small, becoming victims of attacks.
Another Tech Tip Tuesday with Jesse Mulligan at RNZ.
Jesse Mulligan (00:01): It's Tech Tuesday. Time to catch up with Daniel Watson from Vertech IT Services to answer your tech questions and attack some general topics in the range of information technology, and hard to ignore Christmas, and Daniel, [foreign language 00:00:17], welcome.
Vertech was on 1 News last night talking about the log4j issue and how the risk of a privacy breach is multiplied since way too many SMB's don't pay enough attention to their confidential client info in terms of knowing exactly where it lies, how it's stored, who can access it and when it is expunged.
Small businesses holding onto customer data for no reason
Speaker 1 (01:16):
A cyber security expert says far too many small businesses hold too much information about things they don't need. It comes as the country comes under increasing cyber attacks, with criminals looking to mine personal data.
Another Tech Tip Tuesday with Jesse Mulligan at RNZ.
Jesse Mulligan: RNZ National, it's time for tech Tuesday. I'm joined by Daniel Watson from Vertech IT services. Hey there, Daniel.
Daniel Watson: Good afternoon, Jesse.
Jesse Mulligan: Every time you're on, we get emails as soon as you're gone.
Jesse Mulligan: It's Tuesday and time to talk tech with Daniel Watson who is owner and Managing Director of Vertech IT Services. If you've got any questions or topics you'd like him to help with, send us an email to jesse@rnz.co.nz and we can hopefully cover them in a future session.
