MEDIA RELEASE
From: Daniel Watson, author and cybersecurity expert
Date: 20 July 2023
Photo: On request
Scammers luring Kiwis in with Google Adwords and social media
Scammers are not just calling or emailing Kiwis 'out of the blue' anymore; they are waiting in ambush with highly sophisticated schemes using elaborate profiles on LinkedIn, Google AdWords and legitimate looking websites to trap New Zealanders.
📽 Contributing to this series was a bit of fun and I am very thankful for the opportunity to do so! My small parts are in episodes 2 & 3 but the whole series is an HUGELY entertaining must see for the whole family whether you are in business or not everyone is regularly exposed to bad guys trying to rip you off 😠
You've Been Scammed by Nigel Latta will
launch on #TVNZ One on Monday, 3 July, 8:00 pm.
5 Questions You Should Hear ‘Yes’ To As a business owner, you likely carefully vet every employee you hire to work for your business. You inspect their résumé and ask detailed questions during their interview to ensure they are the best fit. This is critical to growing your business and making it as successful as […]
☠ ☠ ☠ Talking about dealing with your digital legacy and all the big questions associated with it, like; Is it ok to hold your loved ones 📱 phone over the open ⚰casket? If not is there a better way to access their crypto wallet?
😵 seriously there are a few issues here that the traditional way of going to the lawyer once every 15 years to write a document 📃 that will be obsolete in 18 months isn't a good solution to helping your loved ones deal with your absence, especially if you are in #business! Somebody is going to have to authorise payroll right?
I gave a sneaky shout out to one of our customers who have a solution for this https://www.
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Understanding HIPAA, NIST And CMMC Compliance standards are some of the most important things a business needs to maintain to be profitable and well-respected while staying out of legal trouble. Failure to meet these standards will make your business susceptible to fines and legal action. You’ll also take a hit on your reputation as customers, […]
Jesse (00:00): RNZ National. It's Tech Tuesday. Time to catch up with Daniel Watson from Vertech IT Services. Find out what's new and what's on his mind. Hi there, Daniel.
Daniel Watson (00:08): Hey, how you doing, Jesse? No, everything hunky dory.
Learn About Today’s Most Common Types Of Cyber-Attacks If you’ve turned on the news sometime during the past few years, you’ve probably heard of more than one instance where a business closed due to a cyber-attack. You may think your business is small enough and hackers won’t target you, but this couldn’t be further from […]
Being at risk for cyber-attacks is a growing concern among small-business owners. Cybercriminals often target small businesses because they hold sensitive information and have weaker security infrastructures than larger businesses. For this reason and more, it should be no surprise that 88% of small-business owners feel vulnerable to a cyber-attack, according to a recent survey […]
Jesse (00:00): RNZ National. It's time for Tech Tuesday, and I'm joined by Daniel Watson of Vertech IT Services. Hey, Dan.
Daniel (00:06): Hey, how you doing, Jesse? Good. Good.
Jesse (00:08): Are you excited? And I can't believe I'm asking this because, but if you can't beat it, join it.
