Created by CERT NZ, Own Your Online is part of the New Zealand government's work to raise understanding of cyber security issues for individuals and businesses.
Find out how you can get help if you’ve been affected by an online scam or incident, why being safe online is so important, and how you can keep your business secure online.
1: Turn on multifactor authentication
Implement multifactor authentication on your accounts and make it significantly less likely you’ll get hacked.
2: Update your software
Update your software. In fact, turn on automatic updates.
3: Think before you click
Think before you click. More than 90 per cent of successful cyber attacks start with a phishing email.
4: Use strong passwords
Use strong passwords, and ideally a password manager to generate and store unique passwords.
Learn more at the links below.
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