{"id":3716,"date":"2019-08-22T10:19:59","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T22:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/?p=3716"},"modified":"2019-08-22T10:19:59","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T22:19:59","slug":"bigger-than-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/?p=3716","title":{"rendered":"Bigger than Texas?"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]Its easy to think of security as something that\u2019s only for larger organisations.<\/strong> They can afford the fancy systems that lock down networks, wireless connections and endpoint PCs & mobile devices.<\/p>\n

After all, aren’t they the only organisations that hackers target? We\u2019ve debunked that myth many times, pointing out how hackers attack SMEs in m\"\"<\/a>ass, counting on reduced security devices, and aiming to get you to pay them ransomware or to redirect payments from your organisation to theirs.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve also pointed out how hackers are now crafting their attacks, personalising them to organisations and making them harder to detect.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s been crippling the state of Texas. Some 23 local government agencies were hit by the attacks \u2013 which are said to have come from the same threat actor \u2013 although state IT systems and networks are not affected<\/p>\n

In the US, local government bodies are coming under increasing attack, with cyber-criminals betting correctly that poor security practices and under-funding have left them particularly exposed to ransomware. We can expect the same here in NZ.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ransomware is one of the trickiest of cyber threats because just relying on routine backups may not be enough to not protect you. Backups need to be clean and have been done prior to infection. Discuss your backup architecture with a professional to be sure you are truly creating a clean version of your data each time you back everything up.<\/p>\n

What You Can Do<\/strong><\/p>\n

Local government bodies are coming under increasing attack in the US, with cyber-criminals betting correctly that poor security practices and under-funding have left them particularly exposed to ransomware.<\/p>\n

Ransomware is one of the trickiest of cyber threats because just relying on routine backups may not be enough to not protect you. Backups need to be clean and have been done prior to infection. Discuss your backup architecture with a professional to be sure you are truly creating a clean version of your data each time you back everything up.\u00a0 We recommend our KARE for Security<\/a> to increase your levels of protection.<\/p>\n

Read the BBC coverage here<\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Its easy to think of security as something that\u2019s only for larger organisations. They can afford the fancy systems that lock down networks, wireless connections and endpoint PCs & mobile devices. After all, aren’t they the only organisations that hackers target? We\u2019ve debunked that myth many times, pointing out how hackers attack SMEs in mass, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3718,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Its easy to think of security as something that\u2019s only for larger organisations.<\/strong> They can afford the fancy systems that lock down networks, wireless connections and endpoint PCs & mobile devices.\n\nAfter all, aren't they the only organisations that hackers target? We\u2019ve debunked that myth many times, pointing out how hackers attack SMEs in m\"\"<\/a>ass, counting on reduced security devices, and aiming to get you to pay them ransomware or to redirect payments from your organisation to theirs.\n\nWe\u2019ve also pointed out how hackers are now crafting their attacks, personalising them to organisations and making them harder to detect.\n\nThat\u2019s been crippling the state of Texas. Some 23 local government agencies were hit by the attacks \u2013 which are said to have come from the same threat actor \u2013 although state IT systems and networks are not affected\n\nIn the US, local government bodies are coming under increasing attack, with cyber-criminals betting correctly that poor security practices and under-funding have left them particularly exposed to ransomware. We can expect the same here in NZ.<\/strong>\n\nRansomware is one of the trickiest of cyber threats because just relying on routine backups may not be enough to not protect you. Backups need to be clean and have been done prior to infection. Discuss your backup architecture with a professional to be sure you are truly creating a clean version of your data each time you back everything up.\n\n[wow_colorme]What You Can Do<\/strong>[\/wow_colorme]\n\nLocal government bodies are coming under increasing attack in the US, with cyber-criminals betting correctly that poor security practices and under-funding have left them particularly exposed to ransomware.\n\nRansomware is one of the trickiest of cyber threats because just relying on routine backups may not be enough to not protect you. Backups need to be clean and have been done prior to infection. Discuss your backup architecture with a professional to be sure you are truly creating a clean version of your data each time you back everything up.\u00a0 We recommend our [wow_colorme]KARE for Security[\/wow_colorme]<\/a> to increase your levels of protection.\n\n[wow_colorme]Read the BBC coverage here[\/wow_colorme]<\/a>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}