requests@kinetics.co.nz<\/a> will be working as always)<\/strong><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][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=”4.23.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
Christmas Cyber Warning<\/h2>\n
It will soon be the holiday season and with all that good cheer and stress, comes the seasonal scammers. Christmas brings a predicable surge in holiday related scams. Scammers know that their success rate will go up for four common scan types.<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0 Shipping notifications<\/h3>\n
Fedex and UPS phishing emails have been around for years. The last couple of years\u00a0 have shown increased online shopping which means faking these emails is a Christmas favourite for scammers.<\/p>\n
2.\u00a0 Charity Frauds<\/h3>\n
New Zealander’s traditonal generousity is likely to see many of us thinking about giving a little more to those in need this troubled Christmas. Fraudsters will have their hands out looking to grasp some of that goodwill.<\/p>\n
3.\u00a0 Gift Card\/Coupon Scams<\/h3>\n
These are more likely to come out post-Christmas. They are special deals, e.g. goods at a reduced price for a limited time, but you must pay via gift card.<\/p>\n
4.\u00a0 Travel Scams<\/h3>\n
Most of the top holiday vacation spots are already booked out. Watch out for that apartment or house rental that is suddenly available. Your best protection is to use trusted providers like Airbnb.<\/p>\n
Protecting against these needs to be on many levels<\/h3>\n
We recommend tools like Advanced Threat Protection with Office 365 to keep your organisation safer.\u00a0 This scans URL links as you click on them, checking to see if it\u2019s going to carry out malicious activity. DNS scrubbing and “Conceal” Zero-trust security also check to see if the link is on list of known malicious sites.\u00a0 All of these are built into KARE Foundation\u00a0 Security.<\/p>\n
Awareness is always an important tool. Spelling mistakes and poor grammar can be good clues to malicious email. Remember that your personal email is unlikely to have the same levels of protection as business email.<\/p>\n
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Four clues to help spot malicious emails<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n- The reply to address is a public email domain. Example: @google.com<\/li>\n
- The domain name is misspelt Example: @KINET1CS.CO.NZ<\/li>\n
- The content is poorly written. Example: \u201cWe detected something unusual to use an application\u201d.<\/li>\n
- The email creates a sense of urgency. Example: \u201cI need to urgently process your payment\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Thank you! Thanks to our wonderful clients, staff and partners for your support in this most difficult 2023 year.\u00a0 Its been a real challenge for so many of us in so many ways, and a real test of resilience.\u00a0 For those businesses that have been devastated by this year, and for their people, our hearts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1157,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"It will soon be the holiday season and with all that good cheer and stress, comes the seasonal scammers. Christmas brings a predicable surge in holiday related scams. Scammers know that their success rate will go up for four common scan types.\n\n[header2 text=\"1.\u00a0 Shipping notifications\" align=\"left\" color=\"#336A40\" margintop=\"\"]\n\nFedex and UPS phishing emails have been around for years. A COVID-19 Christmas, with its associated increased online shopping means they will try to make these emails a Christmas favourite for scammers.\n\n[header2 text=\"2.\u00a0 Charity Frauds\" align=\"left\" color=\"#336A40\" margintop=\"\"]\n\nNew Zealand\u2019s COVID mood of \"Be Kind\" is likely to see many of us thinking about giving a little more to those in need this troubled Christmas. Fraudsters will have their hands out looking to grasp some of that goodwill.\n\n[header2 text=\"3.\u00a0 Gift Card\/Coupon Scams\" align=\"left\" color=\"#336A40\" margintop=\"\"]\n\nThese are more likely to come out post-Christmas. They are special deals, e.g. goods at a reduced price for a limited time, but you must pay via gift card.\n\n[header2 text=\"4.\u00a0 Travel Scams\" align=\"left\" color=\"#336A40\" margintop=\"\"]\n\nMost of the top holiday vacation spots are already booked out. Watch out for that apartment or house rental that is suddenly available. Your best protection is to use trusted providers like Airbnb.\n\n[header2 text=\"Protecting against these needs to be on many levels\" align=\"left\" color=\"#336A40\" margintop=\"\"]\n\nWe recommend tools like Advanced Threat Protection with Office 365 to keep your organisation safer.\u00a0 This scans URL links as you click on them, checking to see if it\u2019s going to carry out malicious activity. DNS scrubbing also checks to see if the link is on list of known malicious sites. Both of these are built into KARE for Security.\n\nAwareness is always an important tool. Spelling mistakes and poor grammar can be good clues to malicious email. Remember that your personal email is unlikely to have the same levels of protection as business email.\n
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- The domain name is misspelt Example: @KINET1CS.CO.NZ<\/li>\n \t
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