Cyber Smart Week (21-27 October)
This Cyber Smart Week, taking place 21-27 October, New Zealand’s National Cyber Security Centre running a series of webinars for you and your team to attend.
We have eight free online events running between Monday, 21 October and Thursday, 24 October. These sessions will cover a range of sectors and groups, including healthcare, small business, government, financial services, individuals and more.
Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just embarking on your cyber security journey, our experts will share invaluable tips, tricks, and practical advice you can use right away.
To secure your spot at the session of your choice, register using the links below – spots are limited.
Feel free to send this to anyone you believe would benefit from attending.
A cyber smart central and local government | Register
10:30am, Monday 21 October 2024
Local and central government are not immune from cyber criminals. The scammers are getting more sophisticated, and while we have nationwide and local system protections, as individuals we still have an important role to play.
In this webinar, the National Cyber Security Centre’s Mike Jagusch and Poni Lealofi from the Department of Internal Affairs will cover the threats and outline some of those protective systems. They’ll also discuss how you can take simple actions to protect your personal online security and keep your workplace more cyber secure too.
Cyber security for individuals | Register
1pm, Monday 21 October 2024
From safety when buying online to protecting your key accounts, this webinar provides a broader look at cyber security for everyday New Zealanders.
Michael Jagusch, Director of Mission Enablement at the National Cyber Security Centre, will share current online threats as well as insights from our latest research into cyber security behaviours. He’ll also be joined by guest speaker, Daniel Savage from Trade Me, who will share how Trade Me is working to protect users, what they’re seeing and what to look out for. Join the webinar and learn how to protect yourself and your family from online threats.
Working together to improve cyber resilience across the health sector | Register
10:30am, Tuesday 22 October 2024
Cyber criminals love expansive data sources filled with sensitive information. That makes health systems and people working in the sector the ideal phishing ground. The NCSC has teamed up with Sonny Taite from Te Whatu Ora to present a webinar focussed on cyber risks in the health sector. We’ll discuss how we can work together to practise strong cyber security measures across the sector and protect personal information.
We’ll cover cyber threats, what’s happening locally and internationally, within the sector and wider. We’ll run through what’s going on behind the scenes to keep us safe and easy actions we can all take to better protect ourselves and provide ways to increase the cyber resilience of the health sector and the businesses that operate within it.
Cyber security for small businesses – simple steps for a big improvement | Register
3pm, Tuesday 22 October 2024
Presented by Director of Mission Enablement at the National Cyber Security Centre, Michael Jagusch with special guest, serial entrepreneur and technology innovator, Mitchell Pham, this webinar is specifically for smaller businesses and organisations.
Small to medium businesses are the target for nearly half of all cyber crime in NZ with one in three experiencing at least one cyber attack in the last six months. We will cover some of the threats and recent research we well as simple, no-cost actions small organisations can take to protect themselves.
Supporting clients with cyber security for mentors and advisors | Register
11am, Wednesday 23 October 2024
We acknowledge the trusted relationship advisors and mentors have with individuals and businesses. We know you get asked many different questions, including about cyber security, with clients asking for advice on how to better protect themselves and their businesses.
In this webinar we’ll cover current cyber threats and recent research. Our guest speaker Di Crawford-Errington, President Institute of Certified NZ Bookkeepers, will talk about her experience when her business Ontrack had a cyber incident. This shows a cyber attack can happen to anyone, resulting in financial and reputational damage and considerable stress for those involved. We’ll provide simple, no cost actions for you to take to better protect yourself and ways for you to assist your clients, so register now.
Financial sector cyber security threats and protections | Register
2pm, Wednesday 23 October 2024
Jimmy Butcher, Principal Security Architect with the NCSC’s Regulatory and Advisory branch teams up with Brianna Reece, Principal Advisor at the Financial Markets Authority and Stephen Lynch at the Service Owner for Cyber Security at Inland Revenue to explore cyber threats and scams targeting the financial sector.
Join us for a presentation on relevant threats including ransomware, email spoofing and email compromise. We will provide simple steps to help protect you, your team and your business. Our panel of experts will discuss the issues and answer your questions.
Cyber security for seniors | Register
1pm, Thursday 24 October 2024
Online scams and fraud are at an all-time high, so for New Zealanders over 65 – the fastest-growing group of online users – it’s never been more important to stay secure online.
NCSC’s John Mollo will join Age Concern’s Chief Executive, Karen Billings-Jensen, to discuss cyber related issues concerning older people as well as simple steps for seniors to take to improve their security when online.
Cyber security insights for tech professionals | Register
10:30am, Thursday 24 October 2024
Cyber security professionals are critical to the defence of New Zealanders and their businesses against cyber crime. This Cyber Smart Week, we’ve prepared a webinar designed specifically for the professionals working to keep us safe.
Jimmy Butcher from NCSC’s Regulatory and Advisory branch will review the current threat landscape, provide insights informed by research and outline our systemwide defence. He’ll be joined by Alastair Ross who has worked in IT and Information Security for 25 years. Alastair is now the CEO of Revolution InfoSec which helps kiwi organisations reduce their cybersecurity risk. There will be an opportunity for Q&A at the end of the session.
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