Info & Advice

While you’re decking the halls with holly and reveling in the long-awaited holidays, other folks are hard at work through their ‘busy time’. It’s not just the hospitality industry expecting a bumper Christmas either – hackers, scammers, and other online miscreants see December and January as one of the most potentially lucrative periods of the year.

The global cost of a data breach last year was USD $4.45 million. This is an increase of 15% over three years. As we step into 2024, it’s crucial to be aware of emerging technology threats.

In the pulsating digital landscape, every click and keystroke echoes through cyberspace. The battle for data security rages on.

Breached or stolen passwords are the bane of any organization’s cybersecurity. Passwords cause over 80% of data breaches. Hackers get in using stolen, weak, or reused (and easily breached) passwords.

Cybersecurity has become a critical foundation upon which many aspects of business rely. Whether you’re a large enterprise or small business, network security is a must. Cyberattacks can have long-term consequences.

This Cyber Smart Week (30 October – 5 November), we’re supporting CERT NZ to highlight the importance of staying secure online and showing New Zealanders what’s at stake when they don’t get their online security right.

Advantage hires senior talent, continues to builds Security Consulting division

There’s a bit of a global cost of living crisis going on and everyone’s feeling the pinch. Even the hackers.

For the second year running, Advantage New Zealand has featured prominently in security vendor SentinelOne’s Partner Awards, taking out the Asia Pacific Japan Partner of the Year, with Advantage Auckland Regional Manager Steve Smith further accelerating the company’s accolades by being named Top APJ Sales Person of the Year.

Cybersecurity has become paramount for businesses and individuals alike. Cyber threats abound, and data breaches and malware attacks are costly. Attacks come from all vectors, including the cloud tools you use every day.

With growth on the agenda, leading national managed services and security provider Advantage has appointed industry veteran and executive sales leader Douglas Jewson to the newly-created position of National Sales Manager.

Organisations across New Zealand facing unrelenting cyber risks while under pressure to reduce costs in a faltering economy can benefit from outsourcing core aspects of their information security requirements, reducing the cost of protection without raising their risk profile.