When you pack up after a busy day teaching, you’ll close the windows, lock the doors and make sure anything worth taking isn’t left lying around. Basic cybersecurity works much the same way. Cyber criminals look for easy, low-hanging fruit. Like burglars, they are...
Recent cyber security breaches experienced by North Island health network, Pinnacle Health, and Australian telco, Optus, have been splashed all over the news, again highlighting that cyber attacks are becoming more frequent and costly. Less well-known, however, is...
It’s Netsafety Week and we’ve joined forces with Netsafe to promote the safe and positive use of the internet. This year’s theme is Diversity Matters. Online Safety Done Together. This week is about understanding different communities’ online safety perspectives and...
Written by Bill Bennett, tech journalist Ransomware is a kind of malware that locks up computer data, then demands a payment to unlock it. While attacks are disruptive and can be expensive to deal with, Network for Learning can help schools reduce the risks. Often,...
 written by Bill Bennett Passwords are one way schools can keep unwelcome visitors away from online accounts. Multi-factor authentication, or MFA, gives a higher level of protection. It's a good way to be certain the right person gets access to an account. When we...
We all know about being Book Smart or Sun Smart but the question we want you to say yes to is - are you Cyber Smart? We’re teaming up with our friends at CERT NZ to support Cyber Smart Week by providing some key steps that you can take to help keep your online...
Aotearoa’s first Netsafety Week is here! It’s all about creating a safer online environment by sharing the ways we can make online spaces safe, recognising the positive power of the internet and knowing where to get help; and we’re proud to support it. Research from...