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Security and Privacy

By Jim, on 10 February, 2014

Contrary to popular belief security and privacy are not synonymous. This misconception appears to have been exasperated by the media reporting of the high profile privacy breaches that have occurred over the last couple of years.

Axenic selected for NZ all-of-government ICT Security and Related Services Panel (SRS Panel)

By Jim, on 7 November, 2013

Axenic is proud to announce that we have been selected by the Department of Internal Affairs as a supplier for the all-of-government ICT Security and Related Services Panel (SRS Panel).

Evidence on Cloud Computing Risks

By Jim, on 1 May, 2013

Cloud computing is still an immature business model with little evidence to support many of the claims that are made about the business benefits or security risks associated with its adoption.

The Human Factor

By Jim, on 29 April, 2013

Last week Verizon published its Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) 2013. This years report presents Verizon’s analysis of 47,626 security incidents.

EQC Privacy Breaches – “Going Dark” Is Not The Answer

By Jim, on 30 March, 2013

On Thursday it was revealed that about a month ago the EQC had suffered another privacy breach. The breach was the result of 2,200 names and information relating to stopped cheques worth $23 million being emailed to a member of the public.

The EQC Privacy Breach – Where’s the Risk Management?

By Jim, on 26 March, 2013

On Friday, Ian Simpson the Chief Executive of the Earthquake Commission (EQC) held a media conference and announced that a staff member had accidentally sent an email with an attachment containing a spreadsheet with the details of 9,700 Christchurch residents and their claims, to a recipient outside of the organisation.

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