Data breaches enabling blackmail, extortion and intellectual property theft
Editor, SMEE, SMEE - May 6, 2021
Data breaches and cyberattacks are no longer just an online issue as, increasingly, sinister players use personal information to gain leverage over individuals and organisations online and offline.
The author of a cybersecurity guide for Kiwi business owners, Daniel Watson, says many Kiwis may be too comfortable when it comes to supplying their personal information online.
"Free offers, downloads, trial transactions, apps and other online offers designed to capture personal details prolife...