When talking to our customers about the impact of cyber-crime on their business last year, many felt overwhelmed by the increasing volume of security alerts demanding immediate attention. 'Notification Fatigue' is a new trend occurring in small to medium sized businesses throughout New Zealand.

The start of a new year (and in this case a new decade) is a good time to reflect on what was achieved last year, and re-think habits, objectives and mindsets for achieving new goals.

One of the main issues with cyber security is that everyone likes to think it is the responsibility of the IT department. However, with cyber-attacks continuing to increase in both frequency and complexity – and with technology not necessarily being a key deciding factor of whether or not a business is breached – it seems obvious that it should also be a matter for the Risk Officer. Whether or not that’s the case right now, however, remains an open question, but it’s time that we start moving in this direction.

Aura Information Security has announced the appointment of accomplished information security expert, Christo Gouws, to the role of senior security consultant.

With cyber threats being a key risk for most businesses, interest in ‘always on’ security monitoring services continues to rise.