October 7, 2020

Cyber security advice for NZ's small and medium enterprises

Jeremy Jones, Head of Cyber Security at Theta, recently spoke to stuff.co.nz about the increasing numbers of cyber attacks being reported across New Zealand.

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Theta

September 4, 2020

Ransomware attacks: lessons and emergent trends from the frontline

Ransomware attacks are hitting some of the biggest organisations across the globe right now, with devastating consequences for its victims.

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Theta

August 6, 2020

Part 3: Analysing MedusaLocker ransomware

(Part 3 of 3) In this 3-part post, we share the tradecraft from an RDP brute force linked ransomware event (MedusaLocker) we responded to in June 2020. We cover the business ramifications of the attack, technical analysis and some advice based on attacks such as these. Continued from parts 1 and 2...

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Theta

August 5, 2020

Part 2: Analysing MedusaLocker ransomware

(Part 2 of 3) In this 3-part post, we share the tradecraft from an RDP brute force linked ransomware event (MedusaLocker) we responded to in June 2020. We cover the business ramifications of the attack, technical analysis and some advice based on attacks such as these. Continued from part 1...

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Theta

August 4, 2020

Part 1: Analysing MedusaLocker ransomware

In this 3-part post, we share the tradecraft from an RDP brute force linked ransomware event (MedusaLocker) we responded to in June 2020. We cover the business ramifications of the attack, technical analysis and some advice based on attacks such as these.

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Theta

July 27, 2020

Cyber exploitation at scale: don't become a victim of remote access exploitation

Let’s face it – it’s been a tough period for remote access solutions, especially when we’re so dependent upon it. First, we had the myriad of SSL-VPN’s from the likes of Cisco, F5, Palo Alto, Cisco, Fortinet and Pulse Secure – going from being an enterprise security product to the worst nightmare for a security team overnight.

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Theta

June 18, 2020

Mitigating remote working security risks

It's not just about the basics, there are new emerging threats and risks when it comes to shifting to more remote styles of working.

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Theta

June 9, 2020

The demise of network security walls in the times of COVID-19

“Oh no, an on-premises SIEM” said no hacker, ever.

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Theta

May 29, 2018

Privacy, security and the impact of GDPR in NZ

There have been plenty of privacy and security discussions about the potential reach and impact of GDPR in NZ. It may feel like privacy regulations in Europe are a distant concern to New Zealand companies, but the reality is that the security and privacy landscape is changing. Being left behind in the way that we treat critical business assets, like information, is no longer an option.

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Theta

December 18, 2017

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cyber Security

Machine learning is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that provides computers – or in the case of Mr Burns, monkeys (see clip below) - with the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed. Computers use algorithms to learn from past data to predict what may happen (predictive analysis), and can adapt when exposed to new data.

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Theta