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HOME SAFE AND SECURE

Online criminals wasted no time exploiting the Covid-19 pandemic. In March, the government-funded Computer Emergency Response Team (CertNZ) reported attackers were targeting victims with Covid-19 scams.

It was always going to happen. Criminals will do anything to get at your data and money. They prefer to attack low-hanging fruit. So here is a guide to making sure that isn’t you.

START BY PROTECTING YOUR COMPUTER

If you work from home, it’s likely the computer you use for your business is also used for entertainment. It may even be used by other family members. That’s a security risk in itself.

The ideal solution is to use

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