“Tērā a Matariki, kua rewa ki te pae. Nau mai haere mai te hua o te tau hou.”“Matariki has ascended to the heavens and we welcome the bounty of the upcoming year.” For my whānau, Matariki means a cold, early morning on our hapū lands in Motueka. We gather as the local...
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The latest N4L IN BRIEF blog
Welcome to the latest edition of the IN BRIEF blog. We’re wrapping up term 2 with a few updates from the N4L team including; our event adventuring across the motu, who won the Touchpoint survey prize draw, the impacts of business email compromises, and much...
N4L on the road
We’ve been on the road! Recently we’ve been travelling across the motu, attending conferences where we’ve been able to touch base with kaiako from all over Aotearoa. Our first stop was the Interface Xpo - hosted in Dunedin, Christchurch, Cambridge and Auckland. Then...
Understanding and mitigating the impact of business email compromises
Schools and kura send, receive and store a lot of private information such as students’ names, ages, contact details, academic records and history as well as private information about their staff. Some of this is more sensitive data, such as student health records and...
Meet Graham Flanagan, our new Central Regional Director
Graham is one of N4L’s newest recruits to the Education and Engagement team. Leading the Central North Island crew, we asked Graham to share a bit about himself and his role. Tēnā koutou katoa Ko Wēra te whakapaparanga maiKo Newport te whenua tupuKo Aotearoa te...
The latest N4L IN BRIEF
Welcome to the first edition of our In Brief blog for 2023, the quarterly round up of news and tips from N4L. This time around we share a new article about trending 2023 buzzwords ‘ChatGPT’ and ‘Zero Trust’, Netsafe’s free online learning platform, and a handy guide...
Tackling phishing
Phishing is the term used for all types of scams that bypass cyber defences by tricking people into handing over information. Bad actors use it to steal money, install ransomware or steal private data. Often they are looking for passwords. Forms of phishing have been...