Building cyber security awareness in your organisation

Every day brings news of fresh cyber scams. Maybe you've heard of the one from Waka Kotahi, urgently telling you to renew your vehicle registration, or from NZ Post, asking you to pay import tax on a parcel you didn’t know was coming. These are just two examples of common scams.

We know that it's risky to click on links in strange emails or texts, but it's often hard to remember this when we're busy or distracted.

“Cyber criminals design their text and email scams to get their targets to act quickly,” says Sonny Taite, National Chief Information Security Officer.

“Their emails or texts may feel important or urgent. They hope we'll click without thinking. One wrong click could let hackers into our systems. This could put our personal information and our patients' data at risk."

So how can we stay safe? Here's a tip: When you get a message, make sure it's from someone you know. One way to check an email is to hover your mouse over the address. If it looks strange, it might be a scam.

The cyber security team at Health NZ has put together some videos, posters and infographics you can use to help you and your organisation learn more about how to stay cyber safe. These resources have been tailored for New Zealand’s health system.