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HP New Zealand Reports Increase in Cybersecurity Attacks On SMBs

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The 2021 HP New Zealand IT Security Survey has found that small businesses have this year suffered double the amount of cyberattacks as in 2018. Despite growing investment in IT security in recent years, small businesses have endured additional costs associated with the attacks. The average cost for each attack…
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Accountant Jailed For Theft

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A New Zealand accountant was recently jailed for theft. A small clothing label by the name of Bettie Monroe was bleeding money and they didn’t even know it. For many years, the joint clothing boutique business was suffering at the hands of someone they trusted. The accountant, Roopa Patel was…

New Zealand man tries to fool NZ customs by falsifying documents

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A businessman in Dunedin, Paul Lambert Clarke used some white-out pens and glue to change documents to avoid paying more than $1.3m in tax. Clarke was changing the value of imported machinery and was found out, appearing in court and pleading guilty on charges of altering documents and producing false…