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PRIVACY WEEK • May 13-17 2024
🔒 Get ready to level up your privacy knowledge next week with Privacy Week!

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand) is back again this year with an amazing line up of events to help us understand and protect our privacy better.

Don't miss out!
More details for each event can be found on the Office of the Privacy Commissioner's website: https://hubs.ly/Q02w60VG0

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Lest we forget.
In honor of the bravery and sacrifice of those who have served, let's take a moment to remember and thank all the incredible men and women who have fought for our freedom.

Have a lovely day everyone!

The cat's out of the bag now!
It took a little longer than expected but we are extremely excited to finally share our new website with you all! 🙌

We have been working on this for a while now and have carefully created this new website to reflect how our company has evolved to the MSP you all have come to know.

Want to learn more about this change? Head over to our new website to read more:
https://hubs.li/Q02m8BpT0

Hi there!
We're eagerly waiting to share some exciting news with everyone 🫣 Not long now... watch this space to find out what it is!

Happy New Year everyone!
Wishing you all a fabulous year full of strong, seamless connections and fortified security! 😅
Cheers,
The Think I.T. Team 🎉

Before we wrap things up for the holidays, we would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Have a safe and festive holiday season 🎄
Best wishes from the Think I.T. team ✨

Lest We Forget,
Let us all take a moment today to remember and commemorate all New Zealanders who have served, past and present.

Happy New Year everyone! 🍾🎉

As the new year begins, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued loyalty throughout 2022 and we hope to continue supporting you through another fantastic year.

Here's wishing you all the very best in 2023!
The Think I.T. Team

🛷 Sleigh what? It's Christmas already?!

The Think I.T. Team wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas 🎄

Stay safe and enjoy the holidays 🎉

A time to reflect on the past year, celebrate the present, and plan for the year ahead.
Happy Matariki everyone!

Have a safe long weekend and a joyous new year ahead.

What's an Anzac remembrance without the classic Anzac biscuit?
Did you know that the Edmond's Cookery Book was first published as the Sure to Rise Cookery Book way back in 1908?! Who's looking forward to trying out their classic Anzac biscuit recipe?
https://hubs.li/Q018DTVp0

Happy Easter everyone!
From the team at Think IT, we hope you all have an egg-cellent long weekend 🤭

Happy New Year everyone! 🍾🎉

We would like to thank you for all the trust and support that we have gained over 2021 and we're looking forward to having an amazing 2022 with you.

Wishing you all the very best for the upcoming year,
The Think I.T. Team

🎄 Merry Christmas from all of us at Think I.T.!

It's been quite the year so we truly hope everyone has the best time with their family and friends.

Stay safe and have a joyous holiday 🎉

International Fraud Awareness Week - Tip #3: Always verify the validity of an invoice before paying it off

Whether you're paying an invoice for business or personal expenses, always ensure that the invoice has been sent to you from the organisation you are dealing with.

Scammers send fake invoices requesting payments for goods or services that you may not have asked for or received. Often, the scammer will use scare tactics to prompt you to immediately pay the invoice. For example they may state that you've missed the due date of the invoice payment or that your credit rating will be affected if you don't pay the invoice urgently as soon as possible.

Remember, requests for sensitive information containing a sense of urgency can often be assumed to be fraudulent so always be sure to verify sensitive information such as bank details and payee/payer information by calling a trusted source at the organisation the invoice was sent from, or if possible, verify the invoice in-person.

International Fraud Awareness Week - Tip #2: Never give your personal information to anyone over the phone.

A common approach now being use by scammers is to use phone scams to manipulate people into disclosing their personal information such as credit card or bank details, home address, email address, and more. Many may also purposely reel you into a conversation that may cause you to unknowingly disclose potential answers to security questions such as your mother's maiden name, your first pets name, etc.

This exposes your personal information and allows them to leverage this to gain access to your finances, steal your identity, gain access to your business network, or use this information for some other reason.

If you are ever in a position where you are asked to give up your personal information over the phone, the best course of action would be to hang up immediately. If you would like to verify the call after this, call the organisation back using a trusted number. Do not call them back on the same number that you received the call from.

International Fraud Awareness Week - Tip #1: Know what happens with your personal information!

Access to your personal information can allow someone to steal your identity for their personal gain. In most cases, people find that their identity has been used for financial gain such as opening bank accounts, applying for credit cards, or even buying goods and services if they have access to your credit card information.

So what can you do about this?
- When sharing your personal information, ensure that the source you are sharing this with is trustworthy and reliable, and that they won't share your information to other sources without your consent.
- Wherever possible, strengthen your privacy settings on social media sites.
- When shopping online, protect your credit card information by ensuring that you are buying from a trustworthy and secure website and are paying through a secure payment portal.

Join us this week for International Fraud Awareness Week and take a stand against fraud!

Keep an eye out for our handy tips to protect yourself from fraud.

Keep bugs and viruses out by keeping your apps and devices up-to-date.

New software updates not only provide new features, but more importantly, they provide urgent fixes for security vulnerabilities that could be leveraged by attackers to access your information!

Make sure to apply updates as soon as possible to stay protected!

Protect yourself and !

To learn more, go to https://hubs.li/H0ZlYqN0

Having two-factor authentication (2FA) or multi-factor authentication (MFA) enabled doesn't mean we can use lax passwords.

To make a hacker's job as hard as possible, make sure to use long, strong, and complex passwords. And while you're at it, throw in some numbers and symbols to make your password more unique!

Protect yourself and !

To learn more, go to https://hubs.li/H0Zm3VB0

Protect your online accounts with an additional layer of security and activate two-factor authentication (2FA) now!

Turning on 2FA enables you to further secure your online accounts and keep attackers out and away from your personal information.

Protect yourself and !

To learn more, go to https://hubs.li/H0ZlYDM0

It's time to take control of the personal information you share!

Start by checking that your social media settings are switched to Friend Only, and make sure that requests for personal information are legitimate before sharing your details.
Your personal information can be extremely valuable to attackers who may use it to impersonate you online or even try to steal your identity.

Take the first step to protect yourself and !

To learn more, go to https://hubs.li/H0ZlYnW0

Hello Cyber Security Week!

We're back again this year with CERT NZ to help you learn how to UP your online defences!

Stay tuned to find out how to better protect yourself online.

Hello Wig Wednesday!

We're amazed to see all the overwhelming support shown for all the families impacted by childhood cancer.

Remember, today may be the national event date but, like us, you can still choose to participate at any date that works for you.

To help support these children and their families, you can help us reach our goal by donating now at: https://hubs.li/H0WK4Pn0

Around 46% of Kiwi families have to travel over 100km to get their child to their nearest specialist treatment centre.

To help support these children and their families, you can help us reach our goal by donating now at: https://hubs.li/H0WFqgB0

Our efforts will ensure that more kids and whānau impacted by childhood cancer are provided with the essential support they need, every step of the way.

Wig Wednesday is just a week away!

This year, the Think IT team has decided to join the Child Cancer Foundation in raising awareness and funds to help support Kiwi kids with cancer.

Every week in Aotearoa, three families are told the heartbreaking news that their child has cancer. The treatment these children undergo often means they need to brace the world with no hair.

To help support these children and their families, you can help us reach our goal by donating now at: https://wigwednesday.org.nz/t/thinkit

Think I.T - Wig Wednesday Make a donation today to support Kiwi kids with cancer and their whānau

It was great to catch up again with the guys at Soft Solutions Ltd this morning over some hot coffee and cookies after the MSP panel session in July.

Thank you for taking the time out to come and personally meet our team!

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Last night we held our Mid-winter staff dinner and it was an absolute blast!

Shoutout to Food Truck Garage for the amazing food and drinks, and also for the awesome service. It was a pleasure meeting you guys :)

It is now very common for everyone to turn to the internet to find information, and a lot of the time, what we see or read online is true. Although sometimes, it’s put there on purpose to spread false information.

It can be hard to tell the difference between what’s real and fake so always ask yourself: is what I’m reading clickbait?
Is the source trustworthy?
Are the photos real?
Where can I fact check this info?

You can help others by not sharing fake news and reporting it when you see it.