Ahead of Cyber Smart Week and following the cyber attack on Australian telecommunications company Optus, 1News checked in with three major players in the New Zealand market to see how Kiwis are being protected from cyber crime.
The computer hacker who stole the personal data of almost 10 million customers of a telecommunications company in one of Australia’s worst privacy breaches used techniques to conceal their identity, actions and whereabouts, police said on Friday.
But Optus maintains it was the target of a sophisticated cyber attack that penetrated several layers of security.
1News spoke to telecommunications companies, Spark, Vodafone and 2degrees about their security measures and how they help keep their customers’ data safe.
Vodafone/One NZ
Sam Sinnott, spokesperson from Vodafone, said it’s aware of the cyber attack on Optus, “and like all large companies, we take our responsibilities around cyber security extremely seriously”.
“Due to the sensitive nature of this topic, we can’t share more detail with you, however we regularly test and review our cyber security defences, including the technology, processes, and training that we have in place to keep our customers,…
