New Zealand NCSC launches Cyber Smart Week 2026, reminding the public to guard against scams and malicious AI threats
Cyber Smart Week 2026 raises awareness of good cyber security practices
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New Zealand's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is using Cyber Smart Week (October 5–11) to launch a "find a scam before it finds you" campaign, urging individuals and organizations to adopt basic protective measures such as backing up data, using multi-factor authentication, and developing incident response plans. NCSC Deputy Director-General Catriona Robinson said that more aggressive cybercrime activity and malicious actors' use of AI are changing the country's cybersecurity landscape, and its research also shows that new AI tools make people feel more vulnerable.