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Telecom set for Yahoo Xtra email security update...
Unified Communications

Telecom set for Yahoo Xtra email security update...

Yahoo and Telecom are applying additional encryption settings to Yahoo Xtra email, affecting some users from March 17.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Mar 2014
How to secure your Yahoo Xtra email account…
Unified Communications

How to secure your Yahoo Xtra email account…

Fresh from updating users on new Yahoo Xtra email security measures, Telco offers Kiwis advice on how to combat any further breaches.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 11th Feb 2014
Telecom updates users on new Yahoo Xtra email security measures
Unified Communications

Telecom updates users on new Yahoo Xtra email security measures

Telecom upgrades security for Xtra email platform with new encryption setting, SSL. Users urged to update settings.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Feb 2014
Yahoo email under new wave of security attacks...
Cybersecurity

Yahoo email under new wave of security attacks...

Yahoo has warned that its email service is under a new wave of security attacks, urging users to display extreme caution when checking messages.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Feb 2014
Telecom advises Kiwi caution following possible Yahoo Xtra security threat...
Unified Communications

Telecom advises Kiwi caution following possible Yahoo Xtra security threat...

Telecom alerts Kiwis to a potential Yahoo Xtra email breach, urging customers to reset passwords to safeguard accounts.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Mon, 27th Jan 2014
Telecom warns Kiwis over Yahoo Xtra spam attacks
Unified Communications

Telecom warns Kiwis over Yahoo Xtra spam attacks

Telecom Retail CEO Chris Quin is today warning Yahoo Xtra customers about a spam email circulating around some Yahoo Xtra email accounts.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Jan 2014
Opinion: Time for Xtra to shrug off Yahoo?
Unified Communications

Opinion: Time for Xtra to shrug off Yahoo?

We're only two weeks into the New Year but there is another issue with Yahoo. leaving many wondering will Telecom bring its Xtra email service back in house?.

By David Williams • 1 min read • Wed, 15th Jan 2014
Telecom ramps up security efforts following Yahoo Xtra breach
Unified Communications

Telecom ramps up security efforts following Yahoo Xtra breach

Yahoo Xtra customers hit by spam attacks as Telecom takes action to halt breach and lock down affected accounts.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Dec 2013
Yahoo Xtra email breach - The one that got away…
Unified Communications

Yahoo Xtra email breach - The one that got away…

As one of the biggest global providers of email, Yahoo is at the frontline of this battle - they alone block more than 600 billion spam messages a month.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Dec 2013
Yawn… Telecom works through the night
Unified Communications

Yawn… Telecom works through the night

While you slept, Telecom fought a night-long battle against malware targeting Yahoo's Xtra emails, improving security once again.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Apr 2013
Hacked off? Telecom says RELAX
Unified Communications

Hacked off? Telecom says RELAX

Telecom projects a sense of calm following latest Yahoo Xtra email security breach, telling users what to do….

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Apr 2013
Crash, SPAM, Wallop
Unified Communications

Crash, SPAM, Wallop

Yahoo Xtra email users face another spam barrage, raising questions about Telecom's resolve and user trust amidst renewed Yahoo partnership.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 10th Apr 2013
Telecom renews Yahoo Xtra commitment following breach
Unified Communications

Telecom renews Yahoo Xtra commitment following breach

Telecom vows to enhance Yahoo Xtra after breach exposed 60k passwords but will continue its partnership with Yahoo, prioritising customer service.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Apr 2013
H@X! Lock up your computers, nobody's safe
Unified Communications

H@X! Lock up your computers, nobody's safe

Evernote forces 50 million users to change their passwords following hacking attack, should the ICT industry set off the Bat Sign?.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Mar 2013
Finally some good news for Telecom, new Kiwi CFO appointed
Unified Communications

Finally some good news for Telecom, new Kiwi CFO appointed

Following a week of playing catch-up to rival Vodafone, Telecom looks ahead by hiring new chief financial officer.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 1st Mar 2013
Hacking is a fact of life, get over it
Unified Communications

Hacking is a fact of life, get over it

Telecom's blasé stance on rampant hacking stirs debate: Is acceptance the only way forward in the cyber crime epidemic?.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 27th Feb 2013
Out of the woods but still out of favour
Unified Communications

Out of the woods but still out of favour

Telecom signals end to Yahoo Xtra email breaches, but customer loyalty wanes as cyber attack aftermath sours public sentiment.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Feb 2013
Great job team, now you're fired
Unified Communications

Great job team, now you're fired

Telecom to cut hundreds of jobs following revenue dip, CEO stresses need to remain competitive. Do you agree with the cuts?.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 22nd Feb 2013

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