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Cyber criminals attempt to cash in on Ebola crisis
There are no limits to how low some people will go in order to further their criminal gains. A fake email is circulating which appears to be from the World Health Organisation and offers an attachment containing advice about the virus. However the attachment will then infect the user’s computer allowing criminals to record activity and gain remote control of the device. The malware operates in the background and users are often unaware that they have been targeted. The advice from cyber security experts is to always be cautious about opening attachments that you are not expecting, keep your anti-virus and malware detection software up to date, and be very suspicious of unusual file types; this latest scam uses .RAR files that are popular with scammers but not widely used otherwise. Read the full story.
 
New York rally demands health insurance for at risk groups
At-risk groups must be connected with publicly-funded health insurance. That was the message from 5,000 health care advocates who gathered at New York City Hall yesterday. As enrolment for Obamacare is about to be opened an initiative called Access Health NYC wants more to be done to ensure that vulnerable groups are informed about public health insurance. A Committee on Health briefing report shows that 89 per cent of those who are uninsured are not aware of the forthcoming enrolment period. The groups most likely to be uninsured include seniors, disabled and those with language barriers. Read the full story.
 
Managing natural hazards at a local level
The biggest natural disasters generate global headlines but response to the risks is generally down to local government and organisations. Local Government New Zealand has produced a ‘think document’ on managing natural hazard risk which has two main points; the need for issue and place-specific responses to natural hazards, rather than a one size fits all approach. The second is the need for integration and collaboration to develop and deliver effective responses across the many players. While the document focuses on New Zealand, the many ideas discussed in it apply globally. Among the conclusions of the report is that although much is being done to manage the risks from natural hazards it is not being co-ordinated with any real leadership and monitoring is poor.  Read the full report.

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