CERT Tonga

15th September 2025, CERT Tonga conducted an awareness session with the Corporate Service Department of the Ministry of MEIDECC. We appreciate the opportunity given to us. Please let us know if you would like to have an awareness session in your office. #cybersecurityawareness

10th September 2025, CERT Tonga continued its awareness session with the Energy Department, focusing on CERT services, the current cyber threat landscape in Tonga, and essential cyber hygiene tips to stay safe online. Remember, being proactive is better than being reactive!

Monday, 25 Fepueli 2025 na'e lava atu e @CERTTonga fakakakato polokalama ako ki he kau ako ngaue mo e kau ngaue 'a e TWICT. Hounga e faingamalie na'e tuku mai ke fakakakato e ki'i polokalama ako ni. Fetu'utaki mai kapau 'oku ke fiema'u ha polokalama pehe ni ki homou 'ofisi.

Monday, 25th February 2025, @CERTTonga held an outreach session with the interns and staff of Tonga Women in ICT – TWICT. We appreciate the support from TWICT for providing the time of their staff and interns for this awareness session. Contact us if you need a session like this.

Fakatokanga’i e ngaahi ‘imeili kākā ‘oku ngāue’aki he kau faihia. Tokanga ki he ngaahi ‘imeili, monomono ho’o sisitemi malu’i, kau ha ngaahi polokalama ako, fakapapau’i mo ngāue’aki e tu’unga fakamuimuitaha e ngaahi polokalama fakakomipiutaʹ. #CyberSecurity #Updates #Tonga

Beware of phishing emails delivering ransomware. Stay vigilant, update security systems, train regularly, back up data reliably, and apply software patches promptly to protect against cyber threats. #CyberSecurity #UpdateUpdateUpdate #Tonga cert.gov.to/wp-content/upl…

➡️Report fraud immediately to your bank: this will increase your chance of getting your money back. Also, report it to the Police. For more information, please visit Get Safe Online or Get Safe Online - Tonga (links in the previous post).

Gentle reminder for this month; ➡️Do your research when it comes to pricing, especially during events like Black Friday and seasonal sales. Some sellers advertise products at a lower price when they’re actually no cheaper or even more expensive.

➡️Texts and emails claiming to be from home delivery companies telling you that you owe a fee are also commonplace. Keep a record of everything you buy and, if it’s specified, which delivery firm the retailer is using.

➡️Read the small print and independent reviews for ‘low-cost’ or ‘free’ trials. Whatever the product or service, you could be signing up for large monthly direct debits which are hard to cancel.

Cont. ➡️Make sure payment pages are secure by checking that addresses' begins with ‘https’ (‘s’ is for secure) and there’s a closed padlock in the address bar.

➡️Don’t click on links in emails, texts or posts that you’re not expecting, and don’t open unexpected email attachments.

➡️Learn to spot fraudulent advertisements on social media, online marketplaces and forums. Regard unrealistically low-cost items with suspicion, but even normally priced items may also be fraudulent. Never part with payment – even a deposit – for goods you haven’t seen in person.

➡️Make sure a website is authentic by carefully checking the address is spelled correctly. Ideally, type it in rather than clicking on a link in an email, text or post. You could also try the easy-to-use Check a Website tool on Get Safe Online - Tonga.

➡️Don’t pay by transferring money directly to people or companies you don’t know. If you can, pay by credit card.

As we continue to raise awareness on cybersecurity, here are few tips and advice from one of our partners - @GetSafeOnline to help you and your loved ones shop safely and securely online.

We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the facilitators and participants. We appreciate your contributions and hope that you found the event to be a valuable learning experience. Mālō ‘aupito!

The exercise program offered an interactive cybersecurity exercise that introduced key incident concepts and covered fundamental incident response principles in a hands-on format, enhancing the knowledge and technical capacity of the participants.

It’s a WRAP! We’re thrilled to have been collaborating with Retrospect Labs to conduct this Defensive Readiness and Cyber Security Exercise Program at Tanoa International Dateline Hotel, Nuku’alofa.