WebSafe Samoa

📢 FREE Business Growth Workshop – This Wednesday!

Join us as WebSafe Samoa delivers a practical session on Digital Transformation & Cybersecurity for SMEs, helping businesses harness simple digital tools while staying safe online.

🗓 Wednesday, 20 May 2026 ⏰ 9 AM – 1 PM
📍 Hosted by Business Link Pacific and the Samoa Chamber of Commerce & Industry
🎤 Opening keynote by the New Zealand High Commission in Samoa

Empowering SMEs with knowledge, tools, and confidence to grow securely in the digital age.

WebSafe Samoa would like to thank the Ministry of Samoa Police, Prisons & Corrections Services for the invitation to attend the Official Launch of the Cyber Safety Outreach Program.

We congratulate the Samoa Police team, especially the IT & Cybercrime Unit, together with all partners involved in this important initiative aimed at building greater cyber safety awareness across Samoa. We wish the team all the best for the week ahead and for the upcoming “Great Light” Cyber Safety Concert this Friday as they continue spreading positive online safety messages to our communities and young people. 🇼🇸💻

A good reminder for everyone:

✅ Be Safe
🌏 Be Responsible
🔒 Be Smart
🤝 Be Kind

What we do online matters. Let’s continue working together to create a safer and stronger online Samoa for all.

Bad actors don’t discriminate by organisation size, industry, or country. We are seeing more and more organisations being affected by cyber incidents from small businesses to major universities and critical institutions.

Recent reports from New Zealand highlight another large-scale cyber incident affecting university systems and exposing student information. This is a reminder that cybersecurity is no longer just an IT issue it is an organisational risk.

At WebSafe Samoa, we encourage organisations to strengthen their cybersecurity posture by:

• Enabling Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
• Keeping systems updated
• Training staff to identify scams and phishing
• Backing up important data
• Having an Incident Response Plan ready

Cyber incidents can happen at any time preparedness and awareness are key.

Names, email addresses, student ID numbers and messages between users could all be affected by the breach.

💬 Are you affected? Send us or message or email us at [email protected]

🛡️ WebSafe Samoa was at Digital Week 2026 yesterday!

We had our booth at the SITA × MCIT Tech Exhibition at Taumeasina connecting with government, businesses, and community members about cybersecurity and why it matters for Samoa. 🇼🇸

Fa'afetai to SITA and MCIT for a well-run event and for bringing Samoa's tech community together. 🙏

🔐 Stay safe. Stay secure. Stay WebSafe.

It starts from the top. 🔐

A big fa’afetai to the leadership and management team at Samoa National Provident Fund for taking the time to strengthen their understanding of cybersecurity risk and decision-making.

Through our Leadership & Management Cybersecurity Training, we focused on what really matters at that level protecting services, members, and trust through better awareness, faster decision-making, and stronger governance.

A key highlight of the session was the practical, hands-on activities, where managers worked through real scenarios. This helps streamline how teams can review their current processes, strengthen security controls, and turn insights into immediate actions.

What participants are saying:
“Very practical and easy to understand it really opened our eyes to the risks we face every day. It also got us thinking about our current processes and how we can strengthen our security controls.”

Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT issue. it’s a leadership responsibility.

We look forward to continuing this journey with SNPF as they strengthen their security posture and resilience.

Cyber Risk is a Business Risk : "Not Just an IT Issue"

Many organisations only discover their vulnerabilities after an incident.

At WebSafe Samoa, we help leadership teams and IT managers proactively validate their cyber defenses through structured, governance-aligned Pe*******on Testing and Cyber Risk Validation services.

Our approach is clear and controlled:

✔ Defined scope and authorized testing
✔ Governance-controlled assessments
✔ Clear, actionable reporting
✔ Executive-level risk summaries
✔ Practical remediation roadmap

We don’t just provide technical findings we translate risk into business impact, so management can make informed decisions with confidence.

Whether you are:
* A CEO wanting assurance
* An IT Manager needing independent validation
* A Board seeking visibility into cyber exposure

We’re here to support you.

WebSafe Samoa – Strengthening Digital Trust Across the Pacific.

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Fa’afetai CBS! 🙏🔐
WebSafe Samoa recently delivered a Cybersecurity for Managers session to support leadership confidence in cyber risk, fraud/scams awareness, and what to do in the first hour of a cyber incident.

Big fa’amalo to the CBS management team for the strong engagement and practical discussions. Cybersecurity isn’t just an IT issue leadership decisions matter. 💪

For management training or incident readiness workshops, message us or visit websafe.ws

Instagram Password Reset Emails: What’s Really Happening?

Millions of Instagram users have been urged to stay vigilant after reports emerged of unexpected password reset emails, raising fears of a possible data breach. Here is the update from Instagram:

✅The Cause: A flaw in the reset system allowed an external party to trigger these requests at scale.
✅ The Status: The issue has been fixed by Instagram.
💡 Advice: If you didn't request a reset, you can simply delete the email. Your account remains secure as long as you don't click the link. For added protection, enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) on your account.

Staying informed helps us all navigate the digital world more safely and confidently.

Over the past four weeks, Ropati Kamuta and Amone Semisi from the National University of Samoa completed their observation and work experience placement with WebSafe Samoa.

We had a small farewell catch-up to thank them for their work, positive attitude, and eagerness to learn. We encouraged them to keep building their skills as they move forward in their ICT and cybersecurity studies.

Congratulation to both of you! We hope this experience has helped with your studies and future career goals. Wishing you all the best in the exciting opportunities ahead.