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Compare two (near) identical Word files, without going insane

by Andrew Hunt | Aug 17, 2019 | TIPS TRICKS AND HINTS

Of course, in a modern cloud world, this shouldn’t happen! We should share a link to a file and use versions to maintain it’s history.  But we’re not in a perfect work, and we often get multiple people updating copies of the same file.  Its all good until we have to...
Scamming your payroll

Scamming your payroll

by Andrew Hunt | Aug 17, 2019 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates

Keep an eye on your payroll! We’re hearing about a bold new scam in the US, but it’s bound to come to our shores soon.  It’s probably more likely to be effective in larger businesses or ones with an outsourced payroll. Essentially, the scammers try...
Would you click on either of these?

Would you click on either of these?

by Andrew Hunt | Aug 17, 2019 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates

You are most vulnerable when you are busy, frantically jumping from call to call, meeting to meeting, distraction to distraction.   So when you get a dodgy email,  it’s very easy to open it. This morning, that was me!   And, even as hyper-aware as I am, I still...
Is your phone one of the 25M infected Android phones?

Is your phone one of the 25M infected Android phones?

by Andrew Hunt | Aug 14, 2019 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates

Watch your phone! Agent Smith is the name of the somewhat dry villain character in the Matrix movie trilogy from the late 90’s.  He appears everywhere, instantly, taking over legitimate personas and replacing them with himself. So is a well-named virus (actually...
Why old versions of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft SQL are putting you at risk

Why old versions of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft SQL are putting you at risk

by Andrew Hunt | Aug 5, 2019 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates

Modernise your infrastructure and future-proof your technology   Prepare for Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 end of support With the end of support for Windows Server 2008 fast approaching, and SQL Server 2008 recently expired, now is the time to start...
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