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40 years of the IBM PC

40 years of the IBM PC

by Andrew Hunt | Nov 6, 2020 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates

For our working generation, desktop computers have been a mainstay of our work life. Its a very different world to the generation before us.  In fact this month marks 40 years since IBM signed two young men from a new business called ‘Microsoft’ to write...
When imitation isn’t flattery!

When imitation isn’t flattery!

by Andrew Hunt | Oct 28, 2020 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates

According to CheckPoint, Microsoft is THE most imitated brand on the internet. We all know that criminals like to pretend to be Microsoft for their phishing attempts, and in the last quarter, misuse of the Microsoft brand for this jumped dramatically – 19% of all...
Webinar: is your IT Partner missing the point?

Webinar: is your IT Partner missing the point?

by Andrew Hunt | Oct 5, 2020 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates

  Most IT support partners miss the most important task of all. ie what does it really take to be a valued IT Partner All IT partners will talk to you about tickets, capacity planning and life cycle replacements, cloud migrations and cyber security. But that’s...
Plucking the low-hanging fruit!

Plucking the low-hanging fruit!

by Andrew Hunt | Oct 2, 2020 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates

We recently moved our phones to Microsoft Teams. It’s an increasingly common configuration and means we have a single programme for our real-time collaboration. Less is more! There’s nothing like a project that removes infrastructure and risk. We have less to...
What is Double Key Encryption and why should you care?

What is Double Key Encryption and why should you care?

by Andrew Hunt | Sep 27, 2020 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security

Double Key Encryption (DKE) is coming soon to Microsoft 365 (E5 plans required) Like the name suggests, this is even MORE secure than the levels of encryption previously seen.  Microsoft are saying that you need it if: You want to ensure that only you can ever decrypt...
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