by Andrew Hunt | Apr 16, 2026 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security, Uncategorised
If you’ve opened a Remote Desktop connection file today and been greeted by an unfamiliar orange warning banner: “Caution: Unknown remote connection” then you are not imagining things. Microsoft has introduced new protections as part of its April...
by Andrew Hunt | Apr 13, 2026 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Cyber awareness isn’t just about blocking malware — it’s about recognising intent. Recently, we received a callout from a client after a user received what initially appeared to be a genuine business opportunity. The email exchange seemed credible, replies were...
by Andrew Hunt | Mar 31, 2026 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
A lost USB stick can be a notifiable privacy breach. Here’s why that matters It sounds old school, but USB sticks are still floating around plenty of NZ businesses. A recent draft decision note from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner is a timely reminder...
by Andrew Hunt | Mar 20, 2026 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Turning up your cyber-security Kinetics is busy rolling out an additional security protection for Kinetics KARE Foundation customers only, designed to stop a highly active and sophisticated phishing campaign currently targeting Microsoft 365 environments worldwide. ...
by Andrew Hunt | Mar 16, 2026 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Right now, somewhere in the world, a home or office router is quietly routing cybercriminal traffic, and its owner is completely unaware. That’s the reality revealed by the discovery of KadNap, a sophisticated malware campaign that has become one of the most...
by Andrew Hunt | Mar 15, 2026 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Lessons from the Stryker Cyberattack A global medical technology company. 56,000 employees. Operations in 60 countries. And in March 2026, systems wiped across every one of them — not because of a data breach or ransomware, but because of a school bombing in Iran....
