by Andrew Hunt | Feb 9, 2024 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
We’re experiencing an extra heavy call volume today and it’s proving challenging to respond as quickly as normal. It’s been brought on by an apparent Microsoft change resulting in unexpected Windows 11 upgrades. These are happening to a number of...
by Andrew Hunt | Dec 20, 2023 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
We have big news for Kinetics customers on our “KARE Foundation” cyber plan. We’ve added new Browser Cyber-Protection We’ve found an amazing new security tool called ‘Conceal’ that provides even more added protection. Cyber-security is all about layers...
by Andrew Hunt | Nov 24, 2023 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Penetration testing is important for businesses because it helps them identify and fix security vulnerabilities before they can be exploited by attackers. It can be a significant job as it needs a team of security professionals to simulate a real-world cyberattack....
by Andrew Hunt | Nov 24, 2023 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Imagine – you are busily going about your day when suddenly your meeting is interrupted. “No one can access their files!!!” or “We just accidently paid $50,000 to a fraudulent account and we can’t get it reversed!!!” or something similar. What would you do? Where...
by Andrew Hunt | Nov 24, 2023 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
We need to make some security changes. These are in accordance with the continued work by Microsoft to protect 365 users. This will keep your configuration current with their latest advisories but may have some (limited) impact on your IT experience. It is all about...
by Andrew Hunt | Nov 3, 2023 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
There is no silver bullet in cyber-security. Best practice requires layers of protection. One of those layers is ‘geo-blocking’, which means you can only log in from specified countries and overcomes many of the African and Eastern European hacker fraternities....
