by Andrew Hunt | Feb 1, 2023 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Microsoft have been releasing patches for 30 years. It’s easy to become blasé about them. Yes, Microsoft can automatically apply updates to Windows and Office. But that does not mean that you can rely on it. Any system is only as good as how well it is monitored....
by Andrew Hunt | Jan 11, 2023 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Where do these names come from? The latest trend is referred to as Pig-Butchering. The name comes from the Chinese underworld (shāzhūpán). The term refers to fattening up a pig, taking a longer-term view. They develop their target slowly, looking to get maximum...
by Andrew Hunt | Jan 9, 2023 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
There have recently been a couple of well-publicised breaches of LastPass. Most people will be familiar with LastPass but in case you are not, it’s a well-known and popular password vault/manager. Does this mean you shouldn’t use a password vault? Absolutely not. ...
by Andrew Hunt | Dec 7, 2022 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Passwords are the basic protection for our various online accounts. It amazes me how basic some people’s passwords are. Passwords like, well ‘password’ or ‘123456’ are still commonly in use! In case that sounds unbelievable, here’s a list of the top 200 for 2022...
by Andrew Hunt | Dec 7, 2022 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
With the latest news of yet another local New Zealand high-profile cyber attack, it must be obvious that cyber-threats are real. EVERYONE is at risk of cyber attack! This latest incident is particularly close to home for me, because I chair the board of one of the...
by Andrew Hunt | Dec 2, 2022 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Microsoft are making their authenticator even safer! Most of us will have experienced random pop-ups on authenticator asking us to approve access to our systems. We will have wondered what triggered it. Is it a hacker? Now we’ll be able to get more...
