by Andrew Hunt | Aug 17, 2021 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security, TIPS TRICKS AND HINTS
Every week that we don’t go into lockdown seems like a blessing. It can only be a matter of time before NZ is thrown back to a tight, restrictive lockdown. If, as we read yesterday, every Covid case coming in through the New Zealand border right now is infected...
by Andrew Hunt | Aug 12, 2021 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Stories from the Cyber-war The simple reality is that cyber-crime is now a mega-business. The cost and effort to combat it grows all the time. “Is it worth it?” Good question. Every organisation needs to choose a level of security and resulting cost,...
by Andrew Hunt | Jul 4, 2021 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
The Risk Is Real. Over the weekend, thousands of businesses were caught up in a global cyber-attack that is being blamed on a Russian hacker group called Revil. It is disappointing when geo-politics impacts everyday business, and the reports talk about President Biden...
by Andrew Hunt | Jul 1, 2021 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
We don’t negotiate with terrorists Recently, we asked the question if organisations should pay ransomware demands. There is a balance between desperation and the uneasy knowledge that you might be funding further criminal attacks on the community. We’ve just...
by Andrew Hunt | Jun 24, 2021 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Just because it seems safe, doesn’t mean it is. On some emails, you might see a warning that marks them as being ‘external’. This gets added as the email comes into your organisation. The idea is a simple one – if you see an email marked as external, then you...
by Andrew Hunt | Jun 22, 2021 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Your own personalised stalker It always seemed slightly creepy that your computer shows advertising that is strangely accurately targeted at things you might have been interested in. On the surface, that seems quite useful. If you have to tolerate ads on your...
