by Andrew Hunt | May 8, 2026 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Is your browser giving your passwords away? If your team uses Microsoft Edge and saves passwords in the browser, every one of those passwords sits in plain, readable text in your computer’s memory from the moment Edge opens. A security researcher has confirmed...
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...
