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Is your PC running slow?

Is your PC running slow?

by Andrew Hunt | Feb 2, 2023 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates

That Windows hourglass can get very annoying. Waiting on your PC gets very frustrating especially when you are busy. If it seems that your PC is slower today than when you got it, you are probably right. But there are a few things we can do. Here are 3 tips to speed...
Is automated Microsoft patching enough?  

Is automated Microsoft patching enough?  

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....
Unplugged? : Microsoft Office 365 vs Microsoft Office

Unplugged? : Microsoft Office 365 vs Microsoft Office

by Andrew Hunt | Jan 23, 2023 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates

One of the great strengths of Microsoft and Office has been their continuity. Word, Excel, Outlook and so on have worked fairly seamlessly across all our old documents and new ones, and files on our PCs, servers and in the cloud. It’s even worked from our mobile...

Have you tried ChatGPT yet?

by Andrew Hunt | Jan 13, 2023 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates

ChatGPT seems to be the talk of summer. Whether people are using it to write marketing material, prepare articles or profiles, it seems to be amazing users all over the world, apparently including Microsoft who seem to be considering a major $10Bn investment in it. If...

Beware of “Pig-Butchering” – a new trend in Social Engineering

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...
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