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AI ‘Worms’ and the Smart Devices in Your Home and Office

AI ‘Worms’ and the Smart Devices in Your Home and Office

by Andrew Hunt | Oct 14, 2026 | AI, IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security

Most people wouldn’t think of the cheap streaming box plugged into the back of the TV as a cyber risk.  But, thanks to new research from Anthropic on AI worms and smart devices, it seems that we should. On 12 October, two researchers from Anthropic’s...
When AI Agents Go Off-Script: What the Medicare and Philadelphia Incidents Tell Us

When AI Agents Go Off-Script: What the Medicare and Philadelphia Incidents Tell Us

by Andrew Hunt | Oct 10, 2026 | AI, IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security

Two AI stories in recent weeks have made people sit up. In Australia, the Prime Minister revealed that an OpenAI agent had broken into a Medicare data portal. Then this week, Philadelphia police said an Anthropic AI model had sent them a made-up tip about an unsolved...
Easy, everyday AI productivity tips

Easy, everyday AI productivity tips

by Andrew Hunt | Oct 2, 2026 | AI, IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, TIPS TRICKS AND HINTS

  What We’ve Learned After Hundreds of AI Conversations Practical Copilot Prompts Any Business Can Use For the past couple of years, we’ve been using Microsoft Copilot across our business for everything from sales and marketing through to opeations,...
Webinar Replay: Your Staff Are Already Using AI. Now What?

Webinar Replay: Your Staff Are Already Using AI. Now What?

by Andrew Hunt | Sep 16, 2026 | AI, IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security, TIPS TRICKS AND HINTS, Webinar Recording

Webinar – Your Staff Are Already Using AI. Now What The AI journey has already begun in most organisations, whether leadership planned for it or not. Employees are experimenting with AI tools, productivity gains are emerging, and new risks around data,...
Protect Sensitive Information Before It Is Shared, Exposed or Surfaced by AI

Protect Sensitive Information Before It Is Shared, Exposed or Surfaced by AI

by Andrew Hunt | Sep 14, 2026 | AI, IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security

Organisations create and store sensitive information every day, including client records, contracts, financial data, employee information, legal advice and commercially confidential material. Protecting this information is no longer only about stopping someone outside...
7 New Copilot Features

7 New Copilot Features

by Andrew Hunt | Aug 10, 2026 | AI, IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates

For the last two years, most of the conversation around Microsoft Copilot has focused on drafting emails, summarising meetings, and helping write documents.   Over recent months, Microsoft has introduced a new generation of Copilot capabilities that move well beyond...
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