Learn why use of Teams is growing at lightspeed: In this webinar we looked at what new capabilities are driving increased usage. We then discussed which are most applicable to kiwi businesses, to help shortcut your learning on which you can apply to your...
Some emails are more than just bad news No one likes bad news! But sometimes it can’t be helped. Sometimes it sneaks up on you. One of the most common ransomware attacks is through a compromised attachment in an email. It’s easy to say “only open stuff you expect” but...
Trans-Tasman outages On the 15th June Microsoft experienced issues across Australia and New Zealand with Teams calling. For Those of us using Microsoft Teams as our phone system, they stopped working. We experienced issues with inbound and outbound calls. The...
Chrome security fixes Google has released Chrome version 91.0.4472.101 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This update includes 14 security fixes. Out of the 14 fixes, 1 is considered to be critical in nature. If you are supported by KARE Core Fundamentals or Premium KARE...
Finding the best deal This news scared me! I'm always looking for slimmer, lighter and more powerful phone chargers. As someone who likes to travel light, but be ready for anything, I always have an eye out for small chargers that can power not just my phone, but...
This whole article was written using the dictation tool! **** **** ********. We all know Microsoft are constantly updating and evolving their products. This includes the dictation tool in Word and Outlook. Recently there have been improvements including Auto...
People are the weakest link This sounds like a nightmare too impossible to happen. US soldiers putting sensitive information online in non-secure third party websites. It defies belief, yet we’re reading that it happened. The story popped up on ‘Gizmodo’ It is alleged...
If you don't where it is, you can't protect it. Do you know where ALL your organisation's data is - not physically, but on which web and cloud services? Here's the problem. If you don't where it is, then you can't protect it. The secondary problem is finding out,...
The Trillion dollar industry At the time of writing, the Waikato DHB cyber-attack is ongoing. The government is refusing to pay the ransom as a point of principle, and it looks like every possible tool at their disposal is being used to try to recover the situation....
Ever seen an online ad for WiFi boosters? What are they and do they work? The first technique to improve WiFi performance is to consider the location of the wireless access points. They need to be in the middle of the group of people using them, not tucked in a...