by Andrew Hunt | May 25, 2026 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
A cautionary tale from inside Kinetics There’s an assumption almost every business runs on: if I hit send, the email arrived. It’s so deeply ingrained that we usually only question it when a customer says, “I never got that quote.” And even...
by Andrew Hunt | May 8, 2026 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Is you browser giving your passwords away? If your team uses Microsoft Edge and saves passwords in the browser, every one of those credentials is sitting in plain, readable text in your computer’s memory from the moment Edge launches. A security researcher has...
by Andrew Hunt | Apr 16, 2026 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
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 15, 2026 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security, Webinar Recording
Your traditional security isn’t stopping today’s attacks. Here’s what will. The Problem Every NZ Business Faces Your business has antivirus software. You have firewalls. You’ve implemented email filtering. Yet cybercriminals are increasingly...
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...
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