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Christmas is coming.  But will you get a visit from Santa or from a grinchy hacker?

Christmas is coming. But will you get a visit from Santa or from a grinchy hacker?

by Andrew Hunt | Dec 16, 2025 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security

Protecting Yourself from Cyber Threats While on Holiday We’re more vulnerable than normal to hackers at this time of year. Unfortunately, the hackers know it and tend to be more aggressive. In the rush up to Christmas, there’s normally so much to do that...
Understanding Your Microsoft Secure Score: Why Your Percentage May Drop (While Your Security Improves)

Understanding Your Microsoft Secure Score: Why Your Percentage May Drop (While Your Security Improves)

by Andrew Hunt | Dec 15, 2025 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security

Important Update for KARE Foundation Subscribers If you’ve noticed your Microsoft Secure Score percentage decreasing recently, don’t be alarmed. Your security hasn’t weakened.  In fact, Microsoft is making significant enhancements that will...
2025 Q4: Cyber Landscape Update (are you still feeling lucky? New Zealand’s Cyber-threat landscape demands action)

2025 Q4: Cyber Landscape Update (are you still feeling lucky? New Zealand’s Cyber-threat landscape demands action)

by Andrew Hunt | Nov 8, 2025 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security

Why This Brief Matters A cybercriminal only has to be lucky once. You have to be lucky every minute of every day. That remains the stark reality for kiwi businesses in Q4 2025. This isn’t another dry technical report filled with acronyms and alerts. Kinetics has...
SpamGPT: When AI Becomes a Phishing Playbook—And How to Protect Your Business

SpamGPT: When AI Becomes a Phishing Playbook—And How to Protect Your Business

by Andrew Hunt | Oct 2, 2025 | AI, IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security

For years, we’ve told businesses to watch for telltale phishing signs: poor grammar, suspicious sender addresses, generic greetings. But what happens when cybercriminals have access to the same sophisticated AI tools your marketing team uses—except weaponised...
The Rise of AI-Powered Ransomware

The Rise of AI-Powered Ransomware

by Andrew Hunt | Aug 29, 2025 | AI, IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security

Unveiling a dark future: The First AI-Powered Ransomware In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers at ESET have uncovered what they believe to be the first known AI-powered ransomware strain, aptly named PromptLock. This sophisticated malware is not just a step...
Webinar Replay: Rethinking Endpoint Security: Smarter Strategies for a Safer Business

Webinar Replay: Rethinking Endpoint Security: Smarter Strategies for a Safer Business

by Andrew Hunt | Aug 20, 2025 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security, Webinar Recording

Cyber-protection keeps getting more complex, more restrictive and more expensive. This month we are talking with expert Thomas Shobbrook.  He updates us on the latest security trends and help us understand how well protected your device is out-of-the-box.  We ask...
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