by Andrew Hunt | Sep 20, 2023 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security, Webinar Recording
What does it mean If your personal details are leaked on the darkweb? Learn how you can manage your risks. The darkweb is a network of websites and servers that are not indexed by traditional search engines and require special software to access. It’s a place...
by Andrew Hunt | Sep 8, 2023 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
The rise of AI phone scams has brought personal targeting to a whole new level. Scammers are using AI-created fake texts (smishing) or even AI -created cloned voices of social media users. It has already found its way to New Zealand shores – New AI combats...
by Andrew Hunt | Sep 7, 2023 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
2008 was a long time ago. New Zealand was a different place. The IT maintenance needs of business were so much simpler! Locally, there was a change of government. Internationally, we were watching the start of the GFC with the fall of Lehman Bros bank. In the...
by Andrew Hunt | Sep 4, 2023 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
What’s the Dark Web? The Dark Web, is often associated with a veil of notoriety, is a part of the internet intentionally hidden from traditional search engines. It requires specific software, such as Tor, to access, offering an anonymous platform where privacy...
by Andrew Hunt | Aug 20, 2023 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Sometimes you need to use the BCC (Blind carbon copy) function in email! Last month, the email addresses of 147 gun owners were shared in an email. Whoever was sending the email put everyone in the ‘cc’ line. That meant their email addresses could be read...
by Andrew Hunt | Aug 18, 2023 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, Security
Canon just sent out a warning. Wipe your old printers before selling/discarding them! It seems that printer technicians can access the memory and go into settings to uncover old Wifi passwords. Their advisory seems to suggest wiping the settings a couple of times...
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