Apple patches zero-day vulnerability in iPhones, iPads and MacOS
On 20th August Apple has released important updates for iPhones, iPads and Macs (desktops and laptops) to fix a flaw that is already being exploited in targeted attacks. More info…
Nonprofit: Microsoft removing Nonprofit grants in July 2025
Microsoft announced on 15th May that they are removing Nonprofit grants for Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Office 365 E1, effective 1 July 2025. Previously, eligible non-profits (also referred to…
Have you received an email from OneMusic?
Have you received an email from OneMusic with a title like "OneMusic Compliance Risk"? From time to time, businesses in New Zealand receive emails from OneMusic claiming they require a…
Plan for the End of Life of MYOB Payroll
With the release of the March 2025 update for MYOB Payroll, staff may have seen an additional message about it being decommissioned on 1 April 2026. More information is on…
iPhone/iPad: Managing email accounts in the Apple Mail App in iOS v18
iOS v18 was released in late 2024. They've moved the usual settings options so if you need to update your settings, read on to find out where they are. Tap…
Deepseek Data exposed
DeepSeek, a Chinese Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup had a well publicised launch cover by worldwide news outlets. However, within a week, security researchers found a publicly exposed database containing chat…
Microsoft automatically includes Copilot at additional cost in Consumer 365 plans
Starting 16th of January, Microsoft has added Copilot and Designer to consumer plans (Microsoft 365 Personal and Microsoft 365 Family). More detail on Microsoft's website. Of course, this didn't get…
Plan for the End of Life of Windows 10, Exchange 2016/2019, Office 2016/2019
Windows 10 will go End of Life in approximately a year’s time, on 14th October 2025 along with other significant software. Unfortunately, software has a shelf life and cannot live…
Crowdstrike Global IT Outage
As you're no doubt aware, there has been a global IT outage related to Crowdstrike starting Friday afternoon that's been heavily covered by the news. (NZ Herald article) Crowdstrike is…
Plan for the End of Life of 3CX v18
3CX released version 20 of their phone system (there was no version 19) in early March. From recent emails it’s clear that it’s unlikely that v18 will be extended past…