Cyber Smart Week is On
Cyber Week is back for 2025, this time it’s driven by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The focus is the same as the past few years, two simple things:…
How To Upgrade your Mobile without the Headaches
The shiny new iPhone has landed, and you might be looking at an upgrade. Trade-in deals make it seem even sweeter, but there’s some things to think about before you…
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…
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…
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…
Privacy Act 2020 is now in effect
The Privacy Act 2020 came into force on 1 December 2020, replacing the Privacy Act 1993. The Privacy Act has 13 privacy principles that govern how businesses and organisations should…