by Andrew Hunt | Feb 12, 2017 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates
The latest attempt to trick you into opening an infected document. Includes swearing and then a new enticing warning message. Today I received this message (I have edited out the swear word.) yea , we finally did it. here is the bank confirmation:...
by Andrew Hunt | Jan 18, 2017 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, TIPS TRICKS AND HINTS
There’s nothing like seeing the computer display hall at MOTAT to be reminded of how much things change and how quickly. One of the sayings I heard late last year was that never in history has business has never changed faster than now, and yet it will never...
by Andrew Hunt | Dec 16, 2016 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates
[header2 text=”Unless cloud changes how you operate, you are missing the point” align=”left” color=”#336A40″ margintop=””] Is the Cloud helping you drive your bottom line – Are you doing the same stuff the same way...
by Andrew Hunt | Sep 16, 2016 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates
[header2 text=”CryptoStopper!?” align=”left” color=”#336A40″ margintop=””] That’s right, a CryptoLocker Stopper. [header2 text=”Is there really such a thing?” align=”left”...
by Andrew Hunt | Jun 21, 2016 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates
By now, most of our followers will know what spearphishing is – we’ve posted before about it [header2 text=”Spearphishing just stepped up a notch and no one is immune.” align=”left” color=”#336A40″...
by Andrew Hunt | May 17, 2016 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates
CryptoLocker is online extortion. It encrypts your files and then demands a fee to unencrypt them. Paying the fee is no guarantee your files will get unlocked or that they will not get encrypted again. Like traditional extortion, paying the fee only encourages the...
