What expert cyber-security does my business need?

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The inconvenient facts about Cyber Security

  1. The number and value of incidents is increasing.
  2. Cyber Crime is BIG business and they keep investing in new tools.
  3. If you aren’t keeping your defences up, then it is only a matter of time before you fall victim (i.e. if your cyber protection is the same now as it was even just one year ago, then you are increasingly vulnerable.
  4. You have to ward them off every hour of every day, they only have to get through once.

You might say this is scare-mongering. If all this hacking is going on and nothing has happened yet, then surely I don’t need to worry?

We’d say “good luck to you – why do you have seat belts in your car? – its only a question of time.”

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What Cybersecurity Protection Level Do You Need?

Q: Does this mean I don’t need cyber-insurance?  A: You still need cyber-insurance.  We can only reduce your risk (and most insurers will want to see these protections in place before they will offer cover)

Q: What is involved installing KARE? A: Once a PC, Mac, Tablet or Phone is ready, our scripts run every time you login and the security tools auto-install – with configuration for corporate devices and BYOD.

AD HOC

STRUCTURED LAYERS based on the CertNZ Critical Controls Framework

You’ve got a few tools. MFA is on most things, with good awareness. You reckon we’ve got what you need without spending too much.

For organisations in the cloud with minimal reliance on IT.

Everything is in the cloud. There are only a few PCs/Macs and iPhones/Androids to protect.

Pick KARE FOUNDATION BASIC

For organisations in the cloud, and maybe a small number of servers, looking to be more thorough.

Add in depth reporting, server backup and identity monitoring.

Pick KARE FOUNDATION SME

For organisations that value a structured, proactive and comprehensively protected IT.

Add more scrutiny and awareness, personalised cyber training and business planning.

Pick KARE FOUNDATION COMPLETE

AD HOC Security?

You’ve got a few tools. MFA is on most things, good awareness. Youreckon we’ve got what we need without spending too much.

or STRUCTURED LAYERS based on the CertNZ Critical Controls Framework?

For organisations in the cloud with minimal reliance on IT

Everything is in the cloud. There are only a few PCs/Macs and iPhones/Androids to protect

Pick KARE FOUNDATION BASIC

For organisations in the cloud, and maybe a small number of servers, looking to be more thorough

Add in depth reporting, server backup and identity monitoring

Pick KARE FOUNDATION SME

For organisations who value a structured, proactive IT engagement

Add more scrutiny and awareness, personalised cyber training and business planning

Pick KARE FOUNDATION COMPLETE

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Enhanced Security Services & Add-Ons

+ Choose additional services as required

Add Fixed Monthly Support Fee

No cost surprises. One fee for all business-hours support


(excludes projects and training)

Add Managed Firewall

Network firewall


Kinetics supplies and manages on a monthly contract

Add Password Vault

Organisation Wide


Maintain unique, complex passwords for all users and/or shared with teams

Add 365 Cloud Backup

Content backup for 365


Go over and beyond the standard Microsoft backup protection

Backup and Continuity

A range from backup to stand-by services


If you have servers, you need to back them up

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How about the broader cyber-framework?

Comprehensive Data Protection & Compliance

Platform Security is just part of a broader cyber-security and data protection framework.

Have you considered how manage your data within your Microsoft tenancy?  How’s your Microsoft “Secure Score“?  As you get the external security set up, let us work with you to manage the other side – your internal security.

Our consultants can work with you to understand what data your organisation maintains, and the obligations (and client expectations) and  the rules that need to be established to protect it.  Who should have access to which libraries?  What can be shared and what can’t be.  How do you work with external partners and protect your content?

We can document your data policy, prepare your data privacy policies, incident response plans and data management structures, and we can set up compliance regular reporting.

We’ll implement the policies in your 365 and manage your data to make sure it’s where it should be, not suffering from duplication confusion or unintended leakage

Data Management

The tidier your data, the easier it is for AI to use it well to accelerate your productivity

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