KINETICS NEWS

Coronavirus in NOT a conspiracy by the tech-industry to get everyone to the cloud. Imagine trying to get your workforce to work remotely without the cloud, and without ubiquitous connectivity like UFB. Those screeching dial-up modems that disconnected all the time would be dire, especially when the screen used to refresh itself in section. Is that [...]

Today, its absolutely vital that you have multi-factor authentication on every key website you access, especially banking ones. In some cases, the multi-factor response is by way of a SMS text message sent to your phone, that you then enter into the website. Imagine if a cyber-criminal could intercept your SMS messages, and therefore gain access to [...]

In this kit,we’ll take a look at how you can effectively check your systems, processes, and people are ready for the impacts of COVID19.       We’ll explore the key things you need to consider relating to:       The tools you use and how to check whether your staff can operate equally [...]

Whether this is a event or not, it's certainly having an impact.  As I write this, there are stories of panic buying of hand sanitiser and face masks at the local supermarkets. That means it's inevitable you will ask us what we are doing about the Coronavirus, and your stakeholders are probably asking you. At the time of writing, there are [...]

    Google has reported a security issue in the Chrome browser. This issue is known to attackers and it is already being exploited by some. All versions of Chrome are affected.   Google have released an update for Windows, Mac and Linux users. There is not yet an update available for Mobile Devices (IOS or Android) or [...]

In New Zealand, the National Cyber Security Centre (NZ Govt - ) reports they reduced harm in NZ by $27.7 million in 2018/19. We know that’s just the tip of the iceberg – most cyber crime still goes unreported and certainly doesn’t get stopped by the NZSC. In fact, only 339 incidents were reported to them – but still, that’s a $100,000 per [...]