Like the name suggests, this is even MORE secure than the levels of encryption previously seen.  Microsoft are saying that you need it if: You want to ensure that only you can ever decrypt protected content, under any circumstance. You don't want Microsoft to have access to protected data on its own. You have regulatory requirements to hold [...]

When you read about the ransomware attacks, such as those on Honda, Garmin, Toll, Fisher and Paykel and Lion, it’s easy to think these attacks only target large enterprises. Unfortunately, that would be a mistaken view. The reality is that all businesses are under ever increasing attacks – not just more attacks but also more sophisticated [...]

Coming shortly will be a new Transcribe feature which allows you upload an audio file, and Office will turn that directly into text. The transcription is saved into your OneDrive account in a new transcribed files folder. The difference is that "Dictate" takes your voice in real time and puts it directly into the document that's open in front of [...]

Need to get more from their teams, particularly as roles change to meet new demands Need to keep training costs down Need to show staff they are supported and valued Need to keep finding better ways to use the software they already have Need to keep up with new capabilities in [...]

It feels it's like a daily occurrence for one of our clients to be asking for assistance with a security compliance questionnaire from their client. Most of these are being driven by corporates with international footprints. This becomes complex as each jurisdiction has its own legislation and additional specific industry compliance. Firstly, you [...]

It happens to all of us. The IT geeks tell us all to save our work to the cloud (or server for those still  to move), but it’s just so convenient to have it on the desktop. We all do it.  It could be a spreadsheet you want to work on or a document that a client shared with you, or an email attachment.  Maybe you just wanted the file for a meeting, [...]

The numbers are staggering.  We always get a few clients saying "My organisation is too small, cyber-criminals won't attack us".  We can state with absolute certainty that this is a fallacy. Remember that not every incident gets reported.  Hopefully as awareness grows about CertNZ, they will get more reports, but even now, its very evident that [...]

Cyber-Crime is big business.  The criminals are organised and sophisticated.  Imagine if they put their ingenuity to things that are good?  But alas, that's not reality.  Instead we have to brace ourselves to deal with another wave of crime. Deathstalker is a such a great name, inspiring fear.  In fact, Deathstalkers are a type of scorpion.  I [...]