People are the weakest link
This sounds like a nightmare too impossible to happen. US soldiers putting sensitive information online in non-secure third party websites. It defies belief, yet we’re reading that it happened. The story popped up on ‘Gizmodo’
It is alleged that US Soldiers were saving sensitive information on a couple of common flashcard sites, presumably of things they were trying to memorise and learn. Even worse, their settings were on ‘public’ not ‘private’
It’s a classic warning about the risk of people, however well intentioned, saving critical data online in places the organisation is unaware of, and can’t control. That’s why our new KARE for Security S2 plan helps identify use of these sites in your organisation.
US Soldiers Accidentally Leaked Nuclear Weapons Secrets: Report (gizmodo.com)
Shadow IT
Shadow IT is one of the largest threats to data privacy in organisations today.
It’s not necessarily because these sites are going to be hacked, although that’s always possible, but just because if you don’t know the tools are in use, then there is no way that you can manage them!
The first step to maintaining this data is to identify it! That’s why you need new tools that are cloud focused. If you’re still using the same old security tools that you used to use prior to the cloud, then you are not keeping up and we need to talk!
When your passwords gets stolen!!
There’s nothing like receiving an email like the one below to scare the hell out of you! One of our clients received this beauty last month. As you can imagine, they were horrified. We’re pretty confident that, despite the accusation, that they hadn’t in fact visited...
When good updates go bad!
Regular readers will know that we are strong proponents of keeping software up-to-date to reduce security risks. While updates typically add new features, they also address any bugs that have been found, and overcome any software vulnerabilities. Over the years, this...
Does OneDrive make the cloud work for you?
Microsoft's geek-fest is called Ignite and we've been following it from afar. It was a OneDrive announcement that caught our eye today. With lots of choice, and ingrained user habits, everyone has their favourite cloud sync tool. There's an innovation race to be the...
Changes to the Microsoft Office Ribbon (again!) for Office 365
Microsoft love tweaking the Office ribbon bar. I’m never sure if it's an improvement or not, and that’s certainly the case now. It is probably a personal preference. Actually, this time it’s not a replacement, although it may look that way – it’s a simplification...
Why you don’t (or do) need Office 2019
Yes, that’s right, there’s a new version of Office. [wow_colorme]If you have your Office through Office365, then you DON’T need Office2019 – you already have ALL the features, plus more![/wow_colorme] If you have Office 2016, (or even an old version like 2010) then...
Host your own ‘Live’ event!
Now you can host your own live events, like a sales or information seminar. You can advertise on social media and by email, grab an audience and run an event without leaving your desk or paying a fortune (or anything at all) All you need is something worthwhile to...
How does inflight Wifi work? (Being on the cloud while in the clouds)
With Air New Zealand recently adding in-flight WiFi to some aircraft, we started to wonder how it works. When you think about how fast a plane flies, it's amazing WiFi works. If a plane is travelling at 1,000KM/h, that means it's moving at over 250 meters every...
WE ARE GROWING
1 September 2018 Kinetics Group Limited and Wired Dog Limited announced today that they have joined together as one IT managed services and advisory provider. Operating under the Kinetics Group brand from 3 September 2018, the combined team will operate from...
Cloud – Kiwi-made or a global players like AWS or Azure?
Cloud cloud cloud, our customers must get sick of hearing us bang on about it! But we keep talking about it because the cloud gives fantastic options to most businesses to do more than ever, for less cost. But, not all clouds are the same. Regular readers will...
Not as exciting as last month, but still pretty cool! Translate and Activity.
Last month we highlighted the new 'dictation' feature in Office - Outlook and Word, and it seems heaps of our readers and clients have embraced it! This month, we've looked through all that's new with Office 365 and we're going to highlight some useful features -...