We're a bit of an unusual bunch of IT geeks. We actually love to talk IT! Ask us to give you some advice or recommendations, or to explain an IT term, process, or system, and look out! POW - we'll talk your ear off! But at least you'll come away with a bit of knowledge and some sound advice! Plus, you might learn something. From case studies, to thought leadership, to the latest trends in IT and how to combat those dreaded cyber villains, Talk IT is where we get to impart some of our kick-ass wisdom!
Huntress has published a free 20-page ebook on how criminals are using AI right now, built around three real attacks. Here is the short version and why it is worth reading.
On Friday 2 October our logo went up on the big screen at McKay Stadium in Whangārei. IT Live Northland ...
Six weeks after a Northland firm's mailbox was hacked, their IT provider had cleaned up but added no protection. What a proper clean-up covers and what stops the next one.
Copilot Cowork bills by usage. Why IT Live puts a spending cap on every client's Copilot credits, and what happened when one client nearly ran out.
A Northland CEO ran every customer contract through free ChatGPT. Why the free version is a data risk for businesses and what to use instead.
Most businesses use about a third of the Microsoft 365 licence they already pay for. The five features usually sitting unused in Business Premium, where the money gets wasted on duplicate antivirus, and the three questions to ask whoever manages your tenant.
You don't need your password stolen to get hacked. The session cookie is the gap - and the real question isn't whether you have MFA, it's who is watching if someone slips past it.
A Northland builder sending $200,000 invoices, with email running in an old program on his computer and backups done by hand. He'd never had a breach, so he trusted it. That isn't a security plan.
The questions insurers ask in 2026 aren't a formality anymore - they decide whether you're insurable at all. Here's what they now expect before they'll cover you.
The first thing a good IT company does at a new client is not fix anything. It goes looking. What ...
