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!
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 ...
When you've been let down by IT providers before, trust isn't given - it's earned over time. A review from Daniel Yorke.
A Northland business owner asked how he could actually prove his business was secure. So we ran him through SMB1001 Gold - 27 controls, one at a time. Here is what it checks, including the AI policy most owners have never thought about.
Lloyd Gurr, Business Manager at Northland Kindergarten Association, on laptop rollovers, proactive reviews and day-to-day support across their kindergartens.
A virus is loud. Someone quietly reading your email for a fortnight is not - and that is the scam emptying bank accounts in Northland. Here is how it works and the simple rule that stops it.
Most of the businesses we help in Northland are not big banks — they are the local accountant, the building ...
