'Zero-Trust' is a tough headline. Zero-trust in a world where we trust people all the time is an unpleasant concept. We trust that when we order a package online, that the vendor will take our order and not just our money, that our product will be passed to a courier...
Managing contacts has become more important than ever. Here’s a few tips on how to make use of smart tools built into Outlook: 1. Rather than exchange business cards (so last century)... Share your contact details using Linked In – just hit the box on the right of the...
Over the last few days, you may have read about a zero-day attack impacting Microsoft Exchange Servers. We became aware of this vulnerability on Wednesday last week (it was discovered on the 2nd in the USA so we were on to it immediately, allowing for time-zones) . ...
With all our warnings about cyber-hackers, you’d be forgiven for thinking this was another hazard. But no! Dark Mode is a good thing! You can activate it on Windows 10 by going to Settings – Personalization – Colors and picking Dark. Most phones also offer the same...
Who do you call when you need to : update your IT usage or data privacy policies manage your internal IT staff? select new business software, e.g. CRM or financial software? accelerate a process or break a business processing log-jam? Traditionally businesses think of...
We’ve posted repeatedly about cyber-security and the need to be more vigilant and more careful, and we’ve shared real-world stories to reinforce the concern. It’s a concern then that we still see a number of organisations that remain reluctant to increase their...
"Who" is sometimes just as important as "what"? As a client, you know what we do. But we thought you might want to know more about "who we are". By that we mean, "what are we about". When you boil it down, the Kinetics mission is to help our communities. That is...
Adobe Flash is no longer For so long, Flash has been a mainstream of internet web pages, giving us animated graphic experiences in place of what used to be mundane screens. It's about 25 years old, and back then, was quite a revelation. Initially you might recall the...
We keep making the point that nothing can guarantee you won’t be hacked. But you can, and must, mitigate your cyber-risk. We think tools like Multi-Factor Authentication is crucial for protecting your IT systems – and MFA should be on EVERYTHING you use – your email...
It's a new year and who knows what it will bring? COVID vaccines or not, 2021 is bound to have surprises. One prediction we can make with absolute confidence is that we need to be more careful than ever about protecting our data from ever-increasing computer security...