In July 2024, Computer Culture was one of the first companies in Canterbury to be awarded the Canterbury Trusted certification by Business Canterbury. We're so proud of this accreditation and the recognition it brings to our team for their excellence in customer service and the additional layer of confidence and trust our clients can now have when working with us.

Like most things AI has advantages and risks. For businesses in particular, artificial intelligence and the proliferation of AI tools that have hit the market in recent years throws up risks in addition to all the efficiencies they can drive.

An incident response plan is not a nice to have. From major weather events to cyber security hacks, occurrences of major, adverse events impacting I.T. systems are increasingly common. Businesses who have taken the time to plan the steps they'll take to respond to such an event will always come out the other side faster and in a better position, than those who must react on the fly.

Computer Culture recently joined One NZ, BNZ and BDO in leading a discussion on how Canterbury businesses of all sizes could adopt and start using AI to their advantage.

In attending N-able's Global IT Conference - Empower 2024 - Computer Culture's Technology Manager captured three key themes we believe were worth sharing.

It is hard to switch off when you run a business because ultimately business never sleeps. So how do you take holiday and switch off in today’s modern world when we are constantly reminded of work with messages, alert notifications, mobile phones & emails all at our finger tips and our phone constantly screaming at us for attention?

The two most valuable assets in your business are your people and your Intellectual Property or your data. Both can cost you significant expense, time and headache if they are to walk out the door. We value and spend time protecting our hard assets like buildings, plant, machinery and vehicles so it stands to reason that we protect our two most valuable assets – our people and our data.

Attackers are exploiting a vulnerability referred to as “Forced Entry” which affects iOS, macOS, and watch OS which allows a remote attacker to gain access to a device without any user interaction.