# Advantage

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## Pages

- [Why You Need To Upgrade Your Windows 10 Devices!](https://advantage.nz/windows-10-end-of-life/)
- [Managed SOC & SIEM](https://advantage.nz/solutions/managed-security-services/managed-soc-siem/)
- [Recorded Future](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/recorded-future/)
- [Download the Report](https://advantage.nz/illumio-the-global-cost-of-ransomware-study/download/)
- [Illumio - The Global Cost of Ransomware Study](https://advantage.nz/illumio-the-global-cost-of-ransomware-study/)
- [AuthSignal](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/authsignal/)
- [Empower Your Business with Microsoft 365 Copilot](https://advantage.nz/empower-your-business-with-microsoft-365-copilot/)
- [Managed Email Security](https://advantage.nz/solutions/managed-security-services/managed-email-security/)
- [Advantage – Your Trusted Apple Reseller](https://advantage.nz/advantage-your-trusted-apple-reseller/)
- [Don’t Throw Away Your Old Laptop!](https://advantage.nz/dont-throw-away-your-old-laptop/)
- [Risk Assessment](https://advantage.nz/solutions/consulting-services/risk-assessment/)
- [Avanan Email Security Challenge](https://advantage.nz/advantages-email-security-challenge-ps5/)
- [Protect Your Endpoints & Cloud with SentinelOne](https://advantage.nz/advantage-nz-protect-your-endpoints-cloud-with-sentinelone/)
- [Advantage's Email Security Challenge](https://advantage.nz/advantages-email-security-challenge/)
- [OneWeb](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/oneweb/)
- [Secure Access for a Modern Workforce](https://advantage.nz/solutions/managed-security-services/secure-access-for-a-modern-workforce/)
- [Cloudflare](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/cloudflare/)
- [The Forrester Wave™](https://advantage.nz/the-forrester-wave/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://advantage.nz/privacy-policy/)
- [Silverfort](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/silverfort/)
- [RiskRecon](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/riskrecon/)
- [PRTG](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/prtg/)
- [NordPass](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/nordpass/)
- [White Label Services](https://advantage.nz/client-partners/white-label-services/)
- [Managed Threat Disruption](https://advantage.nz/solutions/managed-security-services/managed-threat-disruption/)
- [Arista](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/arista/)
- [OPSWAT](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/opswat/)
- [Dell](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/dell/)
- [VMware](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/vmware/)
- [Contact](https://advantage.nz/contact/)
- [Managed Security Awareness Training](https://advantage.nz/solutions/managed-security-services/managed-security-awareness-training/)
- [Veeam](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/veeam/)
- [Cisco](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/cisco/)
- [Aruba](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/aruba/)
- [Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) Services](https://advantage.nz/solutions/consulting-services/vciso-services/)
- [Virtual Chief Technology Officer (vCTO) Services](https://advantage.nz/solutions/consulting-services/virtual-chief-technology-officer-vcto-services/)
- [Cybersecurity Assessment](https://advantage.nz/solutions/consulting-services/cybersecurity-assessment/)
- [Incident Response Retainer](https://advantage.nz/solutions/incident-response/incident-response-retainer/)
- [Networking Services](https://advantage.nz/solutions/networking-services/)
- [Mimecast](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/mimecast/)
- [Sustainability & Environmental Policy](https://advantage.nz/sustainability-environmental-policy/)
- [Supplier Code of Conduct](https://advantage.nz/supplier-code-of-conduct-2/)
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- [Microsoft](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/microsoft/)
- [Pulseway](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/pulseway/)
- [Exclaimer](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/exclaimer/)
- [CyberArk](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/cyberark/)
- [PowerDMARC](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/powerdmarc/)
- [YubiCo](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/yubico/)
- [Duo](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/duo/)
- [ExtraHop](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/extrahop/)
- [Palo Alto](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/palo-alto/)
- [SME Solutions](https://advantage.nz/client-partners/sme-solutions/)
- [Vulnerability Management as a Service (VMaaS)](https://advantage.nz/solutions/managed-security-services/vulnerability-management-as-a-service-vmaas/)
- [Threat intelligence as a Service (TIaaS)](https://advantage.nz/solutions/managed-security-services/threat-intelligence-as-a-service-tiaas/)
- [Managed Network Detection & Response (MNDR)](https://advantage.nz/solutions/managed-security-services/managed-network-detection-response-mndr/)
- [Managed Web Application Firewall (WAF)](https://advantage.nz/solutions/managed-security-services/managed-web-application-firewall-waf/)
- [Managed Detection & Response (MDR)](https://advantage.nz/solutions/managed-security-services/managed-detection-response-mdr/)
- [Managed Phishing Detection & Response (PDR)](https://advantage.nz/solutions/managed-security-services/managed-phishing-detection-response-pdr/)
- [Enterprise Solutions](https://advantage.nz/client-partners/enterprise-solutions/)
- [Join Us](https://advantage.nz/join-us/)
- [Incident Response and Forensics](https://advantage.nz/solutions/incident-response/incident-response-and-forensics/)
- [Our IT Services (Overview)](https://advantage.nz/solutions/it-solutions/our-it-services/)
- [Mobile Device Management](https://advantage.nz/solutions/it-solutions/mobile-device-management/)
- [Microsoft Modern Workplace & 365](https://advantage.nz/solutions/it-solutions/micosoft-modern-workplace-and-365/)
- [Managed IT Support](https://advantage.nz/solutions/it-solutions/managed-it-support/)
- [Infrastructure Projects](https://advantage.nz/solutions/it-solutions/infrastructure-projects/)
- [Private Cloud](https://advantage.nz/solutions/cloud-services/private-cloud/)
- [Tenable](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/tenable/)
- [Disaster Recovery](https://advantage.nz/solutions/cloud-services/disaster-recovery/)
- [Anomali](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/anomali/)
- [KnowBe4](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/knowbe4/)
- [CyberGRX](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/cybergrx/)
- [SentinelOne](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/sentinelone/)
- [Illumio](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/illumio/)
- [AttackIQ](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/attackiq/)
- [Cloud Development](https://advantage.nz/solutions/cloud-services/cloud-development/)
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- [Radware](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/radware/)
- [LogRhythm](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/logrhythm/)
- [Fortinet](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/fortinet/)
- [Incident Response](https://advantage.nz/solutions/incident-response/)
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- [Imperva](https://advantage.nz/vendor-partners/imperva/)
- [Managed Firewall](https://advantage.nz/solutions/managed-security-services/managed-firewall/)
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## Posts

- [Login Security for Businesses: Advanced Strategies to Prevent Cyberattacks](https://advantage.nz/login-security-for-businesses-advanced-strategies-to-prevent-cyberattacks/)
- [Advantage Joins AWS Channel Partner Private Offer Program via NEXTGEN](https://advantage.nz/advantage-joins-aws-channel-partner-private-offer-program-via-nextgen/)
- [The Importance of Cyber Security in 2025](https://advantage.nz/the-importance-of-cyber-security-in-2025/)
- [What makes a good password, and why this is important!](https://advantage.nz/what-makes-a-good-password-and-why-this-is-important/)
- [A typo sandwich, AI dev hallucination, slopsquatting, and you](https://advantage.nz/a-typo-sandwich-ai-dev-hallucination-slopsquatting-and-you/)
- [Why Every Business Needs an IT Refresh Plan](https://advantage.nz/why-every-business-needs-an-it-refresh-plan/)
- [Being hacked isn’t that big a deal. What you do after, is.](https://advantage.nz/being-hacked-isnt-that-big-a-deal-what-you-do-after-is/)
- [Remote Work Security Strategies](https://advantage.nz/remote-work-security-strategies/)
- [Client Advisory – July 2025](https://advantage.nz/client-advisory-july-2025/)
- [The Ultimate Backup and Recovery Plan for Small Businesses](https://advantage.nz/the-ultimate-backup-and-recovery-plan-for-small-businesses/)
- [Lessons from the 16 billion password hack that wasn’t](https://advantage.nz/lessons-from-the-16-billion-password-hack-that-wasnt/)
- [Maintaining Human Connection in an Online Era](https://advantage.nz/human-connection-in-digital-workspaces/)
- [Better a safeword than a sorry one](https://advantage.nz/better-a-safeword-than-a-sorry-one/)
- [Lost in the Noise | True Partnership](https://advantage.nz/lost-in-the-noise-true-partnership/)
- [Can My Data Be Removed from the Dark Web](https://advantage.nz/can-my-data-be-removed-from-the-dark-web/)
- [The Zen of Zero Trust: Why even my coffee machine insists on an identity check](https://advantage.nz/the-zen-of-zero-trust-why-even-my-coffee-machine-insists-on-an-identity-check/)
- [Schrödinger's Breach: The Uncertainty Principle in Cybersecurity](https://advantage.nz/schrodingers-breach-the-uncertainty-principle-in-cybersecurity/)
- [Psy-ops and you: Is The Matrix just real life?](https://advantage.nz/psy-ops-and-you-is-the-matrix-just-real-life/)
- [Advantage further strengthens up executive suite with Sales Director appointment](https://advantage.nz/advantage-further-strengthens-up-executive-suite-with-sales-director-appointment/)
- [Telecom Fiji partners with leading Cybersecurity provider for MDR](https://advantage.nz/telecom-fiji-partners-with-leading-cybersecurity-provider-for-mdr/)
- [Gary Botha returns to Advantage as Technical Director](https://advantage.nz/gary-botha-returns-to-advantage-as-technical-director/)
- [Minter Ellison Rudd Watts Boosts Security and Performance for Its Hybrid Workforce](https://advantage.nz/minter-ellison-rudd-watts-boosts-security-and-performance-for-its-hybrid-workforce/)
- [Don’t let emotions get the better of you this festive season](https://advantage.nz/dont-let-emotions-get-the-better-of-you-this-festive-season/)
- ["Malvertising" Is on the Rise! - Watch Out for Google Searches](https://advantage.nz/malvertising-is-on-the-rise-watch-out-for-google-searches/)
- [The hacker next door](https://advantage.nz/the-hacker-next-door/)
- [Essential Settings to Maximize Your Microsoft 365 Experience](https://advantage.nz/essential-settings-to-maximize-your-microsoft-365-experience/)
- [Advantage introduces Enterprise LEO connectivity with Sat.One](https://advantage.nz/advantage-introduces-enterprise-leo-connectivity-with-sat-one/)
- [Advantage NZ wins SentinelOne APJ Partner of the Year](https://advantage.nz/advantage-nz-wins-sentinelone-apj-partner-of-the-year/)
- [Top 6 Smart Office Trends to Adopt for an Improved Workflow](https://advantage.nz/top-6-smart-office-trends-to-adopt-for-an-improved-workflow/)
- [Authsignal put operations with Advantage](https://advantage.nz/authsignal-put-operations-with-advantage/)
- [Security audits are on the rise, and that’s a very good thing for everyone](https://advantage.nz/security-audits-are-on-the-rise-and-thats-a-very-good-thing-for-everyone/)
- [Phishing 2.0: How AI is Amplifying the Danger and What You Can Do](https://advantage.nz/phishing-2-0-how-ai-is-amplifying-the-danger-and-what-you-can-do/)
- [Central Business Innovation chooses Advantage, goes local with IT Support](https://advantage.nz/central-business-innovation-chooses-advantage-goes-local-with-it-support/)
- [How outsourced security delivers for Managed Services Provider Think I.T.](https://advantage.nz/how-outsourced-security-delivers-for-managed-services-provider-think-i-t/)
- [A Simple Guide to the Updated NIST 2.0 Cybersecurity Framework](https://advantage.nz/a-simple-guide-to-the-updated-nist-2-0-cybersecurity-framework/)
- [Advantage makes mark as first Cloudflare Zero Trust MSSP](https://advantage.nz/advantage-makes-mark-as-first-cloudflare-zero-trust-mssp/)
- [Why Copilot is probably the most promising of any AI](https://advantage.nz/why-copilot-is-probably-the-most-promising-of-any-ai/)
- [SentinelOne® and Advantage Partner to Deliver Next-Generation of   Managed Detection and Response](https://advantage.nz/sentinelone-and-advantage-partner-to-deliver-next-generation-of-managed-detection-and-response/)
- [Cyber insurers are singing from the same song sheet](https://advantage.nz/cyber-insurers-are-singing-from-the-same-song-sheet/)
- [Advantage delivers automated penetration testing with AttackIQ](https://advantage.nz/advantage-delivers-automated-penetration-testing-with-attackiq/)
- [4 Ways Small Businesses Can Leverage Copilot for Microsoft 365](https://advantage.nz/4-ways-small-businesses-can-leverage-copilot-for-microsoft-365/)
- [How We Have Enhanced Our Information Security in the Past Two Years](https://advantage.nz/how-we-have-enhanced-our-information-security-in-the-past-two-years/)
- [Advantage inks partnership with Getac - ruggedised computing solutions](https://advantage.nz/advantage-inks-partnership-with-getac-ruggedised-computing-solutions/)
- [Overland Footwear Reduces Vulnerability Risks With Illumio](https://advantage.nz/overland-footwear-reduces-vulnerability-risks-with-illumio/)
- [Netskope Named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Security Service Edge](https://advantage.nz/netskope-named-a-leader-in-the-2024-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-security-service-edge/)
- [Mis- and disinformation are fundamental tools for hackers](https://advantage.nz/mis-and-disinformation-are-fundamental-tools-for-hackers/)
- [Learn How to Spot the Different Types of Deepfakes](https://advantage.nz/learn-how-to-spot-the-different-types-of-deepfakes/)
- [Advantage expands relationship with Mastercard’s RiskRecon, targets supply chain and third-party risk](https://advantage.nz/advantage-expands-relationship-with-mastercards-riskrecon-targets-supply-chain-and-third-party-risk/)
- [Don’t QR yourself into a quandary](https://advantage.nz/dont-qr-yourself-into-a-quandary/)
- [Be Careful When Scanning QR Codes](https://advantage.nz/be-careful-when-scanning-qr-codes/)
- [How a Data Breach Can Cost Your Business for Years](https://advantage.nz/how-a-data-breach-can-cost-your-business-for-years/)
- [These 7 AI Trends Are Sweeping the Cybersecurity Realm](https://advantage.nz/these-7-ai-trends-are-sweeping-the-cybersecurity-realm/)
- [Hackers deepfaked an entire company board on a video call](https://advantage.nz/hackers-deepfaked-an-entire-company-board-on-a-video-call/)
- [Lessons from a galactic breach and the Pig Butcher](https://advantage.nz/lessons-from-a-galactic-breach-and-the-pig-butcher/)
- [Protect staff from AI with these 9 rules](https://advantage.nz/protect-staff-from-ai-with-these-9-rules/)
- [Hackers don’t go on leave – even if the rest of the world does](https://advantage.nz/hackers-dont-go-on-leave-even-if-the-rest-of-the-world-does/)
- [2024 Emerging Technology Threats](https://advantage.nz/2024-emerging-technology-threats/)
- [Sharing passwords with employees has always been a risk](https://advantage.nz/sharing-passwords-with-employees-has-always-been-a-risk/)
- [Left and Right of Boom, where do your Cybersecurity Strategy sit?](https://advantage.nz/left-and-right-of-boom-where-do-your-cybersecurity-strategy-sit/)
- [What is "Secure by Design" Cybersecurity Practices?](https://advantage.nz/secure-by-design-is-a-modern-cybersecurity-approach/)
- [Cyber Smart Week is here!](https://advantage.nz/cyber-smart-week-is-here/)
- [Division of labour: Why MSPs need an MSSP partner](https://advantage.nz/division-of-labour-why-msps-need-an-mssp-partner/)
- [Advantage Wins NZ-wide Innovation Award for the third year in the row.](https://advantage.nz/advantage-wins-nz-wide-innovation-award-for-the-third-year-in-the-row/)
- [Is the latest Windows update really from Microsoft](https://advantage.nz/is-the-latest-windows-update-really-from-microsoft/)
- [Why Managed Service Providers (MSPs) Partner with Advantage to Deliver Security Services to Their Customers](https://advantage.nz/why-managed-service-providers-msps-partner-with-advantage-to-deliver-security-services-to-their-customers/)
- [Spare a (dark) thought for the hackers doing it hard, too](https://advantage.nz/spare-a-dark-thought-for-the-hackers-doing-it-hard-too/)
- [Advantage hires senior talent, continues to build Security Consulting division](https://advantage.nz/advantage-hires-senior-talent-continues-to-build-security-consulting-division/)
- [Grow your MSP through white labeling](https://advantage.nz/grow-your-msp-through-white-labeling/)
- [Advantage named SentinelOne APJ Partner of the Year](https://advantage.nz/advantage-named-sentinelone-apj-partner-of-the-year/)
- [Access Management Has Become a Critical Part of Cybersecurity](https://advantage.nz/access-management-has-become-a-critical-part-of-cybersecurity/)
- [Why Xuba outsources security to Advantage](https://advantage.nz/why-xuba-outsources-security-to-advantage/)
- [What is Zero-Click Malware? How Do You Fight It?](https://advantage.nz/what-is-zero-click-malware-how-do-you-fight-it/)
- [Combating Cyber Crime in New Zealand: The Imperative for Incident Response](https://advantage.nz/combating-cyber-crime-in-new-zealand-the-imperative-for-incident-response/)
- [The VPN is dead (and goes unmourned)](https://advantage.nz/the-vpn-is-dead-and-goes-unmourned/)
- [How to Use Threat Modeling to Reduce Your Cybersecurity Risk](https://advantage.nz/how-to-use-threat-modeling-to-reduce-your-cybersecurity-risk/)
- [The Essential 8: The controls that will prevent most attacks (and make hackers leave you for an easier target)](https://advantage.nz/the-essential-8-the-controls-that-will-prevent-most-attacks/)
- [Case Study - Devoli secures operations with Advantage and SentinelOne MDR](https://advantage.nz/devoli-secures-operations-with-advantage-and-sentinelone-mdr/)
- [How to Use the New Virtual Appointments in Microsoft Teams](https://advantage.nz/how-to-use-the-new-virtual-appointments-in-microsoft-teams/)
- [Got cyber insurance? If not - it’s time to seriously consider buying some](https://advantage.nz/got-cyber-insurance-if-not-its-time-to-seriously-consider-buying-some/)
- [What Is App Fatigue & Why Is It a Security Issue?](https://advantage.nz/what-is-app-fatigue-and-why-is-it-a-security-issue/)
- [Shadow IT and AI Platforms](https://advantage.nz/shadow-it-and-ai-platforms/)
- [What maths tells us about ChatGPT (and other software like it)](https://advantage.nz/what-maths-tells-us-about-chatgpt-and-other-software-like-it/)
- [Data Backup Is Not Enough,  You Also Need Data Protection](https://advantage.nz/data-backup-is-not-enough-you-also-need-data-protection/)
- [Advantage appoints Doug Jewson to new National Sales Manager position](https://advantage.nz/advantage-appoints-doug-jewson-to-new-national-sales-manager-position/)
- [Security Situational Awareness - March 2023](https://advantage.nz/security-situational-awareness-march-2023/)
- [6 ways to prevent misconfiguration the main cause of cloud breaches](https://advantage.nz/6-ways-to-prevent-misconfiguration-the-main-cause-of-cloud-breaches/)
- [Is That Really a Text from Your CEO or Is It a Scam?](https://advantage.nz/is-that-really-a-text-from-your-ceo-or-is-it-a-scam/)
- [Outsourced Managed Detection and Response delivers optimal bang for buck](https://advantage.nz/outsourced-managed-detection-and-response-delivers-optimal-bang-for-buck/)
- [Cybersecurity in the ChatGPT age](https://advantage.nz/cybersecurity-in-the-chatgpt-age/)
- [People make the difference](https://advantage.nz/people-make-the-difference/)
- [Mobile malware has increased 500 percent](https://advantage.nz/mobile-malware-has-increased-500-percent/)
- [What's changing in the cybersecurity insurance market](https://advantage.nz/whats-changing-in-the-cybersecurity-insurance-market/)
- [What cybersecurity attack trends should you watch out for in 2023](https://advantage.nz/what-cybersecurity-attack-trends-should-you-watch-out-for-in-2023/)
- [Nspire-d purchase brings Advantage to Wellington](https://advantage.nz/nspire-d-purchase-brings-advantage-to-wellington/)
- [Advantage buys Nspire Technologies, establishes Wellington beachhead](https://advantage.nz/advantage-buys-nspire-technologies-establishes-wellington-beachhead/)
- [What Are the Advantages of Implementing Conditional Access?](https://advantage.nz/what-are-the-advantages-of-implementing-conditional-access/)
- [How to get faster Wi-Fi in your office and for remote workers](https://advantage.nz/how-to-get-faster-wi-fi-in-your-office-and-for-remote-workers/)
- [Security Situational awareness - October](https://advantage.nz/security-situational-awareness-october-22/)
- [We are ISO27001 certified – Here’s why it’s worth it](https://advantage.nz/we-are-iso27001-certified/)
- [Advantage adds a local flavour to international security solution](https://advantage.nz/advantage-adds-a-local-flavour-to-international-security-solution/)
- [Advantage named SentinelOne's A/NZ partner of the year](https://advantage.nz/advantage-named-sentinelones-anz-partner-of-the-year/)

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