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🚨 Quick heads-up before you finish your coffee, Bay of Plenty! ☕

Microsoft just rolled out security fixes for Edge (built on Chromium), and this isn't just routine housekeeping. One of the vulnerabilities patched has already been exploited in the wild, which in plain English means: baddies were already using it before the fix landed. 😬

The pain point? Most of us click "remind me later" on browser updates about... always. Life's busy, we get it! But an out-of-date browser is basically leaving a window unlocked while you're at work; convenient for you, very convenient for cybercriminals too.

The good news? This one's an easy fix:
1️⃣ Open Edge
2️⃣ Click the three dots (⋯) → Help and feedback → About Microsoft Edge
3️⃣ Let it auto-update (it usually does this on its own — but don't ignore that "restart to update" prompt!)

So quick, your coffee's still hot. ⏱️

Not sure if your business's devices are all patched and protected? That's exactly the kind of thing we love sorting out, so you can get back to running your business instead of babysitting update notifications.

📞 Give Click Quick a shout; we'll make sure your systems are locked up tighter than Nana's biscuit tin. 🍪

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐧? 𝐈𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞.

I get calls all the time from frustrated people who are ready to buy whole new setups because their computers have become unusable.
Last month, a client was convinced her three-year-old laptop was dying because it took forever to open emails, and Word kept crashing. She was shopping for replacements online when she called me.
Turns out, her Microsoft 365 was syncing massive files she didn't know about, her browser had forty-two tabs open from last month, and she had three different backup programs all trying to run at once.
Two hours of cleanup later, her laptop was back to performing the way it should, saving her the cost of an unnecessary replacement.

The reality is, most performance problems aren't hardware failures. They're just digital clutter and poor configuration. Your computer doesn't know it's supposed to slow down after two years; something is making it slow down.

Don't replace what we can repair.

📞Contact Click Quick, and let's get your computer running properly again. Henry, 021 749947

🔐 Let's have an honest conversation about your passwords.

If your password is your pet's name, your birthday, or please no, the word "password"... we need to talk. 😅

Here are 4 password habits that are putting you at risk right now:
1️⃣ Reusing the same password across multiple accounts, if one gets hacked, they all do
2️⃣ Short passwords, anything under 12 characters is considered weak by today's standards
3️⃣ No two-factor authentication, this one extra step blocks over 99% of automated attacks
4️⃣ Storing passwords in a notebook or sticky note, yes we have seen it 👀

✅ The easy fix? A free password manager like Bitwarden or LastPass does the hard work for you.

💬 Be honest in the comments, are you guilty of any of these? No judgement here, we are all friends! 😄

Need help locking down your accounts or setting up secure systems for your business? Click Quick is just a call away. 👇
📞 021 749 947
🌐 clickquick.co.nz

⚠️ SCAM ALERT - Katikati & Western Bay Community ⚠️
The local Katikati Neighbourhood Support weekly newsletter just came through, and this has been shared.

Two scams are actively targeting our community right now. Please read and share.

🔴 SCAM #1 — The Fake Spark Call
A local elderly resident lost thousands of dollars after receiving a call from someone claiming to be from Spark about a "network upgrade." After two hours on the phone, the scammer had remote access to their device and money was transferred out. They even convinced them to leave their bank cards in an envelope at the front door.
👉 If anyone calls claiming to be from your telco or bank asking for device access, hang up immediately.

🔴 SCAM #2 — The Fake NZ Police Text
People are receiving texts claiming to be from NZ Police saying they have unpaid fines with a link to pay. This is a scam. NZ Police do not send texts like this.
👉Do not click the link. Delete the message.

✅ What you can do right now:
Talk to your elderly parents, grandparents, and neighbours about these scams. They're being targeted.

And if you're not 100% sure your devices and home network are secure, reach out to Henry at Click Quick. I am local, trusted, and can check if everything is locked down properly.
If something doesn't feel right, I want to hear from you.

📱 Call Henry: 021 749 947
🌐 clickquick.co.nz
💙 Please share, this could protect someone in our community.

How secure is your business really? 🤔

This week, the GCSB(Government Communications Security Bureau) said New Zealand’s cyber security maturity is still highly variable, and in some cases, organisations are only barely meeting the basic standards expected.

The good news is that improving your cybersecurity doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Often, the biggest wins come from getting the basics right.

One of the biggest issues?
Known weaknesses and unpatched vulnerabilities are still giving attackers an easy way in.

Swipe through for 5 practical steps that can help strengthen your business’s cybersecurity. 👉 Biggest wins come from getting the basics right.

Swipe through for 5 practical steps that can help strengthen your business’s cyber security. 👉

If you’re not sure whether your setup is secure or just “hopefully all good,” let’s have a catch-up.

Click Quick helps businesses in the Western Bay of Plenty and beyond with practical, no-jargon IT support and cyber security advice.

👉👉👉If you would like a quick guide with a few practical steps you can take yourself to reduce risk, let me know in the comments, and I will send it over to you.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀? 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗭 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡. 🎉
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁-𝘀𝗼-𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀? 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘅 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝘁… 👀

A recent report revealed that 44% of Kiwi businesses were successfully hit by a cyber attack last year, and of those:
🔴 17% had personal data stolen
😨 21% feared their data would be used for blackmail or extortion
💸 1 in 3 said they'd consider paying a ransom to get it back

Here's the thing though, paying a ransom is never a guarantee you'll get your data back. Cybercriminals aren't exactly known for keeping their promises! 😅

The businesses that came out on top? The ones who had the right protections in place BEFORE anything went wrong.

At Click Quick, we help homes and businesses right here in the Western Bay of Plenty get ahead of these threats with practical, no-jargon solutions that actually work. 💪

✅ Not sure if you're protected?
✅ Want a friendly check-up on your setup?
✅ Just want to have a chat about where to start?

We've got you. Get in touch with the Click Quick team today! 👇

🌐 www.clickquick.co.nz
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Source - Rural News