Kiwis are naturally resourceful. Kayak strapped to the car roof, chilly bin packed, trip funded by a sausage sizzle outside Bunnings, and enough confidence to figure the rest out along the way. But when it comes to PCI DSS compliance, that resourcefulness splits in three. Some businesses spend like they have hired a helicopter to fly a route they could have driven in a car. Others set off with no map, no fuel, and ‘all good, mate’ attitude. And some start the engine and never leave the car park.
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How Axenic manages AI risk
Over the last several months, our team has been having some (occasionally vigorous) conversations about AI. Not whether to use it, but how to use it well. Through our early experiments with AI, we had proven to ourselves that its use brings significant benefits when combined with cybersecurity expertise. However, AI also introduces new risks that need to be carefully managed. I wanted to share where we’ve landed so far.
The Changing Face of Jurisdictional Risk
I recently had a chat with Hannah Betts about national data sovereignty and AI sovereignty. I’m sceptical about much of the discussion about this topic. Mostly because there is very little evidence that it is a real (rather than theoretical) problem, and because most of the responses confuse the physical location of the data with the jurisdiction that applies to that data. But recent events with Anthropic and Fable have forced me to rethink this.
Axenic partners with Cyberheed to deliver smarter risk and compliance solutions
A new partnership focused on better outcomes
Compliance work has always come with a pile of manual administrative grunt work. We’ve been chipping away at that, and now we’re going further. We’ve teamed up with CyberHeed, who build AI tools for governance, risk and compliance.
Celebrating the Wāhine of Axenic this International Women’s Day
Axenic’s 2025 year in review: The cyber risks that caught everyone’s attention
It has been a noisy year on the New Zealand cybersecurity front. Between regulatory shifts, the “always-on” threat of ransomware, and the scramble to secure remote workforces, finding clear, actionable advice hasn’t always been easy.
At Axenic, we’ve spent the last 12 months sifting through the cybersecurity headlines to send you only what matters. We didn’t just want to add to your inbox; we wanted to arm you with “plain English” clarity.
Now that the dust is settling on 2025, we’ve gone back through our data and in this blog we take a look at what actually grabbed your attention.