AI Should Come With A Warning

With AI-powered chatbots such as ChatGPT, Google Bard and similar tools making AI available to the masses this has certainly become one of the hot topics of the day. With…

Hackers – the good the bad and the ugly!

Hollywood mostly portrays hackers as the cool kids – able to access security systems and help the projected star of the movie win the day!

Different Cybersecurity Threats Explained

Acceptance and adoption of cloud services has exploded over recent years. For many valid reasons.

Cyber Insurance

As cyber-attacks continue to rise, an increasing number of businesses are considering cyber insurance to help mitigate risk. If you are considering cyber insurance for your business, there are a few things that are important to understand about these types of policies and their requirements.

Cybersecurity habits Melbourne Businesses should embrace in 2023

With 2023 already racing along no one wants their business to be negatively interrupted. The good news, technology continues to provide opportunity for real productivity improvements – while at the same time the cybersecurity threat landscape continues to expand and evolve.

Managed Service Provider (MSP) – 8 tips for choosing the right one

As Melbourne’s Small to Medium business market continues to return to full strength organisations are searching for points of difference that will help take their business forward. Partnering with the…

Cyber security awareness month – have you been hacked?

It feels a little ironic, with news headlines full of concern regarding the recent cyber security events with Optus and Telstra that we enter October, a month dedicated to cyber awareness all around the world

Why every organisation is at risk of cyber crime

It should come as no surprise that cyber-attacks pose an increasingly large threat to Australian organisations. The threat is real, the Australian Federal Government has a department dedicated to this threat.

Password security – Sloppy Passwords linked to hacking

Experts have warned, lazy passwords put millions of Australians and their companies at risk of cybercrime, with an estimated two thirds of Australian businesses and large corporations vulnerable. Using default…

How and why to help your staff development around cyber awareness?

Lets start with why: I was reading a post in a recent IT group chat. The poster wanted to know how to handle phishing issues they had recently in their…

Ransomware – Locked out of your own sytems?

Imagine this – earlier in the day you were working fine. Now you cannot access the system (your own IT system with all your data). You receive a message –…

Business Grade Email Protection – Start your free 30 day full featured trial

In an era in which unsolicited emails account for more than half of global email traffic, and email phishing campaigns are reportedly increasing by 400% a year, implementing an email…

Ransomware Trends in 2021 & Predictions for 2022

Ransomware is one of the most dangerous cybersecurity threats facing organisations globally. Attackers focus on any organization of any size, so every business should be aware of ransomware and its potential damage. 2021…

Don’t ever let your IT company do this to your computer network

Today, when companies need to be lean, nimble and brutally efficient to survive in a competitive marketplace, cutting unnecessary costs is paramount. Unfortunately, it can be easy when you’re on…

3 IT investments you should always take seriously

What is standing between your business’s data and hackers a world away? What’s your plan when your on-site server fails? When you skimp on technology and IT solutions for your…

3 critical errors you’re making by hiring the cheapest computer support company

In preparation for the New Year, business owners across the country are taking a close look at their finances, scratching their heads as they inspect their budgets, line by line,…

Making this one mistake with your network could destroy your business

A lot of businesses wait until something breaks before they fix it. And even then, they may take a “patchwork” approach to fixing the problem. They are reactive rather than…

3 critical cyber security protections EVERY business must have in place

Five years ago, you might have had state-of-the-art security protecting your business and network. You had the latest malware protection, highly rated firewalls and a great data backup plan. Maybe…

The BIG mistake companies make with their IT Security

If you’re like many businesses today, there’s a good chance you’ve made this one mistake with your IT security: you don’t budget for it. Or if you do budget for it,…

Mutifactor Authentication

We understand how important IT security is. At work all our computers are up to date with operating systems and patches. If a stage 4 lockdown occurs, it means my…

Last line of defence

We set up our backup years ago. We’re covered. I hear this sort of thing from so many businesses. Unfortunately, backup isn’t the type of thing you can just set…