What’s trending with Scammers in 2019
Today, The ACCC release it's 2018 Scams report, Makes for a very interesting read and all business owners should at least take notice.
in 2018...
2 Factor – Easy Setup Guide for Online Security
Think of two-factor authentication as being similar to locking a door and then locking the deadbolt for extra protection. Using a deadbolt along with...
Scammers targeting MyGov Website – Be Extra Careful!
A new version of the same old scheme, Scammers have cloned the myGov website and are luring victims using phishing emails. The emails are...
Complex passwords are out! 2FA is in!
Passwords are difficult for most people. We're just not wired to retain that information properly. Humans are far better at remembering a sentence than...
Microsoft Dumps Password Expiry
Microsoft has dumped the infamous password expiration from its recommended Windows safety baseline.
The change was flagged in April 2019 and also formalised on Might...
Breach Notification – Macy’s
All businesses that have customer data should be aware that this information is very valuable, and hackers would love access to it. Make sure...
Ransomware: How much can you afford to lose in 2019?
Ransomware remains a massive threat to small-to-mid-sized businesses (SMBs). From Q2 2016 - Q2 2018, 79% of IT Support Businesses reported ransomware attacks against...
Best Hard Drive after 5 Years of Testing
It's that time again, the Q2 Stats for Backblaze are out, and there's a ton of information in there, with them adding another 40...
Breach Alert – Ministry of Health of Singapore
As Australia is on the eve of having it's own national health records forced on everyone, we have another example of Governments not keeping...
Windows 7 Monthly Fees are Go!
So It's official - Microsoft has announced that it will indeed start charging Windows 7 customers a monthly fee
To be fair it's only from...
