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12 August

4 Essential Components of Cyber Security

Protecting yourself from Cyber security threats is definitely a “how long is a piece of string” challenge. You can invest in password managers, privileged access platforms, external threat testing, dark web scanning and all sorts of cool things to keep you safe. Sometimes the choices become a bit overwhelming, or it isn’t in budget to […]

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13 May

Security Awareness Training – how long has it been?

When was the last time your staff took part in any security awareness training? According to a poll which we recently posted on LinkedIn close to 40% have never taken any formalised training at all. Another 38% only took part once a year. That’s pretty concerning considering how quickly scams and threats evolve these days. […]

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17 January

What to do after Godzilla attacks

A lot of our IT strategy meetings start with the hypothetical Godzilla scenario, which is as follows…. Godzilla attacks. For some unknown but very plausible reason he’s decided to only attack your server room. After he’s done eating your server racks he hops on his segway and heads back to the beach. Assuming that your […]

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4 September

Using AI effectively while still sounding like a human

OK, you’ve heard of AI, maybe messed around with ChatGPT and used Dall.E or CrAIyon to generate cool images of Angela Lansbury training Muay Thai. Sometimes I get articles sent to me that reads like this… Running a small business can be challenging. But advancements in technology have opened a world of opportunities. Small business […]

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18 January

Kickstart 2023 – Locking down a meeting

Trying to coordinate a meeting with multiple attendees can be a hassle. Luckily, there are two tools available to Microsoft 365 users which make it easier to lock down a time, FindTime and Bookings. FindTime FindTime is an amazing tool which allows you to propose multiple times to attendees in the form of a poll. […]

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9 January

Kickstart 2023 – Assigning tasks from Shared Mailboxes

How do you sort through the noise to manage tasks from a shared mailbox? So you’re back to work now. You may have spent the time over the holiday break soaking up ideas from books by Patrick Lencioni, James Collins, Gino Wickman, etc and now you’re ready to smash 2023. Then you open Outlook. Your […]

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14 December

Saving money costs more money

Recently I spoke to a client who had a dud laptop. Sometimes the wifi would drop out for no apparent reason. Sometimes it would crash during Teams calls. It would occasionally bluescreen with different errors produced each time. Each time they ran into a problem it took time away from productive time. They would call […]

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6 October

A BREACH!?! Noooooooo! Oh well, let’s grab a coffee.

There has been another data breach. Should you be concerned? Has this happened before? Also yes. Although Optus are claiming that no financial information or password details have been compromised there are over 2 million users who had their personal identification documents exposed, including vehicle license details, addresses and contact details. What occurs as a […]

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29 August

Weaponised LinkedIn – how exposed is your organisation?

Many moons ago I tried a brief change of career as a resourcer for a recruitment company. My role was essentially to compile contact lists for potential candidates to fill the senior recruiters roles. I would gather as much information on a candidate as possible and develop profiles based on experience, tenure, professional networks, commendations, […]

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17 August

Cyber Security is easier than you might think

Feels like I need to get myself an umbrella because I’m over getting caught in the rain. – Cybersecurity victim Install AV. Cross fingers. Bury head in sand. This is a true story. Many moons ago we had a meeting with a GP from a small practice in the Western Sydney suburbs. We were called […]

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