Australian Businesses Are Being Targeted

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This morning the Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison called an emergency conference to raise awareness and inform the public of a cyber-attack currently targeting Australian businesses and organisations.

"This activity is targeting Australian organisations across a range of sectors, including all levels of government, industry, political organisations, education, health, essential service providers and operators of other critical infrastructure," he said.

No business is too small to be targeted by this attack

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Incident Response Plan: Why every organisation must have one

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Incident Response Plan: Why every organisation must have one

Like we always say, EVERYTHING is hackable. It's not a matter of if, but when.

All businesses are at risk of Cybercrime. All businesses are at risk of a databreach. 89% of businesses worldwide experienced at least one Cybersecurity incident last year. $3.62 million is the average cost of a breach.

This is why Cybersecurity is everyone's responsibility. We may not be able to fully protect our businesses, however, we can do a lot to reduce our risk.

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R.I.P. Windows 7

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R.I.P. Windows 7

RIP Windows 7.

Two days ago was the final day of support for Windows 7.

What this means, is that Microsoft is no longer supporting Windows 7.

Without support, there are no more software or security updates being released.

On simple terms, if exploits are found in Windows 7 which a hacker or malware could exploit, your risk is huge.

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Anatomy of an Attack - Inside the mind of a hacker

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Have you every wondered what a hacker was thinking when they were planning and then executing their plan to take advantage of your business and information?

This video from Cisco while a couple years old, is still relevant too today’s world with business still being targeted. See what small steps a hacker can go through to get inside your business and turn your day for the worse.

Is your Out of Office giving away too much? Less is more this Holiday Season

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December is here and with two weeks left until Christmas, many of us are starting to wind down at the office and getting ready for our time away or time at home.

With time away from the office comes many employees setting up their ‘Out of Office’ replies to ensure no client or customer is frustrated about no reply over the season but are they hindering themselves or your company in other ways? What did you include in your last Out of Office reply?

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