No doubt you’ve been seeing, hearing or reading about it in the news. The ‘WannaCry’ ransomware attack has caused the shutdown of hundreds and thousands of computer systems from around the world, but what was the impact on Australia and how can you stay safe from this kind of threat? Yesterday I spoke with Tim Falinski from Trend Micro Australia – Listen[Read More…]
XBox Game Pass…Now Available. If you enjoy playing the latest video games on your Xbox One…but your collection is limited by your budget, you might like to check out the latest offering from Microsoft – XBox Game Pass. This monthly subscription service gives you unlimited access to an ever changing catalog over 100 games. In Australia XBox Game Pass will cost $10.95[Read More…]
Phishing (no, not Fishing) is when a malicious entity (Cyber-criminal) attempts to obtain information from you for financial benefit by attempting to disguise themselves as a trustworthy entity an electronic communications. This could be on social media, SMS, telephone or email. So how do you spot a Phishing attempt? Here’s an email example. [Read More…]
Just how bad is it for business to miss a call? A recent survey from Optus revealed that 85% of respondents said they would be tempted to call another company if they don’t get through on the first attempt, and 74% were frustrated about not being able to connect to a business. Further to this almost half of those surveyed (45%) would[Read More…]
If you’re finding that your home WiFi network is sluggish at the best of times and there are spots around the house that it simply doesn’t reach into, then it’s time to update! If speed is your main issue it could just be a case of updating your WiFi router hardware to take advantage of the latest speed technology (802.11AC[Read More…]
