Complaints by small businesses to Australia’s Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman are on the rise, while complaints from householders fell in the last quarter. In the latest Ombudsman’s report just released the total number of complaints continued to decline, but small business…
The Christmas holidays are fast approaching and most businesses, except those in retail, are winding down and preparing for a relaxing end to the year. However, one group of people are picking up their pace. Cybercriminals across the globe are…
Small-to-medium-sized business (SMBs) in Australia and New Zealand have the highest rate of ransomware attacks anywhere in the world, according to new cybersecurity research. Ransomware is malicious software that makes business data inaccessible until payment is paid. Over 90% of…
A comprehensive guide to health privacy has been released by the Australian Government to help curb the mounting number of data breaches in our health sector. Over the past three years, health service providers have consistently been one of the…
Mobile first, messaging first communications within the workforce can lead to significant productivity gains according to a new study of our modern working environment. The research found that nearly half of both employees and IT decision makers believed they stood…
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has cautioned doctors to think carefully before using personal phones for taking clinical photos and how they store those records. In the new guidance issued to GPs, the College says that clinical…
NSS Labs is the world’s leading independent security research and product testing company and it has just named WatchGuard’s cyber security as the best for the third consecutive year. WatchGuard’s Firebox M670 achieved very high security effectiveness at an affordable…
For anybody in small to medium size businesses, your information technology is one of the single most important investments you’re likely to make. You have two options to adequately maintain and monitor your business IT network. You can either look…
With cyber-attacks against Australian business on the rise, it’s no surprise the costs of these malicious attacks have also escalated dramatically. The cost to business of recovering from malware and web-based attacks continue to be the most expensive, while the cost of ransomware attacks has grown the fastest over the past year. …
Cyber criminals continue to use email as the main way to steal data and deliver advanced cyber threats. Two different research papers released this week reveal that phishing attacks are still the most prominent type of cyber-attack against business. Also,…
