More Secure

No matter what else is going on in the cybersecurity world, it seems that phishing is always the number one topic. This is because it’s still the main conduit used to spread a wide variety of different attacks.

In today’s security climate threats have only become more sophisticated. They use machine learning and artificial intelligence to seek out areas of vulnerabilities in networks and devices and spread rapidly.

One of the main reasons that people use on-premises software hosted on their own server is because they feel it’s more secure to have complete control. Their data is onsite, accessible online, or offline.

The Internet is getting faster allowing businesses to implement cost-effective cloud hosted applications, rich media solutions and VoIP.
But it's also the case that the Internet is getting more dangerous. Hardly a day goes by now without the news media reporting another serious cyber security breach.

The average employee in Australia has to juggle 66 different passwords. This makes it nearly impossible for them to make all those passwords strong and unique while still remembering them.

In this article, we have summarised a guide developed by ACSC to help small businesses protect themselves from the most common cyber security incidents.

In 2021, the number of global remote workers is expected to double. While the pandemic may have accelerated the pace of telecommuting, it was a trajectory that was already picking up steam.

Are you still using a manual sign-in sheet for visitors? This type of manual process is incredibly time-consuming and not easy to search.

As business processes have moved to the cloud, the look of company network security has changed. Company data and sensitive files are now often located in cloud storage accounts rather than on a server or computer hard drive.

When it comes to the success of a business cybersecurity strategy, the focus is usually on software, passwords, network, and data. For example, you always hear about updates being needed to software and operating systems, but companies often neglect firmware security.

Today’s threat landscape has become very sophisticated. While large enterprise companies and government organisations may have state-of-the-art technology solutions, so do large criminal cybercrime organisations.

2020 was a banner year for cyberattacks worldwide, and Australia saw more attacks during the first half of 2020 than it did in all of 2019. This increase in online threats has driven many organisations to seek out help with their IT management and cybersecurity from an IT professional.

Did you know that 90% of modern data breaches now involve a phishing attack?
These attacks usually consist of fake emails designed to look like they’re coming from a brand or institution that you trust.

Fifty-nine percent of surveyed organisations in Australia and five other counties  report relying on human memory to manage passwords, and 42% say they use sticky notes.

The average cost of cybercrime to an Australian business is $276,323. It’s one of the biggest threats to a business and one that can take many forms.

DNS security has become more critical as Domain Name Server requests have become a larger target for cyber criminals. While DNS is a vital function of how the internet works by connecting IP addresses to website URLs, it can also be manipulated and become a point of vulnerability.

Disaster recovery and business continuity planning should be considered a critical aspect of running a business. However, many organisations disregard it completely. Others have some kind of plan in place, but fail to grasp how time consuming the recovery process can be and the associated cost of downtime.

Not all IT service providers stress security as much as they need to. This not only leaves their own firm at risk it can leave their customers at risk as well.

Mobile use for work has gone beyond being a convenience to being vital to today’s WFH based environments. This means a formalized BYOD policy is more important than ever

NetCare Backup Success provides automated backup service for Microsoft 365, allowing you to easily recover accidentally or maliciously deleted data across Microsoft Exchange Online, OneDrive, Teams, SharePoint , Emails, Calendars and Contacts.

Have you noticed a problem with any of your email newsletters or CRM messages getting blocked recently? Or perhaps you’ve had a problem receiving email from a customer and having it go straight to a quarantine or junk folder?

Now that we're working from home and reducing visits to our customers, we need a new way to sign off on documents. It has become much more complicated to get people together, and as a result important contracts can be left in limbo waiting on a signature.

How many documents does your business create on a daily basis? It can really add up once you start counting all the word processing and spreadsheet files, marketing files, and emails.

The new normal for almost all of our customers is to have at least 50% of their employees now working from home. For many, it's over 80% (Netcare for example).
Given the immediate rush to move everyone to some sort of remote working arrangement has passed, the next priority is to circle back around and make sure that our rapid introduction of work-from-home solutions hasn't compromised our business security.