Cynosura

23/03/2020

During this time, the scammers are out in force, especially whilst you are distracted. It is more important than ever to be on the lookout, especially at emails and text messages you are receiving. Don't click on ANYTHING that you are not certain about. I have seen a lot of bank scams as well as supposed 'coronavirus information' emails doing the rounds. Stay vigilant!!

18/03/2020

So, you're wondering about sending your staff home to work, or if you are one of the staff, wondering how you will work at home.
There are many things to consider.
Do I have the right equipment, software, where is my data and how do I get to it, is everything secure?
Also, how to deal with the isolation of working from home when you're used to being able to easily chat to colleagues. How do I get access to the office phone calls? What about deliveries for the business?
These are just some of the points to consider.
Every business is different and so the answers will be different for everyone.
So feel free to reach out, give me a call directly on 0432 372 510 and I can help answer some of the questions for you to help smooth the move to 'working from home'.

31/10/2019

A sad day for this business owner

The Heat Group's founder logged on from London to discover all her online documents and files were missing and were replaced by a ransom note demanding payment of the equivalent of $40,000 in Bitcoin.

20/10/2019

New research has found most phishing emails occur on a Monday so please be careful about what you receive in your inbox and dont click on anything suspicious today or any other day!!!

NEWS.com.au: Proofpoint: More scam phishing emails sent on Monday than any other.
https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/security/more-scam-emails-sent-on-monday-than-any-other-and-it-only-takes-one-to-bring-down-a-whole-institution/news-story/2a6fbdcb00b9f411a0e95cdca1c63a08

17/10/2019

Wish it could be this funny or easy to catch them at their own game!

14/10/2019

Thought for today...

https://www.cso.com.au/article/667376/who-tracking-who-how-protect-yourself-from-tracking-devices/?

It may appear counterintuitive to publish an article on how to protect yourself against tracking devices that use GPS technology and that are designed to keep you, your loved ones and your possessions safe. But in reality, just how safe are they?

14/10/2019

If your a lawyer and not taking your cyber security seriously look out you may find yourself on the wrong side of the law!

Professional services firms have “been caught out a little bit” when it comes to satisfactory protection of client data and other sensitive materials, argues one senior associate.

14/10/2019

We are all in this together. Government, your bank, your IT guy can't entirely protect you unless you take steps to protect yourself.

In this video Josh Frydenberg outlines what the government is doing for you to protect you.

In the new Cyber security centre our Australian Government have set up receive a call every 10 minutes regarding cyber attack.

Please watch this video for more information.

Visit the post for more.

09/10/2019

A wake up call if I ever saw one..

99% of the reason why businesses suffer a cyber attack has to do with the user.

Incredible!

Forbes: FBI Issues Surprise New Cyber Attack Warning: Multi-Factor Authentication Is Being Defeated.

As organizations struggle to secure their systems and data, this latest FBI warning will give further cause for alarm.

08/10/2019

Still thinking about getting around to doing something about your cyber security?

So were others who got hacked and lost millions. Small businesses like yours.

Can you afford to be complacent?

Do you feel confident in your cybersecurity efforts? After all, you’ve likely spent a bit of budget—sometimes quite a bit—on protecting your enterprise.