I.T. Rock - Business I.T. Consulting

21/12/2023

A big thankyou to all our wonderful clients for a massive year. Wishing you all a Merry and safe Christmas spent with friends & family. Hoping 2024 can be a happy and prosperous year for all of us.

06/06/2022

Security researchers have discovered a Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability being used in attacks to execute malicious PowerShell commands simply by opening a Word document.

It's advised not to open Word Documents from outside sources at the moment.

Security researchers have discovered a new Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability that is being used in attacks to execute malicious PowerShell commands via Microsoft Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) simply by opening a Word document.

12/05/2021

If you're experiencing trouble seeing your emails within Outlook, there's an issue identified by Microsoft which should be resolved soon. Link below.

Update gifts users with invisible text.

17/03/2020

List of free software to help businesses operate remotely if needed.

In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, many organizations are asking their employees to work remotely. This, though, brings new challenges to the workplace as users adapt to video meetings, screen sharing, and the use of remote collaboration tools.

05/03/2020

Have you received a call from a scammer pretending to be from Telstra or another company? This one's for you. Online vigilantes have exposed and brought down a Tech Support Scam Centre. Good riddance!

An indepth investigation by online vigilantes has exposed the activities of an Indian tech support scam centre. Extraordinarily, fraudsters had the tables turned on them as YouTuber Jim Browning was able to hack into the call centre and access recordings of scam phone calls and even watch live CCTV....

08/01/2020

Are you receiving SPAM which claims you've been hacked and lists a password you use? Worried your email account is compromised? Give your account a check with Avast Hack Check. You might need to update a password.

See if hackers have stolen your password & leaked your account info. The Avast Hack Check tool also notifies you of future leaks. Protect your online identity!

08/02/2019

Google has released a new extension for Chrome that checks to see if your accounts have been compromised when accessing websites. With the amount of data breaches at big companies, you're most likely unaware that your details have been stolen.

Password Checkup helps you resecure accounts that were affected by data breaches.

28/03/2018

Ever wondered what Facebook really knows about you? Check out the linked article. Big brother has been keeping tabs on your activity...

Facebook stores everything you’ve ever done on its service. Here’s how to find out what it knows

13/03/2018

Be careful: Scammers pretending to be from ASIC have been contacting Registry customers via email asking them to pay fees and give personal information to renew their business or company name.

Any interruption to ASIC's online services will be listed here. We also include troubleshooting tips to get around known issues. Visit ASIC's website for more information.

15/05/2017

The WannaCrypt Ransomware hit PC's over the weekend which attacks a known security flaw. Just a reminder to make sure all your Windows based PC's are up to date with current Windows Updates. MS17-010 is a patch provided by Microsoft to plug the vulnerability.

Below is some info on the threat.

https://www.itnews.com.au/news/wannacrypt-ransomware-what-you-need-to-know-461717

How to keep yourself safe against the rampaging worm.

26/02/2016

Last week we had a client infected with the Locky Ransomeware. This Trojan encrypts your data making it inaccessible. PC's become infected by a user unknowingly opening an attachment (usually a Word Doc). A Hospital in Hollywood just paid a $17000 ransom to get the decryption key. Luckily our client had backups of all their data and were able to continue operating.

Just a reminder to be careful when opening email.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2016/02/18/ransomware-hollywood-payment-locky-menace/

Russia's biggest cybercriminal gang said to be spreading Locky ransomware at an astonishing rate of 90,000 infections a day, as a Hollywood hospital pays out to unknown hackers using the same techniques.

17/02/2016

Over the past week we've noticed a growing amount of phishing scams that have been finding their way through to our customers. We would like to remind everyone to be vigilant when opening email and accessing online banking portals. If you're not sure about an email or link, just manually go to the banking website to access your information..

If you would like to hear more on this, please get in contact with us.

https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/types-of-scams/attempts-to-gain-your-personal-information/phishing

Phishing scams are attempts by scammers to trick you into giving out your personal information such as your bank account numbers, passwords and credit card numbers.