The healthcare system deals with lots of sensitive information, that can be used to create believable identity theft attempts, insurance scams, and can even affect people’s lives and well-being. Considering the gravity of the situation, one may think that hospitals and clinics invest more in security solutions. However, a recent attack on the Cabrini Hospital …
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New Google Tool for a Safer Online Activity This year, on February 5th, we celebrated Safer Internet Day, an initiative supported by the European Commission and other organizations for a safer internet for kids everywhere. On this occasion, Google responded by releasing the ‘Password Checkup’ Chrome extension. The extension’s main purpose is to check combinations …
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Microsoft Postpones October Windows 10 Update after Several Serious Issues Microsoft was caught off-guard by their own Windows 10 update, when thousands of users complained that the installation deleted important user files. Furthermore, something similar happened in April this year, when the update was delayed by a bug – still in this case, the issues …
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Reported Data Breaches So Far Australian institutions seem to be under attack with about 49 notifications of data breaches in the private health sector and 36 in the financial sector as of June 2018! These are actually notifications made to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner under the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme that started …
The Real Cost of IT Issues //vimeo.com/281918987/9a7016f33c Have you ever thought about what the real costs are when it comes to your IT issues? Research conducted by CIO magazine shows that IT downtime costs Australian organisations $65.5 billion per year, and that the average organisation experienced more than three working days of unexpected downtime per …
In this day and age, Google can be seen as the Messiah of the internet. Need to find some statistics? Google it. Need to quickly find the address of that new restaurant in town? Just google it. It’s accuracy and conciseness of your searches as well as it’s easy accessibility has lead the platform to …
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Google Drive Sync App is Being Replaced You may have already received an email from Google advising that from 12 May 2018, the Google Drive Sync desktop application for PC or MAC will stop working. This will affect Google Drive Sync installed prior to July 2017. In its place are two newer models called Drive …
Do you enjoy the numerous Google Drive collaboration features? You’re in luck. Google Drive’s new update makes it now easier than ever to work collaboratively and efficiently with your colleagues and clients. Google’s new feature now allows you to make comments on additional file types such as Microsoft Office files, as well as on PDFs …
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Google’s Distrust of Symantec Certificates If your website has an SSL certificate, [starts with https://] then you need to be aware of the changes Google are making which could impact you.Within the last year, Google Chrome has devised a strategy to distance themselves away from Symantec certificates due to the security company’s inadequate security oversights. …
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The Virtual Chief Technology Officer: SMBs best bet for Growth and Development Many small to medium size businesses (SMB’s) don’t invest time or assign a budget for the IT department. Even more, SMB’s will often ignore the need for an in-house or outsourced IT expert to consult and give strategic advice on how the business …
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Recent G Suite Updates See the recent G Suite updates that can benefit your business. Its been a busy few months from Google, spend some time and learn what they have been upto. A fresh new look and new features for Google Calendar See conference room details when booking a room Add rich formatting …
Australian Companies are Forced by Law to take Better care of their Security In a try to prevent and diminish data loss, the Australian Labour and Liberal parties proposed a mandatory data breach notification scheme. According to this, organizations will have to report eligible data breaches or lost data to the Privacy Commissioner as soon …
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How to Care for Your NAS NAS or Network-Attached Storage, is the perfect solution for local file storage and is usually represented by a data storage server connected to your business’s computer network. The system is specialized for serving files and the maintenance costs are significantly smaller than what you would pay for a Windows …
Benefits of a G Suite Partner Are you planning on moving your business to G Suite? Or you already are on G Suite and you are looking for better usage? In both situations it is recommended you do your research and find the right partner that suits your business needs. You don’t really have to …
Researchers Found a Vaccine for Petya/NotPetya Ransomware Lately, the news feed is crawling with ransomware attacks that get bolder every day. In today’s world, these attacks evolved from just infecting personal computers and are targeting governments, official institutions and even businesses. Recently, we have a new threat that needs addressing – Petya/NotPetya Ransomware. The latest …
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Google Vault: Keep Your Data Safe, Secure & Accessible Information is this eras most valuable trading coin so everyone’s main concern is keeping their data safe and secure. With such a large market there are plenty of solutions that offer layers of encryption, safe locations that no one can access, and various authentication methods that …
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G Suite Cloud Search: Extend Your Search Level Have you ever tried to find a document, data about an appointment, or even follow an email chain in a pile of other documents, calendar details or emails? It’s a tedious, frustrating job and it’s usually extremely time-consuming. And the sad thing is that, in a company, …
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Protect your business from Worldwide Ransomware attack “WannaCry” The recent worldwide ransomware attack called “WannaCry” is one of the largest cyber attacks ever seen – so far affecting 99 countries and on the rise. WannaCry has been extremely successful targeting a Microsoft Windows vulnerability. While Microsoft has released a fix for the vulnerability, those computers …
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The SSL Certificate: Its Importance and Why You Shouldn’t Ignore It If you don’t know what an SSL certificate is it’s possible that your site and information are a bit behind the rest of the world. And this is definitely not a good place to be in a world that’s constantly changing! So, if you …
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1+ Million Google Accounts Compromised Due To Malware On Android Apps An IT security firm Check Point Software Technologies who are well known for firewalls and other It security products have found malware applications in the Android marketplace which have compromised more than 1 million Google accounts. The majority of these would be free personal …
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