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Top 4 Cyber Security Practices for Remote Workers

Even as Australian employers are plotting a path back to normality, with new COVID-19 outbreaks and ‘hotspots’ appearing in a number of states, it’s clear the new normal is likely to include remote work and flexible working arrangements in many workplaces for months or…

Surety IT Security Alert – July 2020

NAB, LinkedIn, Commonwealth Bank & Hubdoc are the latest to be affected by brand-jacking; find out how the scammers are exploiting the brands and what to look out for to avoid being scammed. …

How To Reduce the Risk of a Cyber Attack in your Business

On Friday 19 June 2020, the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that Australia was in the midst of a cyber attack targeting Australian organisations across a range of sectors, including all levels of government, industry, political organisations, education, health, essential service providers and…

Surety IT Security Alert – June 2020

NAB, LinkedIn, Commonwealth Bank & Hubdoc are the latest to be affected by brand-jacking; find out how the scammers are exploiting the brands and what to look out for to avoid being scammed. …

Why Microsoft Teams is The Best Tool for Team Collaboration

Whether your employees are still working remotely or have now returned to the workplace, there has never been a more important time for effective company-wide collaboration tools. The leading collaboration tool that can bring together content, conversations, and employees for a productive shared workplace,…

Return to Work Tips

With some Australian employees starting to return to their workplaces, at least for part of the working week, we’ve put together some simple return to work tips to ensure you have a safe and effective work environment. Workplace cleaning As well as professional office…

Collaboration Tools Key to the Future of Work

It probably won’t surprise you that the demand for online collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams has spiked significantly with the worldwide Coronavirus outbreak. With lockdown in full force in many countries, Microsoft Teams usage alone doubled to over 44 million users by late…

Latest Australian Coronavirus Scams

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, the Australian Government’s Scamwatch has received over a thousand coronavirus-related scam reports. The latest Australian coronavirus scams include phishing for personal information, online shopping scams, and superannuation scams. It’s crucial that Australian businesses and consumers remain cautious and…

Tips to Get the Most from Your Home Broadband Connection

The current COVID-19 situation in Australia has created an unprecedented increase in internet demand and internet traffic being carried over the NBN network. To help alleviate congestion, the National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) announced in late March that every Australian internet provider can…

How To Implement Secure Video Conferencing in your Business

With so many Australian businesses enabling remote work in the current COVID-19 pandemic, it’s critical that you implement secure video conferencing to protect your business from cyber crime. The pandemic has, unsurprisingly seen a rapid growth in COVID-19 cyber crime and video conferencing tools…

The Importance of Secure Video Conferencing in your Business

With the surge in video conferencing popularity due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, it’s critical that Australian businesses implement secure video conferencing tools and practices to protect your important data from security breaches. Given remote teams are struggling with maintaining effective communication and frustrating…

COVID-19 Scam Alert

The rapid rise of the COVID-19 pandemic has also, unfortunately, provided ample opportunity for cyber criminals. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is aware of a significant increase in Australians being targeted with COVID-19 related scams and phishing emails. In the last three months,…

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