Why business cybercrime has skyrocketed in Melbourne, and how you can protect your business in 2018
August 28, 2018
Business cybercrime is skyrocketing in Australia — here’s how to stay safe...
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Tech Tips
Have you tried turning it off it and on again?
August 23, 2018
Why is a simple solution to the cure to a significant amount of IT issues? Because restarting, also known as rebooting, your computer is the magical remedy every PC needs once a day. When you restart your computer, you are essentially dumping the trash and starting off fresh again. What this article...
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My Health Record: Positives & Negatives
August 2, 2018
Quick Points: The Australian Government is switching the national 'My Health Record' program from opt-in to opt-out. Unless you choose to opt out by 15 October 2018, the ADHA (Australian Digital Health Agency) will create a digital health record for you. Because of the extent - and sensitivity - of...
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Backup Internet Connection – Do you need one?
June 8, 2018
Thousands without internet after Telstra cables cut A damaged cable has left a number of businesses (approximately 1000 connections) without internet for more than 24 hours with some losing service in their inner-city offices. Construction crews working in Chatswood accidentally cut a Telstra cable Wednesday morning around 11am causing an immediate...
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Royal Wedding Scam
June 2, 2018
The Royal Quiz Scam Last Saturday Prince Harry tied the knot with Megan Markle and since then I can't help but notice a lot of my social media feeds (Facebook, Twitter, Instragram, Newsfeed ect) are dedicated to posts, updates and quizzes on the royal family. I admit, I waste a bit of...
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Don’t have a backup? Read here
June 1, 2018
A big IT security myth hurting small firms: You think your Practice won’t get hacked because you’re too small, or not important or big enough to be a target. Regardless of how a hack is enabled - momentary lapse in concentration, lack of thought or lack of planning - not having a...
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Security myth hurting small business
June 1, 2018
A big IT security myth hurting small firms: MYTH: You think your Practice won’t get hacked because you’re too small, or not important or big enough to be a target. Data theft is not about how important your files are to others. It’s about how important they are to YOU: your Firm’s...
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Tech Primer Series: Encryption
May 31, 2018
Encryption A part of the Tech Premier Series Glossary: Plaintext – Normal text anyone can read Cyphertext – Encrypted text no one can read Cypher – A pair of mathematical algorithms allowing encryption and decryption of information Key – Specifies how an algorithm transforms plaintext into cyphertext (e.g. a password) AES –...
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How Google’s making web browsing more secure for you
May 10, 2018
Summary: Key takeaways: Starting in July, Google Chrome will show a warning for any websites that aren't encrypted. Why: To encourage companies and web developers to encrypt all web traffic, rather than specific pages. What do you need to do: It depends. If itro handles your web hosting, most likely nothing, we will manage the...
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Are Multiple Monitors Better Than One Screen?
March 9, 2018
Why Multiple Monitors Are Better Than One! Once you make the change, you'll never go back! If you are not already using multiple screens, let me just say from personal experience, you are missing out big time! I am always surprised to hear busy professionals opt to use only one monitor for their...
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5 IT Basics for Travellers
February 2, 2018
How Technology Saved Our Holiday Don’t have all the travel documents you need. I speak from experience! This happened to my husband and me. We got to check-in and were shocked to be told we would not be allowed to board our flight. Online information we had relied on failed to...
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Where are all the women?
January 4, 2018
Simple Steps to Promote Gender Equality within Tech...
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