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IT Security

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Hacked with no data backups, what now?

Lost all your data? What's next? Start YELLING: Know who and what to yell about before going public. You can’t believe it! Receiving a data ransom demand from a hacker should have been the worst part of your day. But now you’ve found out your data was NOT protected. You have no...

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Security myth hurting small business

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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How Google’s making web browsing more secure for you

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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New scam targeting financial and recruitment companies

Summary: Recently several clients have discovered they are victims of CPL Malware - a new scam targeting recruitment and financial companies. These were not random attacks. Each company was carefully targeted, and the attacks were activated by a single click! Please, use the below information to educate and remind your team how...

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Beware of phishing emails from Telstra, Netflix and Origin

Email scams to look out for: This week cyber-criminals are impersonating Telstra, Netflix and Vodafone. Scammers commonly impersonate reputable and large brands, such as the above, as they have a large customer base. Are you using itro Mail Scan? Yes - emails with the potential to harm your business are blocked from...

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How is your Facebook data landing in other people’s hands?

Your data can be used by third-parties without YOUR knowledge Key points: A quiz app built by a university researcher leaked Facebook data of 50 million users in 2014, a great deal of personal data was taken without their knowledge This data was used to build a powerful software program...

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Did you know 9 out of 10 cyber-attacks are delivered by email?

Email scams to look out for: This week cyber-criminals are impersonating an Australian photography company (Corral), QuickBooks and Vodafone. Scammers commonly impersonate reputable and large brands, such as the above, as they have a large customer base. Are you using itro Mail Scan? Yes - emails with the potential to harm your...

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Microsoft, Xero, and AGL Energy Scams

Email scams to look out for This week scammers are impersonating Microsoft, Xero, and AGL Energy. Scammers commonly impersonate reputable and large brands, such as the above, as they have a large customer base. Are you using itro Mail Scan? Yes - emails with the potential to harm your business are blocked...

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Meltdown and Spectre Bugs

Summary:  Problem: Over the past week, you've likely heard of serious security bugs affecting CPUs called Meltdown and Spectre. Meltdown affects CPUs manufactured by Intel and Apple, while Spectre affects most CPUs manufactured over the last twenty years. Impact: Both exploits can allow a remote attacker to compromise your system through something...

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