Please be cautious if you get an sms, phone call, email, Facebook message or computer popup (etc) offering to assist you with this recent IT outage. Scammers will be using this news and momentum to scam panicking people. They might target your finances, private data or resources. CrowdStrike will not be contacting you. Microsoft will Read More
A cyber attack can lead to staff being unable to work. Lost sales. Risk of data breaches and fines. Insurance often includes access to forensics investigators, lawyers and other professionals whom can assist you in more ways than just financial. If you are offered Cyber Insurance with your next general insurance renewal, please investigate it.
If your computer can be off out of hours, it means hackers can’t get into it. Hackers are most active out of your working/waking hours as that is when they can get away with things you are not likely to spot. Not everyone can leave their computer off out of hours and in these days Read More
We hope you stay safe and enjoy a few days doing whatever you do during this time. Easter is a time that means many different things to many different people. Celebrate it and create some great memories.
Please do not use the same password for all users across your company. Please do not hand your passwords out so that other staff can logon as you. Your password protects you, locks down your actions as you (And not someone acting as you) and having seperate passwords gives hackers less room to move. Please Read More
Recently we have had a lot of heat. Too much heat. South Australia got hot, then hotter, then … hotter. Our BTP server room started to get warm and the Air Conditioner coped well with a few days but, once the building got warm, it was more difficult to keep the area cool. We monitored Read More
We all need to follow that “6th” sense. The “gut” feeling. If something feels wrong, don’t click. In some cases (like in emails) even if nothing feels wrong, still be cautious. Manually typing and going to websites when you receive a link and making sure that this password reset, failed account, Paypal invoice, Amazon purchase Read More
This week we are in Victoria. Johnny and Gary are making their way around Victoria to catch up with clients and make sure they have everything they need.
BTP Recommends Trend Micro Products to reduce the chance your details are being stolen and also to search the darker parts of the internet to see if your details are easy to find. Your details can be used to trick yourselves and others via email, SMS and other scams, into giving out further details. This Read More
