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3 quick ways to protect your work emails against a data breach

Recently CyberGuru’s Chief Guru, Chris Jeffery, was interviewed by internet security software, ESET, about our thoughts on protecting work emails. Please see the resulting article below. As always, if you would like assistance with anything discussed in this article, please feel free to contact us. Over 30% of cyber security breaches are caused by human […]

CyberGuru proudly supports Privacy Awareness Week in 2019

Privacy Awareness Week 2019

As part of our commitment to protecting your privacy, CyberGuru is proud to announce its support of Privacy Awareness Week in 2019. Running 12-18 May, this year’s theme is “Don’t be in the Dark on Privacy”, with an emphasis on what businesses and individuals can do to maintain privacy. For businesses, privacy protection is vital […]

Upgrading from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams released to Office 365 business clients

Microsoft Teams, reportedly the fastest growing app from Microsoft, has been around for nearly two years now. It is known as the hub for teamwork in Office 365 providing call, chat, videos and meetings, Microsoft Teams is the integration of a number of Microsoft Office programs, including OneDrive for Business, SharePoint, and OneNote. It is […]

Ask CyberGuru: Do I need to read the Office 365 Message centre emails?

Ask CyberGuru

In this month’s Ask CyberGuru, we are asked “Do I need to read the Office 365 Message centre emails?, I seem to get them all of the time and they have no relevance to me?”. As part of your Office 365 subscription, there are often changes, including new features, updates and products during the year. […]

Reporting spam email to Microsoft with the Report Message add-in for Outlook

Reporting spam email to Microsoft with the Report Message add-in for Outlook

Whilst the inbuilt spam and malware filtering built in to Microsoft Office 365 has considerably reduced the amount of unwanted spam email you receive in your email account, a small amount spam can still arrive, or an email may be mistakenly marked as junk when in fact it is legitimate. Fortunately, Microsoft has an addon […]

Don’t be an April Fool – Watch out for business email compromise!

Don’t be an April Fool – Watch out for business email compromise!

We have seen an increasing number of reports for business email compromise affecting organisations, so we are calling on everyone not to be an April fool! “Business email compromise” is a where a hacker gains access to a corporate email account by pretending to be a figure such as a business owner, manager or other decision maker […]

Ask CyberGuru: Is Google closing down?

In this month’s Ask CyberGuru, we are asked, “I have received an email advising me that Google is closing down on 2 April, is this true?”. We have had a number of clients and family members check in with us regarding the closure of Google. It is in fact Google+ which is closing down, not […]

It’s time to update your Google Chrome browser!

It’s time to update your Google Chrome browser!

On Friday 1 March, Google announced it had discovered a Zero-Day Vulnerability “CVE-2019-5786” in its Google Chrome browser. It’s time to update your Google Chrome browser! Whilst only limited details have been published on the Chrome Releases blog, it is strongly suggested that you update Google Chrome if you are using this as your browser. […]

CyberGuru attends Microsoft Ignite | The Tour in Sydney

CyberGuru attends Microsoft Ignite | The Tour in Sydney

In February, CyberGuru attended Microsoft Ignite | The Tour in Sydney. Microsoft Ignite | The Tour is where tech professionals are able to learn alongside the experts on topics such topics as Windows, Office and Azure. Throughout the event, we were fortunate to share experiences, engage and learn from such experts. In addition to lecture […]