CyberGuru takes privacy seriously and is a proud supporter of Privacy Awareness Week, an annual event to promote and raise awareness of the importance of protecting personal information. Privacy Awareness Week is an annual campaign led in Australia by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) that highlights the importance of protecting personal information. […]
Category Archives: Consulting
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Apr
Apr
We are frequently being asked, “is it now time to upgrade to Windows 11?”. Whilst we wrote about the topic back in late September, we felt the topic was revisiting again now a few months on. Since its launch back in October, and our subsequent blog articles, we referred to the fact that we suggested […]
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Apr
Apr
Google has recently announced that legacy G Suite free edition will no longer be available from 1 July 2022. Google G Suite free edition was originally available for businesses and schools, some 16 years ago, however Google has now advised that it requires its clients to transition all remaining users to an upgraded Google Workspace […]
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Nov
Nov
We’ve all been there. You’ve seen something online that looks amazing, you buy it and when it finally arrives and you open up box there’s that sense of disappointment. It might look exactly like it did online, it might have a stack of great reviews, but the reality is it isn’t going to do what […]
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Nov
Nov
It’s tough for employers at the moment trying to navigate the minefield around whether or not to require mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for their employees. For those who ultimately decide to make the vaccinations mandatory and collect evidence of vaccination status, things just got more complicated. The issue is that in collecting evidence of employees’ and/or […]
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Oct
Oct
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month. As part of the theme for 2021, we encourage you to your part and be Cyber Smart. At CyberGuru we discuss cyber security every day, and there is always more to learn and discover, and to implement for our clients. Here we share seven tips to protect your organisation […]
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Sep
Sep
With Windows 11 being released on 5 October, you may be considering whether to upgrade. Here we discuss the main factors to take into consideration before upgrading. The good Windows 11 is all about improving productivity. It includes a revamped interface and provides some new features including the ability to search through apps and files […]
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Sep
Sep
In this month’s Ask CyberGuru we are asked, “I have moved onto a cloud-based service thinking that by moving onto this that it is backed up, but understand from talking to others that I need to back up. Is this the case?” When you move onto the cloud, you may not realise that cloud-based vendors […]
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Aug
Aug
Last week we were asked if online security can impact the customer experience. Absolutely it can. Take for example the potential issues around collecting a person’s date of birth. Many companies collect this information in order to offer free food or a discount voucher on a customer’s birthday as a way of enhancing the customer […]
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Jul
Jul
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has issued an alert for the construction industry after observing a growing trend of builders and construction companies being targeted by cybercriminals to conduct Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams. The ACSC noted that the construction industry had been specifically targeted over the last six months by cybercriminals using a […]