Scam alert: Why your business is about to become more vulnerable and what to do about it

Scam alert: Why your business is about to become more vulnerable and what to do about it

Changes to Bankwest business banking products this week provide the perfect opportunity to scammers, regardless of whether you’re a Bankwest customer. Here’s what you need to do to avoid becoming a victim. Bankwest announced that from 1 June it will no longer offer new business banking products. For existing Bankwest customers, some requests to vary […]

Critical security notification: Follina/Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool vulnerability puts Microsoft Office users at risk

Follina/Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool vulnerability puts Microsoft Office users at risk

A new vulnerability in the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool in Windows has been identified. Known as CVE-2022-30190 or the Follina bug, allows hackers to bypass security measures in place to protect users from phishing emails. Phishing emails are designed to trick the user into clicking on a malicious link. When Microsoft suspects a phishing email […]

CyberGuru Business Development Guru wins Women in Business Award 

CyberGuru Business Development Guru wins Women in Business Award

CyberGuru’s Business Development Guru, Jessie Jeffery, won the inaugural Women in Business Award in the Chamber Member category held by the Hills & District Chamber of Commerce Inc.  Jessie has been my rock since  CyberGuru’s inception in 1997. After being the “silent partner” (as she has called it) for many years, joined me officially in the business in […]

Is privacy the foundation of trust in your organisation?

Privacy Awareness Week 2022

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. […]

Ask CyberGuru: Is it now time to upgrade to Windows 11?

Ask CyberGuru

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 […]

Google G Suite legacy free edition no longer free 

Google G Suite legacy free edition no longer free

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 […]

Only a week to go until the arrival of the .au domain name – here’s why you should care

Only a week to go until the arrival of the .au domain name – here’s why you should care

The .au domain name is officially launching on 24 March 2022, as an alternative to the .com.au, .net.au and .org.au domain names among others. Here’s what it means for your business. We all know that having a business involves a lot of blood, sweat and tears. There’s so much effort that goes into creating your […]