Looking for gifts to fill those Christmas stockings up?

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With various travel restrictions currently in place around the world, Santa needs a little help this Christmas. CyberGuru and their team of elves are able to deliver a wide range of hardware, software and services to your organisation or home. We can advise on the sourcing, purchasing, and setting up of your new hardware. We […]

Increase your cyber security – Review your organisation’s Microsoft Secure Score

Increase your cyber security

Over the course of COVID-19, we are seeing many people and organisations increasing their use of technology particularly for remote working and collaboration. Over the coming articles, we will share important considerations when securing your ICT environment by enabling the various functionality in order to remain secure and protected. The next part of this series […]

Upcoming internet disconnection dates looming for Brisbane’s northside

Upcoming internet disconnection dates looming for Brisbane's northside

It has been many years in the making, however Australia’s broadband network, the National Broadband Network (nbn) has arrived and available across most of Australia. Given that the nbn is replacing existing fixed phone and internet services, it is important to understand that these existing services are switched off 18 months after the nbn is […]

Microsoft 365 Business Premium now available free for nonprofits

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Did you know Microsoft provides donated and discounted services to eligible nonprofits?  One of the more recent offerings is up to 10 Microsoft 365 Business Premium licences for free for eligible non-profits as part of their donation program. If you require more than 10 licences, these are discounted rate for each additional user per month. […]

Be prepared for summer weather

Be prepared for summer weather

As we have become accustomed particularly in Queensland is the frequency of storms and wild weather over Summer. Weather reports have advised this upcoming summer is to be a particularly stormy and wet across northern and Eastern Australia due to La Niña. If you hear or see storms are coming your way, we strongly recommend […]

Ask CyberGuru: Does old hardware pose a security risk to my organisation?

Ask CyberGuru

In this month’s Ask CyberGuru, we are asked, “I am running older hardware in my organisation, will this pose a security risk?”. Most tech users will appreciate that manufacturers are constantly improving and upgrading their products as they continue to innovate and evolve. This is true of all hardware devices, be they smart phones, tablets, […]

Productivity in your pocket – the new Microsoft Office mobile app is now available

Microsoft Office mobile app

Microsoft has recently launched a new app, Office, available for both Android and iOS devices, which provides a range of features to allow you to become more productive and efficient. In addition to Word, Excel and PowerPoint in a single app, some of the features include the ability to share files between your phone and […]

Ready reference – service status, network stages and outages

Ready reference – service status, network stages and outages

Over the past few weeks, we have seen a number of outages affecting various internet service and cloud-based providers across the world. These have resulted in downtime, loss of productivity and frustration from the inability to conduct normal business activities. Our reliance on available, secure and reliable services has certainly come to head during COVID-19. […]

CyberGuru appointed to Local Buy Preferred Supplier Arrangement BUS274

CyberGuru appointed to Local Buy Preferred Supplier Arrangement BUS274

CyberGuru is proud to announce we have been appointed to the Local Buy ICT Solutions & Services BUS274 as an approved supplier. Local Buy is the Local Buy is a leader in the provision of procurement and probity services to the whole of government. Their clients include Queensland local government and state government, as well […]

Microsoft ending support for older Office applications on 13 October 2020

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As advised in a previous CyberGuru blog article, Microsoft will end support for Microsoft Office 2010 and Office 2016 for Mac on 13 October 2020. Whilst Microsoft Office 2013 is still supported, it is possible that connectivity over time will be reduced for Microsoft 365. Microsoft is ending support for Microsoft Office 2010 (link opens […]