Written by Jessie Jeffery, Business Development Guru, CyberGuru Recent changes to the domain name licencing rules mean some businesses may no longer be eligible to retain ownership of their domain names. The .au Domain Administration (auDA) is the body which oversees the administration of domain names ending in .au. As a result of recent rule […]
Author Archives: cyberguru
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Jun
Written by Jessie Jeffery, Business Development Guru, CyberGuru A recent landmark ruling by the Federal court finding for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in its case against Google means companies can no longer hide behind their privacy policies. In summary, the court found Google had misled Google account users about the whether their […]
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It is important to protect yourself from current and emerging cyber threats. A key component is internet security software and having appropriate measures in place to protect you and your organisation. For many years, we have been using and recommending various internet security products to our clients. However, we have recently seen a significant increase […]
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The Queensland Government’s Department of Employment, Small Business and Training administer has recently announced a number of grants for businesses. The Business Basics grant program provides support to businesses to increase core skills and adopt best practice. The grant, which is up to $5,000 (excluding GST) can be used for small businesses looking for assistance in either training […]
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Written by Jessie Jeffery, Business Development Guru, CyberGuru This might seem like a simple question, but in the context of our online behaviour it is anything but. We utilise many free apps and websites, not realising the simple fact: if we’re not paying for a product, then we are the product. Google, Facebook and others […]
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It has been over five years since Microsoft launched the original release of Windows 10 and there have been many improvements over this time. Announced that it would be the “last ever version of Windows”, Microsoft have provided regular Feature Updates, generally a few times a year, bringing new features and enhancements, as well as […]
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We have received advice released from auDA, the .au domain administrator, of a phishing scam targeting .au domain name registrants via email. The emails are of someone posing as an auDA employee and requesting copies of personal documents, including photo identification and a Medicare Card to a nominated email address. If you receive an email […]
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Lately it seems that every week a new data breach has been announced, with Facebook, LinkedIn and Microsoft Exchange Server among the latest victims. We have heard from several clients concerned they may have been caught up in one or more of these attacks. It is not always possible to tell if your details have […]
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We wish everyone a happy, healthy and lockdown-free Easter. Did you know that Easter egg is also a technology term? In this context, an Easter egg is a hidden feature, image or message included in video games, software and even hardware, which is only accessible by an undocumented protocol. Even Microsoft used to include Easter […]
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If you have tried to purchase computer equipment in the last few weeks you would have likely noticed that the range has been limited and stock levels low. While this has been somewhat of an issue since the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdowns last year, the situation has been further deteriorating with no resolution expected […]