Just when you thought 2021 was done throwing curveballs at us, along comes one of the biggest cybersecurity vulnerabilities in recent memory. Log4j is a piece of open-source software, which has been incorporated into many software apps. Recently it was discovered that Log4j could be exploited to bypass the usual authentication processes and give cyber […]
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Dec
Dec
CyberGuru would like to wish you, your family and colleagues all of the greetings of the season. Thank you for your support and custom this year. In lieu of paper Christmas cards, we are continuing our longstanding tradition of donating to the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal. We hope you have a peace-filled season […]
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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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Nov
Nov
CyberGuru is proud to announce we are a finalist in the Nudgee 2021 Small Business Awards, in the Trades and Services category. CyberGuru, based in Brisbane’s northside at Zillmere, has been owned and operated by Chief Guru, Chris Jeffery, for nearly 25 years. CyberGuru’s mission is to empower and educate our clients through the use […]
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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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Oct
Oct
Google Chrome has been in the news over the past few weeks, and not all the reporting has been entirely accurate. So, what’s fact and what’s fiction? Here we answer a few common questions that have come up as a result of various media reports and social media commentary. Did Google really advise users […]
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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
Did you know that Queensland accounted for 30% of all cyber crimes reported in the last financial year, the most of any state or territory in Australia? Cyber crime also increased, with report made every eight minutes in Australia, compared to one every 10 minutes previous financial year. Self-reported losses totalled more than $33 billion. […]
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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 […]