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Are you prepared for upcoming email authentication changes?

Are you prepared for upcoming email authentication changes?

You might have seen recent announcements about crucial enhancements and requirements aimed at bolstering email security and ensuring successful delivery to Google and Yahoo email addresses. These changes are designed to refine the email authentication process, safeguard against spam, and verify the authenticity of senders. The key components of these changes involve the implementation of […]

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 […]

Ask CyberGuru: Is the cloud backed up?

Ask CyberGuru

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 […]

Google Chrome releases critical security updates for its Chrome browser

Google Chrome releases critical security updates for its Chrome browser

Google has released critical security updates for all Google Chrome users on Windows, Mac and Linux desktops and laptops. These security updates to address two security vulnerabilities on 17 June 2021. If these updates are not applied then hackers could exploit the vulnerabilities to gain access to your device. CyberGuru’s managed services clients will receive […]

Landmark case against Google reveals that a privacy policy is no longer enough

Landmark case against Google reveals that a privacy policy is no longer enough

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 […]

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. […]

Ask CyberGuru: Is Google closing down?

In this month’s Ask CyberGuru, we are asked, “I have received an email advising me that Google is closing down on 2 April, is this true?”. We have had a number of clients and family members check in with us regarding the closure of Google. It is in fact Google+ which is closing down, not […]

It’s time to update your Google Chrome browser!

It’s time to update your Google Chrome browser!

On Friday 1 March, Google announced it had discovered a Zero-Day Vulnerability “CVE-2019-5786” in its Google Chrome browser. It’s time to update your Google Chrome browser! Whilst only limited details have been published on the Chrome Releases blog, it is strongly suggested that you update Google Chrome if you are using this as your browser. […]

Who’s reading your email?

Google Gmail

Recently in the news there has been concern over whether Google is doing enough to keep your email secure. Concern has arisen over the access third-party developers and apps have to your Google account. There are many apps which link to your Google account. During the installation process you set the level of access you’re […]