As we hurtle through our lives we interact and engage with increasingly more digital applications and services. Digital platforms and services create so much data that Artificial Intelligence tools are necessary to automate management because it is impossible to do so manually. Real concern is raised when the platforms that contain this data are becoming […]
Good-bye Windows 7, Good-bye Security Patches, Good-bye Support. Microsoft stopped adding feature updates to Windows 7 in 2015 and will end Extended Support on 14th of January 2020, just 3 months away. It’s now more important than ever to upgrade or replace any computers you have still operating on Windows 7. The big question asked […]
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The 2019 Federal Budget ushered in several benefits for small to medium businesses, one of which was an extension to the instant asset write-off initiative until June 30, 2020. Haven’t heard of the scheme? You’re not alone – research conducted by American Express revealed that almost half of all small business owners were not aware […]
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Aliva’s Cyber Aware Security Services saw a new partnership with ID Agent, provider of Dark Web monitoring and identity theft protection solutions. With Dark Web ID™, Aliva offers around the clock monitoring and alerting for increasingly compromised digital credentials, scouring millions of sources, including botnets, criminal chat rooms, peer-to-peer networks, malicious websites, bulletin boards and […]
It is no longer a question of IF your business will suffer a cyber-attack or data breach, but rather a question of WHEN. Cybercrime occurs daily in Australia, disabling businesses, compromising their systems and holding critical data to ransom. Cybercrime is disguised in many different forms, some of the more serious being ransomware through phishing […]
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Many people often confuse Malware and Ransomware, though they are similar, it is important to know the difference. Malware Malware is an abbreviation for “Malicious Software” and is a form of software that is installed onto ones’ device (be it computer or mobile) to disrupt their operation and/or access private and secure information. Malware comes […]
By now I am sure everyone has heard of terms like Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity. These are terms used to describe the processes and tasks undertaken to ensure the return to service in the event of critical impact to the function of your business. Whilst this traditionally referred to IT infrastructure and services, it […]
We are relying more and more on our mobile devices to run and manage our day-to-day lives. Smartphones act as our map, diary, wallet, shopping platform and social connection device. Realising this, cybercriminals are actively developing mobile-focused attacks designed to compromise personal information and your financial security. It is important that mobile application end users […]
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When Facebook first began, the innocent allure of being instantly connected to people all across the world was certainly too good to resist for most of us. As the Facebook platform evolved more and more, people have become engrossed in everything that Facebook has to offer. From connecting with people, businesses, communities and groups through […]
Our increasing dependence on interconnecting digital platforms is constantly under threat from cyber criminals who aim to disrupt and extort business and governments. They do this by targeting vulnerabilities in systems and people’s habits to infiltrate information stores, data and networks. Some recent examples like WannaCry, Petya, CryptoLocker and numerous phishing email examples have brought […]
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