Smishing 101: What It Is, How It Works, and How to Prevent It As the world evolves to become more digital, so do scammers. While many diligent business leaders are aware of phishing or email scams, few have heard of SMiShing. SMiShing is an adapted form of phishing, wherein scammers utilise SMS messages to achieve […]
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Since being acquired in 2018, The Laptop Man has been in a state of transformation. We have been working hard over the past few months to showcase the new vision and values of The Laptop Man. We are focused on delivering a high quality service and a great customer experience. Above all, we believe that
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Large scale hacks of people’s passwords and credentials are becoming increasingly common – just a few weeks back, a database of more than 773 million email addresses and passwords was leaked online, and made available to potentially ill-intentioned groups. And every time this occurs, it puts your accounts at risk, which, given the rising influence of digital
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A North Mackay man has endured a seven hour scam call from 9.30am through to 4.30pm on Monday February 4 – resulting in bank accounts being almost totally emptied. The scam caller claimed to be from the Australian Taxation Office and told the man that he owed thousands of dollars in back-payments from 2008 through
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If I were in charge of Microsoft, besides fully embracing Linux for the desktop, I’d give up on trying to challenge Google’s Chromebooks with lightweight versions of Windows. It hasn’t worked before, and it won’t work now. But I’m not in charge of Windows. Indeed, since Terry Myerson was shown the door in March 2018,
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A researcher in Belgium has recently discovered a serious security flaw in Wi-Fi which has alarmed the tech world. According to the researcher, the Key Reinstallation AttaCK (KRACK) makes any device that uses Wi-Fi vulnerable to attackers. How does KRACK work? The attacker uses the key reinstallation attack (KRACK) to exploit the weaknesses
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1. Do you focus on year 1 costs or a long-term TCO? Cloud Preferred: • Year 1 costs are lower with SaaS (50% to 75% less) • Save money on servers • Prefer annual subscription model On-Premise Preferred: • 3+ year TCO typically favors on-premise • Overall consulting costs similar • Prefer perpetual license model 2. What
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WannaCry Ransomware attacks, hits globally The WannaCry ransomware is a malicious form of malware that encrypts data on any computer it infects. It was first discovered in May 2017 and has since spread across the globe, affecting hundreds of thousands of computers in more than 150 countries. It uses a vulnerability in Windows operating systems
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Preparation is better than Rehabilitation. Below are few tips to make you storm/cyclone ready. Gather information Businesses should have information available for the following: List of employee contact details Emergency services contacts (who can warn about dangerous weather, road conditions and closures) List of customer and supplier details Product lists and specifications Latest stock and
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Cyber-crimes choose no specific target. In a recent report posted on Daily Mercury website (www.dailymercury.com.au/news), a business located in Mackay had been held hostage after a hacker penetrated its internal operations and scrambled its vital business information. The business was locked out of its own website and the hacker sought payment to unscramble the information. In
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