How much personal data is left on your old devices?
The majority of us have a technology graveyard somewhere in our home or office. What’s a technology graveyard? It’s that (probably dusty) container filled will all of your old devices: laptops, phones, hard drives. Do you know what files are stored on those devices? They are likely holding a whole lot of data like photos, documents, and emails. Now think a little more carefully: are these files confidential? Do they contain personally identifiable information? Perhaps they are simply embarrassing? [...]
What is SMiShing and how can you protect your business against 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 their goals. Just like phishing, scammers will imitate large and trusted corporations to obtain personal information from people. Criminals prefer SMiShing as users tend to trust text messages more than their emails, viewing them as more personal [...]
EHW Tech purchases The Laptop Man
On July 17, The Laptop Man announced their decision to close their three stores. The announcement was met with shock and sadness by the local community, with hundreds of people expressing their sadness on TLM’s social media page. Just ten days later, the story has been transformed with a much more positive outcome. Local IT business, EHW Tech, have stood up for small business in Mackay and purchased The Laptop Man. While EHW Tech has been primarily known as a [...]
KRACK: Key Reinstallation Attack
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 in WPA2, a protocol that secures all modern protected Wi-Fi. To simplify, it allows someone to access your device through a password-protected Wi-Fi network. How [...]
EHW Tech Participates in IT Basics for Business Expo
EHW Technology participated in the “IT Basics for Business” Expo held last Tuesday, 22nd of August at the Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre. The expo is a FREE IT Event. Invited guest speakers discussed IT topics that are beneficial to businesses. Participating local IT companies set up their booths and showcase their products and services as well. EHW Technology brought samples of our phone systems and set them up to exhibit during the event – just few peeks of the [...]
ThreeBest Rated Chooses EHW Tech as One of the Best Computer Repair Companies in Mackay
Computers are used in so many fields in our daily life so it is only natural for people to look after and use them with great care to keep them in good condition. No one wants to run into computer problems as this delay jobs and worse may cause data lost. Because of that, it is important to know the right place to go when you experience computer disasters. Like what ThreBest Rated says, you deserve only the best. ThreeBest [...]