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Scammers are now targeting job seekers in Australia. Users of job seeking sites like Indeed, Jora and Seek should take precaution. Scammers post fake employment ads on job search sites to steal personal information and money from job seekers. Jobseekers who showed interest in the fake jobs would be asked to transfer money as part of the application process.
Can SMBs Handle the Real Cost of a Cyber Attack?
Aussie SMBs are moving toward cloud computing because of the many benefits it provides. Reduced IT costs, scalability of operations and storage as well as increased collaboration are just a few examples. However, with advances in IT come new risks. To keep up with the changes in the IT landscape, attackers are becoming more sophisticated, and the threat environment continues to evolve. Small and medium-sized businesses that have adopted novel IT processes without updating their cybersecurity measures may find themselves victims ill-prepared to prevent a cyber attack.
You’ve got yourself 50 dollary-dos, and you’re trying to work out what you can do with it to improve your productivity. There are so many things that you can do, and we’re going to discuss some of those. Shelve the 50 bucks, shuck it back in your wallet just for a moment, and then we’ll get to whatever you think you should be spending that money on to start with.
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Las Vegas is home to the Consumer Electronic Show, one of the biggest tech conventions in the world.
Why Not Just Do the Work and Send the Invoice?
I have been interested by the trade that seems to be starting between Canada and the US. It feels like there is a clash between the leaders running the countries as a whole and what that shows is everything is about good relationships.
Marketing, marketing, marketing, marketing, marketing. That’s what we’re going to be talking about today. How to market yourself. We all have to be amazing marketers and salespeople. Yuck. No one wants to be a salesperson, it’s slimy and gross. But if you’re passionate about your product, you have to be able to market it and you have to be able to sell it. If you’re passionate about it and enjoy talking about it, you are now the salesperson. If you’re a mother and you love your children, you just want to share them with the world and you want to look at how fantastic they are. A, they’re an addictive hobby and B, you are the salesperson to the world when you’re talking about them. That’s the kind of what it is with your business. You can’t sort of look at being a salesperson as a bad thing.
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In Quebec, a lot of people are bilingual. There are plenty of French and English signs everywhere. I’ve always thought that having a second language would be fantastic, and it’s the same for cybersecurity.
Having a second step in IT security is always smart. That’s why I always recommend having a two-factor authentication system. You might be asking, ‘What’s all this in non-geek talk, Josh?’ Now, for most systems you access, you just need to have a username and a password. If you have a good password security policy—that is you’ve got specials characters, uppercase, and lowercase—then it’s okay for Facebook or your personal email. However, if you’re dealing with banks or your company’s data, it’s good to have an extra step.
A few years back, many banks sent out a small piece of hardware, which was all you needed to log in. It generated a random code that you would need to type in or something with a USB stick that you just pop into your system. There were similar systems for computers where you needed a physical thing to plug in beforehand before you could log in. Nowadays, most people carry around a smartphone, so they’ve utilised that. We use our smartphone in a two-factor authentication setup.
If you’re not doing this for your key business systems, it’s definitely worth having a think about. It’s very simple to put in, and ultimately, it means that other people would have to have your smartphone as well as your username and password to access your account, making things very hard for a hacker. Traditionally, if you just had a key logger, they could have just jumped into your system, so it’s something to think about. Give me a shout out if you want to know more about it and how to achieve it.
Editor’s Note: This episode was originally published on 28th May 2019. It has been revamped and updated for accuracy and to reflect recent trends.
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Need Help With IT Management?Several businesses in Australia of various size have started exploring IT outsourcing. Business owners and managers can cut down operation costs but still get the services that they need. It is cost-effective, but to optimise your IT outsourcing strategy, there are certain things that you should consider, such as the capacity and needs of your business.
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The Hoover Dam produces an average of 4 billion kilowatt-hours per year in hydroelectric power. That’s enough to run entire countries like Jamaica or Botswana, and recent reports coming out of Australia is that we’re actually exceeding our targets for renewable energy.
How to Spot Fraud and Save Money?
Stock counts out, and your competitors are doing better than you. Something seems amiss. Maybe it’s something as simple as you’re having a bad day, or it could be something as terrible as one of your employees is smuggling away paths or clients. Read on to find out what you can do about it, what measures you can put in place and how you can work out what it is that’s going on.
It’s not only large Australian enterprises that should worry about data loss prevention. Even SMBs become a target of hackers worldwide. Additionally, data theft is a bigger problem now more than ever, so data loss prevention should be a major concern of everyone. If you own or run a business in Brisbane or other parts of Queensland, make sure you have a data loss prevention plan. Here are the steps to ensure that your business information is secure and you have a backup.
How to Avoid Common Cloud Computing Security Issues?Many business owners in Australia and around the globe are reaping the benefits of cloud computing. Affordable, efficient, and scalable, cloud computing allows organisations to essentially set up a virtual office. You can connect to your business anywhere and at any time using various web-enabled devices. However, despite the many benefits of cloud computing, it can still leave you vulnerable if proper precautions aren’t taken. This is what IT auditing companies can help you with.
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Look at this geyser. Sorry, I mean this one. That’s Old Faithful, It’s one of the most famous sites at Yellowstone national park and do you know why it’s called Old Faithful? It’s because it’s reliable. Other geological events are hard to predict, but this geyser has been erupting every 44 to 125 minutes. It’s not an exact timetable, but still, you know you’re going to get to see it when you come to the park because it’s reliable. In business, these two ideas have often gone hand in hand. Reliability and faithfulness.
You’ve got this cool, wicked-awesome idea or service that you want to see come into fruition and actually help change people’s lives. You know it’s going to be amazing and you’ve written everything down. You’ve got your SWOT analysis done. You’ve gone, ‘This is going to go gangbusters. It’s going to go nuts.’ Super-exciting stuff. Now, you’re really worried that someone’s going to steal your idea.
Need Experts to Handle Your IT Systems?In Australia, automated systems and digital databases have become essential to the day-to-day operations of businesses. However, not all organisations have the resources and skilled workers needed to take on IT management problems. This is where IT outsourcing comes in. By outsourcing IT management needs, business owners can increase their efficiency and competitiveness while having the time to focus on their core business. It allows businesses of all sizes to grow without major risk or investment.
You’ve decided to start a business. Well, let’s sit down together and have a business brainstorm. You might have an idea or you might have something that you want to do to change the world. It could be a service or a way to do something differently. Whatever it is, you need to make sure you sit down and note it down, right? How is your product going to be different from what’s already out there? How are you going to make money out of it and how are you going to reach your target audience?
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