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In late February, Toyota’s Australian branch reported a cybersecurity breach. The attack was a big blow to the branch’s operation because it prevented the company from closing car sales. The staff members lost access to email and other cloud-based information, and they were instructed to switch off their computers. The attack followed other cyber attacks in the country, including the attack on the Parliament House computer network and a hospital in Melbourne.
Managed IT Services for Businesses
In today’s increasingly technology-dependent world, automated systems and digital databases have become instrumental in the day-to-day operations of Australian businesses. If a network goes down or an email server becomes inaccessible, the loss in productivity and revenue can be devastating for an organisation. To keep problems like these from arising, business owners should consider the advantages of managed IT services for businesses. Outsourcing IT monitoring, management, and repair to managed service providers (MSPs) allow organisations to improve their operations and lower their costs.
Bring peace and harmony into your workplace. Today we’re going to talk about what’s important in the workplace. This could be anything from that coffee machine to anything else that you think people hold value to. I find, for us, there’s a lot of things that really just pump up people’s spirits. We have a pool table and ping-pong table so that when people are keen on Friday knock-offs, they’re able to kick their weekend off with a bit of a laugh.
Here in Australia and around the world, many people fall prey to various online scams. This is especially true for individuals who are aged 55 and older. In fact, according to Scamwatch, many older Australians have reported close to 9,500 scams just this year. Compared to younger generations, they have lost four times more money on scams, losing $12,234.81 on average!
Elevator pitches. The first three seconds are critical. This is one thing that I learned from reading the book the Way of The Wolf by Jordan Belfort. Years ago you could talk to someone for a little while and they would keep interest. Nowadays, you have to be on the ball and be ready with some decent great things to say. You really need to hone in with a sniper approach as to what it is that you do, how you do it, and why that’s relevant to the person that you’re talking about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEr4l5mAHbU
Some people might think it’s your staff. Others, your product. Some people, the relationships that you have with clients. So, what I would like to talk about is what I believe the most important thing in business for absolutely everyone: attitude and knowledge.
Anyone that knows me or has known me for a while knows that health is incredibly important to me. The most important thing that we have is our health and then family, friends, and your other interests, but our health is the most important thing. You need to keep yourself in tip-top condition and you can do anything. People look at me and they say, “how do you have enough time to do all the things that you do? You’re running multiple companies, you’ve got podcasts, YouTube, blogs, Facebook posts, Twitter posts, LinkedIn, you’re writing a book, all these things that are happening.” That is fair, it does sound like a lot of things, but it’s because the finely tuned machine that is my body is finely tuned.
Today, we’re going to talk about cybersecurity and whether we can ever be safe. Well, the short answer is no. However, we can try damn hard to be safe. We can be diligent and continue the game of cat and mouse to make sure that we’re on top of it. The good news is crime, in general, is on the down, but online, there are a lot of risks. You can hold people, companies to ransom.
One of the easiest ways to secure yourself is to make sure that you’ve got your stuff backed up and it’s in an offsite location. If you’ve got a managed IT service provider, they can make sure that they’re looking after that for you and they’re backing it up onsite and remotely in your own private cloud.
Did you just create a wicked awesome product that you’re looking to sell online on the latest eCommerce platform? Whether you’ve been using Woocommerce, Shopify, or any of the other platforms, something needs to be said.
The cost of these platforms might seem cheap at $20 a month or so, and that is cheap for an eCommerce platform. You go through the math in your mind: say, your product is worth $50 and it’s $20 a month for the hosting. But then you have to develop a site, promote the product, etc. and you wonder how much is it going to cost to continue having this site up and running?
Wow! We’ve got a bore of a question that came in. Do we think employees, generally speaking, are an asset or a liability? That’s a great question, and it all depends on your environment and the ecosystem that you’ve brought them up in. It depends.
An IT audit may be a new concept to most Australian businesses. If you do a huge chunk of your work online, you may want to ensure that your IT system is safe from hackers and other cyber-criminals. There are actually a few Australian IT Security Audit Companies out there, but you need to make sure to pick the right one as an IT audit consultant can help you ensure that the important data you need will not get swiped or taken so easily.
If this is your first time working with one of these companies, it is totally understandable that you may not know what goes on with an IT audit. It is a long and meticulous process after all and you may not know about the nitty-gritty of information security.
Today we’re talking about your online presence. Your online representation is so important because this is what new customers will look at before deciding to use your products or services. First impressions really do count in business, so let’s take a look at how you can monitor your online representation.
Whether your business is located in Australia or any other country, you can celebrate World Backup Day this March 31, 2019. This day is the perfect time to think about all of your organisation’s valuable data as well as what you would do if you lost it. In the event of a cyber-attack, malware infection, or another unforeseen event that causes data loss, having backup data can keep your business operations running smoothly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6G-3AIb9Yw
This is a big one. ISPs in Australia are watching you. You’re being watched, all of your motions. It’s not one of these conspiracy theories. It’s a real thing now and it’s happening and all the laws and legislation were passed ages ago. People don’t talk about it. People don’t know about it for some reason. People don’t read papers. I don’t read papers. People don’t read online news aggregates for some reason.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6G-3AIb9Yw
This is a big one. ISPs in Australia are watching you. You’re being watched, all of your motions. It’s not one of these conspiracy theories. It’s a real thing now and it’s happening and all the laws and legislation were passed ages ago. People don’t talk about it. People don’t know about it for some reason. People don’t read papers. I don’t read papers. People don’t read online news aggregates for some reason.
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