I love free stuff and I’m sure you do, too. The internet is full of free software and services but, as my father used to say, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. While you might think you are [...]
Author: David Glance, Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia Australians are increasingly concerned about how companies handle their personal data, [...]
I read a really good analogy recently about IT security: “IT security is like a balloon. If there’s even one hole, it’s not a balloon anymore.” (credit) Think about that for a minute, and you’ll [...]
It’s kind of nerdy, but I love well researched and presented information from reputable sources – especially when it’s free and helpful. Every year, the government’s Australian Cyber Security [...]
In the aftermath of revelations about the alleged misuse of Facebook user data by Cambridge Analytica, many social media users are educating themselves about their own digital footprint. And some [...]
Your bank account has just been cleaned out. It all started with a simple email. You opened your email inbox and an message caught your eye. Your Office 365 account needed to be verified, so you [...]
When you realise you’ve been hacked, it’s suffocating. You feel vulnerable, hopeless, like you can’t do anything online ever again. Your blood runs cold and you start raking over the what-ifs and [...]
We often joke that Google knows more about us than our family but did you know that Facebook tracks everything we do online? Facebook say that they use this information to target better [...]
“The what scheme?” I hear you say. Most people have no idea what the NDB – or Notifiable Data Breaches – scheme is but if you run a business you MUST be prepared for when it comes into effect on [...]
