IT Management articles

Hi all, The last few monthly emails I’ve been sending out have been dedicated to IT data security - this is and will remain one of the highest priorities. However, there is more to IT than just security! There are a couple of important things I would like to mention this month. Firstly, in regards to Microsoft desktop operating systems. Microsoft will end support for Windows 7 on the 14th of January 2020. This means ...

Hi all, This month has seen another huge spike in data breaches - specifically Office 365 accounts without two factor authentication enabled. These exploits are generally achieved using sophisticated targeted phishing attacks and fake login portals. On that note, I feel it’s time for another security quiz (the last one was very popular)! Point out the difference between these two login pages, and also which one is the real deal - as per the last ...

Hi all, This month I want to talk briefly about spam, scam and other malicious email. Here are some stats of note: 10% of all cases logged in our system in the last month were spam, scam or malicious other email related, more than double any other single issue. It’s great that staff are being proactive with these rather than taking a gamble and clicking links! But also highlights what a problem this really is. ...

Hi all,   As I mentioned in last month’s report, I attended the 2019 AusCERT cyber-security conference where we learnt about current initiatives to help protect your staff and business data.   It made us reflect on our current reporting, in particular, your monthly “traffic light” IT report. When we first developed that report, our intention was to easily highlight the key areas in your IT environment that need your attention.   When we started generating ...

Manual procedures around backups are a risk to your business data Hi everyone, Last month I touched briefly on backups, and this month I’m going to go into a little more detail as to why you should have them for all business-critical services. I’ll start by telling you a story - this happened last month to a company (they aren’t a customer of ours) who called us for help. They had their company files stored ...

Hi all, Welcome to April - the days are getting shorter, the mornings are getting colder, and the data breaches are getting more frequent. Coincidence, or something more sinister? In any case, last month I wrote about data breaches at MyFitnessPal and MyHeritage - this month we have 8fit and Houzz - they just keep on coming! And there are many, many more. These are the ones that have affected our client base. We can’t ...

There comes a time in the growth of any business when the question gets asked: "Do we need an intranet?". Just like any technology, the answer will vary depending on the business. It's a question we get asked regularly. Actually, the question we get asked first is "How do we build an intranet?". The thing is, there many more questions you have to ask of yourself and your business before we get to the design ...

Hi all, This month I’m going to raise two similar new pieces of legislation that Australian businesses should be aware of. While they are not strictly IT related - their importance transcends any particular business unit. The first is the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme, which has been in force since the 22nd of February this year. The second is the EU General Data Protection Regulation which will apply from the 25th of May 2018. Below ...

Monthly IT Support Update - December 2017 Hi all, As this will be the last monthly IT summary for the year, on behalf of the Intuitive IT team I’d like to wish you all a relaxing holiday period and may all your IT services remain stable! Firstly, just a reminder of our reduced hours over the break - they are as follows: Friday 22nd December - Early close @ 1:00 PM 25th and 26th December ...