Managed Security articles

Yikes, $17.55 for a packet of sliced cheese. I mean, lettuce topping out at $11 a few months ago was crushing for the average family grocery bill. It made Taco Tuesday suddenly very expensive. I don't know about you, but cabbage is not a mouth-watering swap for iceberg lettuce.  Covid, supply chain issues, a war in Ukraine, then floods have all shattered the price of everyday food on the Coles and Woolies shelves.  With families ...

Every. Single. Year. Or so it seems. The West Gate Bridge outbound is shut down to one lane after Boxing Day. So the traffic snarl starts long before the bridge out on the Monash before the Burnley Tunnel.  Bumper to bumper, no matter how early you hit the road on the 27th, it's always the same horrendous experience.  The sun dances across the dashboard; finally, Spotify is not trying to sell you something for Christmas. ...

"Everybody needs good neighbours…next door is only a footstep away '..." Now, unless you've lived under a rock for the last 37 years, you will have seen at least some of the iconic TV soap Neighbours. Landing on the box in 1985, Neighbours launched in a far simpler time. When sharing a cuppa with Mrs Mangel or beer with Jim Robinson between mowing the lawns was the norm. Melbourne in the 1980s was centred around ...

Happy new year everyone! I hope you are well-rested and ready to tackle 2023. We finished the year on a high with our Christmas Party and a race around the track in Go Carts. James was the winner on the day, dominating the heats and finals from start to finish. Our team also grew by one, with Jai Raghuvanshi joining our team as a trainee helpdesk analyst. Jai (pronounced Jay) recently graduated from Swinburne, where ...

Ham. Prawns. Oysters.  Hold on, does your mother-in-law eat oysters? Your sister is bringing her new partner. Why does Coles keep running out of glacée cherries? Hold on, is it going to boiling hot on Christmas Day or a washout? Who is going to Queen Vic on the 24th to get the seafood? Maybe it is easier to get it locally? Your mind is spinning. It’s a stressful time. We have all awakened from a ...

You only need to pick up the newspaper or watch Tamara on the 7 pm news to see how much coverage recent cyber attacks in Australia have received.  It is easy to pass judgement that hackers are more cunning. Or is something else at play?  Here's the thing, you've walked past desks with post-its taped to the monitor. How often is that post-it note a colleague's password? It's astonishing that this still happens in offices ...

"There." You reach back and hand your 5-year-old daughter your iPhone. "Listen, just put on ABC Kids and watch Bluey…so I can…concentrate…this traffic is horrendous." The local council had filled the potholes, only for them to fall apart again. But truthfully, the roads are hidden obstacle courses currently. And peak hour is your new nightmare with traffic back to pre-pandemic levels.  Just navigating in the wild, wet weather and bumper-to-bumper crawl along Dandenong Road, you ...

Biggest hack in history. Hack reveals the fragility state of cyber security. Customers scammed no longer use their passports. These are a few recent headlines screaming for your attention in the Herald-Sun.  And no doubt, it's been a terrifying few weeks for online security for many Melburnians.  Did you know that your iPhone can check security risks with a password? (Settings > Passwords > Security Recommendations) So seeing I'm suggesting you do the check, I ...

You've always liked Mark. Often you would run into him grabbing a flat white in the cafe downstairs. He was friendly enough and worked on a different floor, and like you, he followed the Dees. And he was thrilled with their first flag in fifty-seven years. Mark works in digital marketing, looking after Meta ads. You know, the ones that seem to follow you on both Facebook and Instagram. But over the last few years, ...

For decades, Flinders Street Station has played an integral role in Melbourne's life.  The hustle and sounds of peak hour in the city. People rush about and look down at their screens. Everyone is going in every direction, converging on the corner of Flinders and Swanston.  All in the mad scrambled to get into the office.  And many times, made plans for that night with workmates, friends or loved ones.  Catch a show at the ...