Optus Hack – The Aftermath

The Aftermath of this hack will be long lasting in our memory as it directly affects 10 million  Australian users, myself included. The reputational damage and costs to Optus will be ongoing for [...]

Defeating the Dark Web

What is the Dark Web? Websites or information pages on the Dark Web are not searchable or accessible via traditional search engine browsers.  It is how they are accessed which makes them Dark. [...]

Phishing Threat Training

Information security is only as good as your weakest link Integer IT are very aware that attackers relentlessly target organisations with spam, phishing, and advanced socially engineered attacks. [...]

Passwords: the end is nigh!

At an RSA Security Conference way back in 2004, Bill Gates predicted the demise of the password. He asserted that traditional passwords “don’t meet the challenge” of keeping critical [...]

Is Colocation Right for Me?

Colocation refers to the practice of placing your servers and other IT equipment alongside others’ equipment (thus: co-location) into a data centre operated by a third party. Of course, this is [...]

Large-scale Microsoft Exchange Hack

Here we are again, reporting on another security breach involving a major international company. In this case, Microsoft have advised that their Exchange email platform has been compromised. Late [...]

Cyber Breaches: the Human Cost

As an IT Managed Support company, we occasionally have to witness first-hand the harmful impact of cyber-security breaches in businesses and organisations within our own region (the NSW Mid North [...]