The long way around – how my story influences Techware

This week, I had the privilege of speaking to the fantastic team at South East Community Links (SECL). Now this presentation wasn’t your normal IT on-boarding, we didn’t touch on what we have planned for the users, creating a mobile workforce or protecting yourself on line – this was a little different.

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The Best Time Saving Apps for Busy Non Profit Managers

Working in a non-profit is tough. Money is tight; you’re passionate about your work and sometimes you’re left frustrated that you can’t get enough done. Being in a management role in an organisation like this adds another level of complexity. – you’re trying to deal with marketing, IT and computer issues, staff issues, changes in legislation, […]

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IT Security: Are You Making These 5 Password Mistakes?

Passwords are the keys to our online kingdoms. What happens if someone else gains access to these keys? Your IT Security, online Security and in some cases personal security is instantly jeopardised. For the amount of importance a password represents, the fact is that people don’t dedicate nearly enough time to creating secure, unique and […]

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Extend Your Laptop Battery Life

The majority of us use laptops either at home, whilst commuting, or in the office. The thing is; more often than not you’re going to see that your battery lasts for a shorter period than it may have been originally described when you first bought it.

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200,000 PC’s Infected by Largest Ransomware Attack: WannaCry

The Federal Government has confirmed that eight Australian Small Businesses have been hit bya huge Malware attack orchestrated globally on the weekend. Whilst the Prime Minister’s Cybersecurity Advisor has warned that the “game is not over” between hackers and cybersecurity companies.

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IT Experts Agree: Security is better in the cloud

IT providers often discuss the business case for Cloud Security. While there are mountains of data available, it’s always nice to see studies being conducted focused towards IT Experts and peers, around the globe. A recent study conducted by Schnieder Electric surveyed 300 IT decision makers and security managers on their adoption of the cloud, […]

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The Harsh Effects of Social Engineering

Just think for a moment of a hacker breaking into someone’s account. Did your mind instantly go to a place where someone is sitting behind a computer in a dark, smoke-filled room bashing away on a keyboard to gain access to your files? Traditionally you’d be right but lately.

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