This week the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has launched the Privacy Awareness Week 2021 campaign to help individuals and businesses to make good privacy decisions and protect their personal information when online. Our personal information is valuable and worth protecting. But if you don’t know how, you are not alone. Even though most Australians (85%) have a clear understanding...
During this month, many businesses worldwide have experienced one of the largest security breaches in history via four zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange on-premise servers. This event has only affected those clients with Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, and Exchange Server 2019, and there is no need to do anything unless you have...
We have spoken to you about Multi-Factor Authentication and it is good to see so many of our clients are taking MFA seriously and are using to keep their data safe. But sometimes we still see user accounts being compromised. How is that possible? The main culprit here is older software. Applications that can’t use...
Microsoft Defender Anti-Virus consistently performs highly in independent tests, displaying how it's a top choice in the antivirus market. Since June 2020, Defender has scored 100% on every test by AV-TEST in realistic test scenarios and real world threats. With Microsoft Defender built in to Windows 10, Microsoft has access to threat insights on a global...
Global events of the last 12 months have spurred major changes in the business environment, including rapid digital transformation for many businesses. The pandemic has changed the way people and businesses work. Whilst the dynamic new business landscape offers excellent opportunities, it is also fraught with risk. Working from home, using less standardised devices, poorly...
When it comes to business development, it is easy to look for short-term fixes and realize that things aren't working out the way you want it. What if we told you that your IT can help you change your business's success? Information Technology is continuing to challenge the way companies organize their business processes. Establishing new ways...
We frequently receive requests from clients to grant administrative access to third parties or internal staff. Third parties often need some form of access to manage the application they are responsible for, and internal admins sometimes assist with running IT. ABT will generally be hesitant to provide these administrative credentials. Here is why. Ultimately, we sign...
Microsoft have announced changes to the way Outlook stores email signatures expected in Q4 of this year. As there is a lot of inaccurate information out there, we'll explain the update and how it compares to third-party email signatures like CodeTwo. What are the current changes to Outlook stored email signatures? Email signatures in Outlook for Windows...
Whether you are accessing emails on your smartphone or documents on your work PC, you will typically be asked to prove who you are by providing credentials. Passwords can be hard to remember but then again, a password that lacks complexity can quickly become a weak gateway allowing an unauthorized person to read your emails...
