Netcare News

Many small businesses make the mistake of skipping policies. They feel that things don’t need to be so formal. They’ll just tell staff what’s expected when it comes up and think that’s good enough.

Productivity can be challenging to track, no matter where employees are working. How do you know they’re using their tools as effectively as possible? How can you enable them to adopt best practices?

Few things invoke instant panic like a missing smartphone or laptop. These devices hold a good part of our lives. This includes files, personal financials, apps, passwords, pictures, videos, and so much more.

Phishing. It seems you can’t read an article on cybersecurity without it coming up. That’s because phishing is still the number one delivery vehicle for cyberattacks.

You’ve completed your annual phishing training. This includes teaching employees how to spot phishing emails. You’re feeling good about it. That is until about 5-6 months later. Your company suffers a costly ransomware infection due to a click on a phishing link.

The IT infrastructure keeps witnessing changes due to new trends and practices. As such, there is a need to create a balance in the organisation’s IT and adapt to newer technologies. One of these is password security. For decades, the accepted authentication form for many organisations has been using passwords and usernames.

One of the big draws of a laptop computer is that you can use it anywhere. You don’t need to have it plugged in all the time because it has an internal battery.

How many text messages from companies do you receive today as compared to about two years ago? If you’re like many people, it’s quite a few more.

The digital workplace is significant for providing employees access to work-related services without restriction. Post-pandemic technology success is defined by a company’s ability to enable a hybrid and remote workforce and adopt a more flexible “productivity-from-anywhere” approach.

"Hybrid office" is the new buzzword you'll hear used in business discussions. It's the mix of having employees both working at the office and working from home. This has become more than a buzzword and is now the reality for many companies.

While many companies have moved most of their workflows to the cloud, there is still a key component of office operations that is location-based. This would be employee computers.

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) fatigue (also known as MFA prompt spamming) is a relatively new term that has become more prevalent following the recent news of the LAPSUS$ and Microsoft hack attacks.

When you see those people with two monitors, you may assume they do some specialized work that requires all that screen space, or they just really like technology.

One of the most important applications we choose is our internet browser. When on a computer or a mobile device, we work in that most of the time because many applications are now cloud-based, so accessing them means going through your browser.

One of the glaring flaws in most video conferencing solutions is the ability to make phone calls within the app. However, that is all about to change.

Credential theft is now at an all-time high and is responsible for more data breaches than any other type of attack.

Smartphones and tablets are often the preferred device for communications, web searching, and accessing many types of apps. They are more portable and can be used from anywhere.

Approximately 34% of businesses take a week or longer to regain access to their data and systems once hit with a malware attack.

The main system used by employees is perhaps one of the most important hardware decision a company can make. It directly impacts their productivity and that of the company.

Our Netcare purpose is to provide technology success to our clients so that they are more productive and more secure.

Nearly half of Australian companies suffered a cyber attack within the past 12 months - an increase of 33% over the previous year.

The pandemic undoubtedly ushered in a new era of work. Gone are the days when everyone worked in the office. Now, most of us work remotely or in hybrid work patterns, splitting our time between the workplace and home.

Tech has been fantastic for businesses in many ways, allowing them to enhance productivity and reach new customers. However, the increasing reliance on tech also has its downsides - namely, the risk of downtime is a huge threat to businesses.

It used to be the case that companies only needed to worry about securing their office's four walls. Back in those days, employees worked on computers that were bound to their desks. The only way for a cybercriminal to launch an attack was to somehow get into the company network.