Why Brisbane Businesses Should Backup Their Data

By Peter Drummond0 CommentsCybersecurity

Data loss is one of the single biggest threats facing businesses today. Your business and client data is the lifeblood of your business and is of great value to you. In today’s age of cybercriminals, this value makes it vulnerable. It becomes a target of hackers and online miscreants, eager…

What is Disaster Recovery and Why is it Important?

By Peter Drummond0 CommentsHelpful Tech

There’s a buzzword that’s emerging as the business world adapts to the post-pandemic environment: resilience. The rush to work from home, the unprecedented drop in customer activity and a rise in cybercrime and online criminal activity have created a perfect storm. Organisations in Brisbane and around the world without sufficient…

What is a Chief Security Officer?

By Peter Drummond0 CommentsCybersecurity

The role of the Chief Security Officer, or CSO, is growing in importance in Australia. Once reserved for large corporate organisations, today businesses of all sizes are starting to incorporate this role. It’s a sign of the importance of online security, and the growing hyper vigilance around keeping business data…

Cybersecurity Framework: The Importance of NIST

By Peter Drummond0 CommentsCybersecurity

In terms of cyber security and staying safe online, it’s a jungle out there. Phishing scams are increasing exponentially while ‘hackers for hire’ are using their skills to exploit whatever they can from businesses of all sizes. Throw in a pandemic that’s disrupted where and how people work and we…

Device Monitoring in Brisbane Using Internet of Things

By Peter Drummond0 CommentsBrisbane Internet Of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) has become more prevalent in our everyday lives and businesses, to the point where we all use it in some form or another. The IDC (International Data Corporation) estimates that by 2025 there will be 41.6 billion connected IoT devices. Broadly speaking, IoT refers to…

Why Your Brisbane Real Estate Agency Needs Managed IT Services

By Peter Drummond0 CommentsHelpful Tech

How a Hosted Desktop Can Transform Your Business

By Peter Drummond0 CommentsHelpful Tech

When technology lowers our business costs, simplifies processes and improve your cyber security you can bet your bottom dollar it’s going to get talked about. Which is why you’ve probably heard the term ‘hosted desktop’ getting thrown around a bit. We’re going to look at what this is, the reasons…

10 Ways to Keep Your Home Office Secure

By Peter Drummond0 CommentsCybersecurity

Working remotely has actually been on the increase for a number of years, with technology and work schedules making it easier and often more suitable. Then along came COVID-19, and suddenly it’s rare to find someone who hasn’t experienced working from home. With the future being a little bit uncertain…

A Cyber Security Assessment Case Study

By Peter Drummond0 CommentsClient Stories

Smile IT recently undertook a Cyber Security Assessment for one of our clients, with an aim to evaluate the effectiveness of their cyber defence controls. This case study is designed to provide an idea of how we adapt our assessment approach to individual companies. The aim is to provide relevant…

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Why Brisbane Businesses Should Backup Their Data

What is Disaster Recovery and Why is it Important?

What is a Chief Security Officer?

Cybersecurity Framework: The Importance of NIST

Device Monitoring in Brisbane Using Internet of Things

Why Your Brisbane Real Estate Agency Needs Managed IT Services

10 Ways to Keep Your Home Office Secure

A Cyber Security Assessment Case Study