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05/05/2022

Here’s a list of the top 10 most common passwords 👇 Scammers know these, so if yours is on this list, change it. Please. Change it now.

1. 123456
2. 123456789
3. qwerty
4. password
5. 12345
6. qwerty123
7. 1q2w3e
8. 12345678
9. 111111
10. 1234567890

🔸 Passwords provide the first line of defence against unauthorised access to your device and personal info. The stronger your password, the greater the protection against hackers and malicious software.

31/03/2022

Today is World Backup Day! Get in touch if you need help or suggestions to best backup and protect your digital data!

Don't be an April Fool. Backup your files and check your restores on March 31st.

17/03/2022

Have you received a banking email lately? Cybercriminals are attempting to scam organisations out of money or assets by compromising email accounts. Exercise caution when updating financial details and processing unusual payment requests. Learn more at cyber.gov.au/learn/threats/business-email-compromise

24/02/2022

❗ ADVISORY ❗ An Advisory has just been released to encourage Australian organisations urgently adopt an enhanced cyber security position. We recommend organisations review and enhance their detection, mitigation and response measures. cyber.gov.au/acsc/view-all-content/advisories/2022-02-australian-organisations-should-urgently-adopt-enhanced-cyber-security-posture

15/02/2022

Google has released Chrome 98.0.4758.102 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, to fix a high-severity zero-day vulnerability used by threat actors in attacks.

08/02/2022

To check if your account has the correct 2FA settings enabled, you can take a Security Checkup: https://myaccount.google.com/security-checkup/3.

After accelerating its efforts to auto-enroll as many accounts as possible in two-factor authentication (2FA), Google announced that an additional 150 million users now have 2FA enabled.

22/01/2022

Microsoft released a list of twenty-five group policies that admins should not use in Windows 10 and Windows 11 as they do not provide optimal behavior or cause unexpected results.

16/01/2022

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-defender-weakness-lets-hackers-bypass-malware-detection/

Threat actors can take advantage of a weakness that affects Microsoft Defender antivirus on Windows to learn locations excluded from scanning and plant malware there.

18/10/2018

Imagine sitting in your living room, watching your favorite sports team or working on a mobile device, and suddenly, something catches your eye. You notice the web enabled camera you have set up on the windowsill to catch wildlife movement in your yard is active! Not only is it on, but, it is rotati...

16/10/2017

What to know and do to safeguard your devices

22/11/2016

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Police are warning the community of an email scam which purports to be seeking payment from the recipient for a traffic infringement for negligent driving. The email does not identify which agency has issued the fine, but contains a hyperlink to “Photo proof”.
SA Police Electronic Crime Section warns that you should NOT click on this link. This is ransomware scam which can lead to malware being installed on your computer or network.
If you receive this email, delete it.
Police urge the community to not click on links contained in unexpected emails of any sort without making independent checks first.
For more advice about protecting yourself from scams please visit ScamWatch http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/get-help/protect-yourself-from-scams

06/05/2016

South Australia Police are urging members of the public to be wary of a continuing phone scam operating across Australia, where callers are pretending to be from the Australian Tax Office (ATO).
The scam has been operating for some time, but continues to take advantage of people from a wide range of communities and walks of life.
Victims typically report that the caller has been aggressive in their approach and, in an attempt to force people to pay a fake tax debt over the phone, has threatened them with arrest if they don’t comply. These are not calls from the ATO. If the person calling is rude, aggressive and threatening police or legal action – it’s not the ATO.
Recently police have become aware that some scammers have changed their payment methodology and requested payment though unusual methods such as Prepaid debit cards, iTunes cards or direct transfers to private bank accounts.
Police advise the public never to make any financial transfers unless they are certain of the legitimacy of the request.

If people receive a call from the ATO and are concerned about providing personal information over the phone, they should ask for the caller’s name and phone them back via the ATO on 1800 008 540. This number can also be used if people think they may have fallen victim to a phone scam.

Please talk to people in your family and community about this scam – particularly those who may be less tech savvy or who would be vulnerable to this type of threat.

Scam education is vital in community protection, with more information or examples of recent scams available at ScamWatch: http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/