Facial-Matching

NSW govt invests $12m in facial matching services

NSW govt invests $12m in facial matching services The NSW government will invest $12 million in facial matching services in next month’s state budget. The funding will fall to the NSW Police Force for participation in the national facial biometrics matching scheme, which federal, state and territory governments agreed to establish last October.

Intel-preprocessor

Eight more Spectre-style flaws found in Intel processors – four rated as high severity

Eight more Spectre-style flaws found in Intel processors – four rated as high severity. Chip giant Intel faces further security patch headaches after researchers discovered and reported eight new Spectre-style hardware vulnerabilities in the company’s processors. First reported by German IT site C’T, which said it has been given full technical details on the vulnerabilties…

Data-breach

Millions of Recruitment Records Exposed in Data Breach

Millions of Recruitment Records Exposed in Data Breach Incredibly, only days following the unintentional data breach by the Australian Red Cross Blood Service, another disturbing accidental breach has been discovered when more than 30 GB worth of personal and sensitive data belonging to global UK-based recruitment firm Michael Page was placed on a non-secure, public…

Hacker

Australians targeted with Cryptolocker

Australians targeted with Cryptolocker The following article is from 2015, but we are seeing an increasing number of attacks from ransomware in Australia still to this day. It’s becoming crucial to have the right backup that can help you recover from an attack. The basic steps to recover from an attack are: Remove the active…

Protect-business

Is your Business Protected?

Is your Business Protected? Is your business protected with a BCP/DRP? A sound Business Continuity Plan (BPC), should be part of any business and this plan should be known and tested with the key stakeholders knowing their part in this crucial process. The larger and more complex the business the more complex the BCP tends…

Wifi

Move over Wifi

Move over Wifi There is a new technology being developed to transmit information at up to 1Gb/s. While we in Australia are struggling to get basic internet at more that 15Mb/s and with the NBN years away for the average Australian, perhaps you should talk to us and see what can be done for your…