Most small businesses either have no acceptable use policy or copied one from a university — and both fail for the same reason: nothing in them is actually enforced. The short version An acceptable use policy sets out what staff […]
Acceptable Use Policy: What an Australian Small Business Needs to Include Read Post »
A business continuity plan and a disaster recovery plan get used as if they mean the same thing. They do not — and the difference decides whether your business can keep taking orders while your IT is being fixed. The
Business Continuity Plan vs Disaster Recovery: What an Australian SMB Actually Needs Read Post »
Over the past couple of weeks we’ve seen a lot more of a kind of attack that doesn’t look like a virus and isn’t really a trojan. There’s no malware for your antivirus to catch — because the attacker never
The headlines said Microsoft extended Windows 10 support for free. If you run a business, that extension isn’t for you — and staying on Windows 10 after end of support now carries a real, escalating cost. The short version Windows
Windows 10 End of Support: What It Actually Costs Your Business to Stay Put Read Post »
The Australian Signals Directorate has confirmed it is replacing the ASD Essential Eight with a new Essentials series. But this is an evolution, not a demolition — and the worst response available to an Australian business is to stop work.
Replacing the ASD Essential Eight: What the Essentials Series Means for Your Business Read Post »
Proxmox Datacenter Manager 1.1 shipped on 28 May 2026, and it’s the release where PDM starts earning its place in the management stack. Automated host provisioning, cross-remote guest and snapshot management, unified Ceph monitoring, and a geographic dashboard view —
Proxmox Mail Gateway 9.1 arrived on 11 June 2026 with a focused set of improvements addressing two real operational needs: a smarter quarantine interface for teams managing shared mailboxes, and native encrypted backup support for Proxmox Backup Server. Here’s what
If your users have started seeing new security warnings every time they open an .rdp file, you are not alone. Microsoft’s April 2026 cumulative updates — KB5083769 for Windows 11 and KB5082200 for Windows 10 has introduced significant new protections
Windows 11 RDP Connection Signing Microsoft has recently changed how Windows 11 handles Remote Desktop (.rdp) files, introducing stricter security checks and placing a much stronger emphasis on digitally signed RDP connections.These changes are designed to reduce the growing risk
Microsoft 365 March, Teams update adds a major change to how hybrid teams stay connected: you can now clearly see where your colleagues are working—whether they’re in the office, remote or in which specific building or floor. This new update
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