Digital video recorders (DVRs) and IP cameras were the unlikely weapons of a global cyber-attack that brought one of the internet’s biggest players to its knees. The distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against US domain name server (DNS) provider Dyn occurred late last week [October 22]. It caused congestion, and service outages to many
Month: October 2016
Cyber security watchdog warns mid-size enterprise at high risk of attack – Prevention better than Cure
Hackers are now increasingly targeting attacks at small to mid-range enterprises. Why? Because it’s easy, and it gives cyber-criminals a better chance of infiltrating other bigger networks – including those of your clients – using your circle of trust. That’s just one of the findings released in the latest Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) threat
Is Your Company Vulnerable to Account Change Fraud?
As published in IT News, a business in South Australia has been relieved of $1,500,000 as the result of a concentrated yet straightforward fraud operation run by overseas attackers. Two other companies have also been targeted to the value of more than $400,000 but those funds were prevented from leaving the country. South Australian police
How a Smartphone can compromise Your Company
Hackers can now use your own employees’ smartphones against you to launch digital espionage attacks, and hijack sensitive corporate information using a Trojan horse called DressCode. Security specialists Trend Micro report the malware allows hackers to bypass your Firewalls by accessing connected internal networks through the compromised device, which are already beyond the router. It
Computer One adds Custom Software Development to its skillset
We’re pleased to announce that we can now develop custom software and business reporting tools for your company. We have expanded our range of products and services based on market feedback from our clients that they need to innovate and become more agile with the help of IT. Our new team members are experienced programmers