Is my business or organisation covered by the Privacy Act.

Being aware of what is personal and sensitive information and having a plan to manage privacy within your business is the first step to not being a news headline due to a data breach.

This article steps out who is covered by the Act and high level obligations and provides a free downloadable template to create a Privacy Management Plan.

Email Payment Scams.

When you or your staff are paying an invoice, how do you know you are paying to the right account?  Can you be sure that the sender’s email hasn’t been compromised?

Email Payment Scams, or Business Email Compromise (BEC), is one of the highest reported cyber crimes in Australia and results in the loss of tens of thousands of dollars on average for small business. 

I will never forget the feeling of seeing a spam email which included MY PASSWORD, that I used to use for almost everything, as the subject headline.  It was like I got punched in the stomach, not nice!

Check out this quick blog post for tips on securing your online presence with strong passwords.

When you are overwhelmed in your small business there may come a point you need to outsource some work or a project. This article covers the signs you need to outsource, why spend money on outsourcing and how to go about finding the right person.