Insights

Every day, the business world becomes more unpredictable. That’s why business leaders are looking for greater certainty and control, wherever they can find it.

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced large parts of Australia into long periods of lockdown. There is increasing concern over the long-term effect this will have on businesses, both financially and from a cybersecurity perspective.

If you’re running a business of any size, chances are you’re a Microsoft customer and that you’re paying too much for Microsoft licenses.

In May this year, criminals performed a successful cyberattack on a large US organisation called Colonial Pipeline. Colonial Pipeline supply oil (or gas in the US) to 45% of the eastern seaboard of the USA. 

A couple of weeks ago, news came out that a large pipeline operator in the US, Colonial Pipeline, was breached and infected by ransomware. Their systems were taken offline by an attack that encrypted all their data and demanded a ransom for it to be unlocked.

Security should never be considered an add-on for your business – it’s a critical base element! The reality of today’s world is that security is becoming the elephant in the room that must be discussed.