With people spending a lot more time at home sheltering we are finding entertainment online. Google searches for Netflix jumped 142% since the advice to stay home became serious. The criminals as usual take note [...]

The FBI released an alert describing how scammers can use personal information on social media to break into online accounts. As people are confined to their homes, many have been drawn to social media where [...]

Whilst we start to wrestle with the "when and how do we restart" post Covid19 the malicious actors are unfortunately ahead of us all. Over the past week or so there has been robust debate [...]

Since 1996 Consulting IT have engaged in a number of large-scale projects and deployments across Professional Services/ Not for Profit/ Mining and Energy/ Engineering and Manufacturing sectors, our flexibility in all aspects of the IT [...]

A scammer has stolen more than $45,000 worth of bitcoin over the past month by tricking people with fake QR code generators discovered running on a number of different websites. Bitcoin addresses are often converted [...]

The massive uptake of video conferencing service Zoom has resulted in a rise in stock price, a class action lawsuit and a huge opportunity for cybercriminals. With “work from home” becoming the new normal, this [...]

With many countries participating in social distancing directives, remote workers are elevating both personal and organisational risk. While working from home you have likely already experienced some of the challenges around finding a quiet place [...]

Today, more than ever before, we need all employees to follow a number of basic guidelines to help ensure you don’t become a target for Phishing or Ransomware cybercriminals. Strong, unique passwords: Create strong passwords by [...]

Work from home staff often require an enterprise virtual private network (VPN) solution to connect employees to an organisation’s network. Many companies are now requiring their employees to work from home but there is a [...]

Since 1996 Consulting IT have engaged in a number of large-scale projects and deployments across Professional Services/ Not for Profit/ Mining and Energy/ Engineering and Manufacturing sectors, our flexibility in all aspects of the IT [...]

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned private industry partners of threat actors abusing Microsoft Office 365 and Google G Suite as part of Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks. "The scams are initiated through specifically [...]

Malicious actors continue to craft ruthlessly aggressive email attacks tailored to leverage mounting fears and anxieties surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak, bad guys try to exploit the very worst fear among email recipients: the fear of [...]

High-end French lingerie firm Lise Charmel has gone into receivership after being floored by a ransomware attack that encrypted its entire computer system and paralysed the company for a month during which it lost millions. Founded in [...]

Since 1996 Consulting IT have engaged in a number of large-scale projects and deployments across Professional Services/ Not for Profit/ Mining and Energy/ Engineering and Manufacturing sectors, our flexibility in all aspects of the IT [...]

Holding data for ransom often has business repercussions beyond just delays and inconvenience. In the case of a police investigation, it’s putting criminals back on the street. A Police department in Florida were hit with [...]

Since 1996 Consulting IT have engaged in a number of large-scale projects and deployments across Professional Services/ Not for Profit/ Mining and Energy/ Engineering and Manufacturing sectors, our flexibility in all aspects of the IT [...]

As a responsible organisation Consulting IT have helped to #flattenthecurve by sending staff home to ensure the health of our staff, our clients and of course the all-important business continuity of ourselves as a business in [...]

A phishing campaign that is convincingly spoofing emails from the online payment company Stripe is in the wild and being replicated with other payment websites. The email informs the recipient that an unknown device has logged [...]

As a responsible organisation Consulting IT have helped to #flattenthecurve by sending staff home to ensure the health of our staff, our clients and of course the all-important business continuity of ourselves as a business [...]

Since 1996 Consulting IT have engaged in a number of large-scale projects and deployments across Professional Services/ Not for Profit/ Mining and Energy/ Engineering and Manufacturing sectors, our flexibility in all aspects of the IT [...]

As a responsible organisation Consulting IT have helped to #flattenthecurve by sending staff home to ensure the health of our staff, our clients and of course the all-important business continuity of ourselves as a business [...]

As a responsible organisation Consulting IT have helped to #flattenthecurve by sending staff home to ensure the health of our staff, our clients and of course the all-important business continuity of ourselves as a business [...]

We have consistently been on at the forefront of change since 1996 and in today’s environment, we are no different. You have probably seen or read many an article from myself outlining the need to [...]

With the coronavirus spreading, managers should be preparing for the possibility that their teams may have to work from home. This articles offers strategies for helping team members continue to collaborate effectively and meet deadlines. [...]

A 22-year-old Instagram and YouTube "influencer" has been arrested after allegedly convincing her followers to assist her in a fraud scheme. Prosecutors say the influencer posted on Instagram, Snapchat, and Facebook using social engineering to tell her [...]

As the world issue travel bans, mass shutdowns, cities and now countries look to isolate their people ... here is a fantastic article from our partners at KnowBe4 on the ways the bad guys (and [...]

Like the Coronavirus scare, the business of scamming will play a major role in the cybercriminal footprint. The games will provide countless options to scam participants, sponsors and spectators using contextual details and social engineering. [...]

Microsoft is allowing and encouraging its employees to work from home as the novel coronavirus outbreak continues to spread in countries around the world. The software giant has updated its guidelines for employees, allowing anyone [...]

No, it is not a reward of $48k for the biggest gaming fish, it is the figure the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) identified as the highest loss/ attack at a little over $48,000 per attack [...]

75% of the Australian and New Zealand wool industry forced offline for a week due to Ransomware attack. Read the article here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-02-27/ransomware-cyber-attack-cripples-australian-wool-sales/12007912 #computersecurity #informationtechnology #informationtechnology #emailsecurity #emailsecurity #antivirusandmalwares #phishingattacks #computersoftware #computersoftware #socialengineering #breached #breached [...]

No, this is not a typo ….. it is a “B” for Billion and you too could be a part of it by just doing nothing, absolutely nothing …… you interested??? Ransomware attacks shift from simple [...]

IT Support Engineer (Level 1) ALL applicants via Acworth Recruitment on SEEK ONLY. No other recruitment agencies or direct applicants accepted. Failure to understand means you can not follow instructions and you will NOT be [...]

It goes without saying, this pandemic is scary, and it is starting to affect Australian businesses in a myriad of ways. Businesses and in some cases, entire towns/ cities/ provinces around the world are in [...]

The recent attack on facilities management company ISS has created a significant disruption in their operations, communication and services worldwide. With over 500,000 employees, the last thing Denmark-based facilities company ISS needs is any kind [...]

Cybercriminals never stop their innovation; they want your data and will do anything to get it. Developing a novel method to poison Google's extension ecosystem and combining this with “social engineering” tactics that lure users into [...]

Businesses, especially those in the Professional Services vertical are experiencing an increase worldwide in a relatively new style of Cybercriminal activity. The hackers infiltrate your network, steal data and slowly drip feed that confidential/ sensitive [...]

Ever alert to an opportunity, cybercriminals are exploiting the Coronavirus/ COVID-19 epidemic in their attacks. In the last week, numerous security experts have seen phishing emails purporting to be from the "World Health Organization" or [...]

With Ransomware increasing by 41% a recent report shows that 90% of data breaches in the UK during 2019 are caused by human mistakes. The analysed data breach reports received by the UK Information Commissioner’s [...]

What is Ransomware? How am I a target? What does it do? Ransomware by its very name locks users out of your own data and then holds your data for ransom. These attacks cause data-loss, [...]

Alex has been with Consulting IT for the better part of a decade, as our General Manager he also wears the hat of Technical Director, Lead Engineer, Chief Problem Solver, IT Guru and plant waterer. [...]

November saw the Consulting IT family expand as we welcomed Tom to our technical team. As a keen PC gamer and enthusiast, he is very much immersed in everything IT related and keeping up with the [...]

Last Month (November '19) Consulting IT welcomed Corey Hill as our new National Sales and Marketing Manager based in Brisbane. With 25 years sales experience behind him in the IT and Telecommunications fields he has [...]