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The WA Government Cyber Security Policy: what suppliers need to know
What the 2024 WA Government Cyber Security Policy asks of agencies and their suppliers, from the Essential Eight to 24 hour incident reporting.
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- Cyber Security
7 min readNew
The WA Government Cyber Security Policy: what suppliers need to know
What the 2024 WA Government Cyber Security Policy asks of agencies and their suppliers, from the Essential Eight to 24 hour incident reporting.
- Managed IT & Support
5 min read
Windows Server 2016 end of support: 12 January 2027
Windows Server 2016 stops getting security updates on 12 January 2027. What that means, your Extended Security Update options and how to plan the upgrade.
- AI & Automation
5 min read
Copilot Chat or the paid Microsoft Copilot licence: what's different?
The free Copilot Chat in Microsoft 365 versus the paid Copilot licence: what each can see, how your data is protected, agents, and when paying makes sense.
- Managed IT & Support
7 min read
How to choose a managed IT provider in Perth
What to ask a managed IT provider in Perth or regional WA before you sign, from service desk hours and onsite support to admin accounts and exit terms.
- Cyber Security
6 min read
FortiGate vulnerabilities: what to patch and what to check
The FortiGate and FortiOS flaws attackers have used since 2024, the versions that fix them, and the checks to run if your firewall was exposed.
- AI & Automation
6 min read
ChatGPT, Claude or Microsoft Copilot: which one suits your business?
A fair comparison of ChatGPT, Claude and Microsoft Copilot business plans: data use, training, admin controls, and where each one fits best.
- Cyber Security
6 min read
Citrix Bleed 2 (CVE-2025-5777) and the NetScaler flaws that followed
What Citrix Bleed 2 leaked, which NetScaler builds fix it and the 2025 and 2026 flaws after it, and why you must kill sessions after patching.
- Managed IT & Support
6 min read
Windows 10 end of support: what to do a year later
Windows 10 support ended in October 2025. What Extended Security Updates cover and cost, what unsupported means, and whether to upgrade or replace.
- Cyber Security
5 min read
Business email compromise and fake invoice fraud in Australia
How changed bank details and fake invoice emails trick Australian businesses into paying criminals, and the checks that stop the money leaving.
- Cyber Security
6 min read
ClickFix: the fake "verify you are human" page that installs malware
How ClickFix fake CAPTCHA pages trick staff into running malware themselves, and the Windows and Microsoft 365 settings that stop it.
- Cloud & Business Systems
5 min read
SPF, DKIM and DMARC explained, and how to get to reject safely
What SPF, DKIM and DMARC do, why Gmail, Yahoo and Outlook now insist on them, and a safe path to a DMARC reject policy in Microsoft 365.
- Cyber Security
6 min read
The Essential Eight maturity levels, in plain English
What the Essential Eight is, what maturity levels zero to three mean, which level suits your organisation, and a practical way to reach level one.
- Managed IT & Support
5 min read
Backups that survive ransomware: immutable, offline and tested
Ransomware goes after backups first. How 3-2-1-1-0, immutable copies, separate credentials and restore tests keep yours usable, and the Essential Eight link.
- AI & Automation
5 min read
Is your business ready for AI? Four questions to ask first
Before buying AI tools, check four things: your information, your permissions, the process you want to improve and who owns the result.
- Cloud & Business Systems
7 min read
Microsoft 365 licensing, explained for growing businesses
Business Basic, Standard, Premium or E3? A plain-English guide to Microsoft 365 licences in 2026, where Copilot fits, and the mistakes that waste money.
- Cyber Security
6 min read
Notifiable data breaches: what Australian businesses must do
Who the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme covers, what counts as an eligible data breach, the 30 day assessment, and the Privacy Act changes to know.
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