As we enter the silly season and our minds turn to the end-of-year break, you can count on cybercriminals to ramp up their malicious cyber activity. According to the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), the organisation spearheading the Australian Government’s efforts to improve cyber security, the number and sophistication of cyberthreats in Australia is growing. There is now a ransomware report every 7 minutes, amounting to more than 76,000 cybercrime reports over the year.

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has named the overarching theme for 2022 as ‘Have you been hacked?’. Cyber security is important for every business and individual. The ACSC highlights the first steps as turning on automatic software updates, regularly backing up your devices, switching on multi-factor authentication, using passphrases, securing mobile devices, and watching out for cyber scams.

Today, with the reliance on technology to underpin business transactions, combined with the increasing threat of cyber-attacks, viruses, power outages and natural disasters, a business continuity plan is more important than ever.

While many organisations do have a plan, it’s common to overlook managed mobility services as an essential part of their plan. 

These days, enterprise mobility is a core part of almost every business.

If you want to get ahead of the competition, you need to understand, control and manage your mobile infrastructure effectively, and be ready to take advantage of new technology as it emerges.

When you’re hiring, it’s essential to get your new employees set up with the right equipment and signed up with the myriad of software tools that your business uses to be productive and efficient. As the lifeblood of your company, all these IT assets and licences need to be expertly managed and assigned to the right cost bases so you can monitor and control expenses.