Data security is as much about your people as it is about the technology you deploy. As employees can be the focus of cyber attacks, it’s really important to consider how you’re empowering your people to create a strong mobile security culture.

These days, it’s still all too common for an employee to inadvertently click a malicious link or get targeted through social media.

As we wrap up 2022 we have seen post-Covid work cement hybrid working, WFH is now in the dictionary and cyber security attacks are the new normal.

What will 2023 brings us in comms tech? New technologies like 5G continue to reshape existing ways of doing things in surprising ways and businesses that are ready to capitalise on these changes are likely to get ahead. It is every leader’s job to be familiar with how innovations in technology can impact their organisation and keep abreast of what’s to come.

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.