Archive for author: Matthew Hinge

Free seo search engine optimization google illustration
Cybersecurity

Why You Should Scroll Past the First Result on Google

Summary: Scammers buy ads on Google and other search engines using the names of trusted brands and software, so their fake site shows up at the very top, above the real one. Click it and you can land on a fake ...

Corporate office team monitoring cyber security services on screen by Tech Engine Australia.
Cyber Security

Frontier AI Is Changing Cyber Attacks: What Australian Business Leaders Need to Do Now

Frontier AI is changing cyber risk in a fairly specific way. It is making some technical work faster, cheaper and easier to repeat. That includes finding vulnerabilities, testing combinations of weaknesses, wri...

Free scam phishing fraud illustration
Cybersecurity

How to Spot a Scam Email Now That They Look Real

Summary: Scammers now use AI to write their phishing emails, so the spelling and grammar mistakes that used to give them away are gone. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre and the FBI both warn that A...

hacker typing on a laptop lego style
Cybersecurity

What to Do in Case of a Cyberattack (Step by Step)

Article Summary: If your business is hit by a cyberattack, the first hour matters. Disconnect the affected devices from the network instead of powering them off, call your IT provider by phone, and leave the ev...

person sitting front of laptop
Cybersecurity

What Are Passkeys, and Should Your Business Use Them?

Article Summary: A passkey lets you sign in to an app or website using the same fingerprint, face, or PIN you use to unlock your phone or laptop, with no password to type. It’s built on a security standar...

flat-screen-computer-monitor-turned-on
Microsoft

Still on Windows 10? Here’s Why You’re Putting Your Business at Risk

Article Summary: Windows 10 reached the end of Microsoft support on October 14, 2025, which means it no longer gets security updates. The computers still work, but any new flaw found in Windows 10 will never be...

teacher-video-calling-with-his-students-using-a-computer
AI

Who Can See What Your AI Note-Taker Records?

Article Summary: AI note-takers join your meetings, transcribe everything said, and save the recording and summary to the vendor’s servers. Who can see that recording depends on the tool. Some keep your d...

closeup of mail app icon on phone
Cybersecurity

How to Stop Scammers from Sending Emails in Your Company’s Name

Article Summary: Email spoofing is when a scammer sends a message that appears to come from your domain, often to trick your clients or staff into paying a fake invoice or changing banking details. Three DNS re...

Free High-resolution close-up of a smartphone displaying a QR code on its screen. Stock Photo
Cybersecurity

QR Code Scams: What They Are and How to Protect Your Business

Article Summary: A QR code scam, sometimes called quishing, hides a malicious web link inside a QR code. Because the link is buried in an image instead of written as text, it slips past the email filters that n...

MacBook Pro turned-on
Cybersecurity

How Small Business Ransomware Attacks Work (And How to Protect Against Them)

Small businesses are the most common ransomware target by volume of incidents, even though many small business owners assume hackers focus on larger organizations. A 22-person company has enough revenue to be w...