User attitudes towards technology have changed. Gone are the days of green screens, slow downloads, clunky keyboards and complex set up procedures. Today we find ourselves surrounded by touchscreen user interfaces, geolocation-aware mobile devices and ‘one-click’ installation procedures. The sum result of these developments is that we expect three things from technology today: usability, usability [...]
The mobile revolution offers flexible businesses a significant productivity boost, but it shouldn’t come at the expense of security. Thanks to the rise of laptops, smartphones and tablets, your business now extends far beyond the front desk. These smart gadgets let staff spend less time tied to their desks and more time on the job, [...]
The Internet – a vast superhighway of information, business opportunity, entertainment and vice. Most of us use it, but does anyone really stop to think how it works? The Internet is just “out there” in most people’s perception, and this can cause businesses real problems. Most of your employees will go online without stopping to [...]
AVG (AU/NZ) would like to wish everyone stumbling back into their office cubicle a Happy New Year (and hand them a nice sizzling glass of Berocca). New year is a time of change, so we very typically use this period as a chance to set new goals, work on self improvement (both at home and at [...]
Mobile computing is on the rise. Smaller, faster, easier – in many ways, this approach epitomises much of how we have come to regard technology in general over the past decade. The mobile phone or PDA is no longer an exclusive white collar toy, and the processing power of 4.3inches of touch-screen in our sweaty [...]
As summer finally rolls into Australia and New Zealand, bringing with it a healthy dose of sunshine and Christmas cheer, AVG (AU/NZ) would like to play devil’s advocate and remind its users and the community at large about a proportional rise in “seasonal” online scams (such as the Australia Post Scam doing the rounds at [...]
Australians are increasingly relying on the internet in their everyday lives for banking, shopping, education and communication. Gone are the days of greylead pencils and blackboard dusters in our schools, or the hefty State Bank of Victoria bankbooks with the accumulated chicken scratchings of a year’s financial misdeeds. In this developing environment, AVG (AU/NZ) works [...]
How much do you know about online security and ways to minimise your risks? Q1. What are the main IT security issues that SMBs face? a) Online or web security against malicious websites b) Email problems including spam, phishing and malware c) Securing data so that sensitive information isn’t accidentally or deliberately distributed d) All [...]
A recent Digitial Diaries study by AVG found that today’s children are reaching “digital adulthood” as young as 10 years old. The sheer level of information that is now at the fingertips of all members of our community is staggering, and for some of us (like my mum), it may feel as though we’re being [...]
Small to medium sized businesses are increasingly becoming targets for cyber criminals. Internet Security and Anti-Virus solutions remain vital, but keeping your business threat-free and your information safe depends on far more than your choice of software alone. Companies need to embrace and adopt a concrete lock-down process that constantly monitors for new and emerging [...]
