by intellitek | Jul 3, 2017 | Blog
Any managed IT services company will tell you about the importance of updating your software especially when most think of it as a chore. Understandably the update reminders and restarts prompts will come at a wrong time but it is essential that you adhere to them on...
by intellitek | Jun 30, 2017 | Blog
In 2016 fraud and identity theft resulted in $21 billion worth of losses and was proving to be a lucrative gold mine for cyber criminals. Lucrative because it provided hackers with leverage to negotiate ransoms with businesses, organisations and individuals. In some...
by intellitek | Jun 29, 2017 | Blog
Weeks after the WannaCry ransomware shut down hospitals and businesses across the world, there have been reports of it successfully causing havoc in Japan and Australia. The self-spreading ransomware is still alive and kicking and the latest victims are Honda Motor...
by intellitek | Jun 28, 2017 | Blog
There have been reports of a huge cyber attack which has, so far, crippled firms, airports, banks and government departments across Europe. Code-named ‘Petya’, it is bearing similar resemblences to the WannaCry hack. What do we know so far? Ukraine has...
by intellitek | Jun 23, 2017 | Blog
In light of recent cyber attacks, the spotlight is now on businesses to ensure that they have the right security in place to protect themselves on a daily basis from hackers who are using more and more sophisticated techniques to infiltrate business defences. One huge...
by intellitek | Jun 21, 2017 | Blog
A South Korean web hosting company fell victim to ransomware hackers and had more than 150 of its servers compromised. Hackers demanded an equivalent of AU$5.8-million in ransom, but after a week of negotiations both parties agreed a fee of around AU$1.3-million...
