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Meet Shaawin our Cloud Engineer.

Reasons we love Shaawin at Atarix:
💪 He's our in-house personal trainer
🤓 Azure specialist
💛 Leads every interaction with empathy
👂Very good at active listening, so you always feel heard.

An all-around great team member we love working with every day.

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"The cybersecurity authorities of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA). The intent of this joint CSA is to warn organisations that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has altered the geopolitical balance in ways that could expose organisations both within and beyond the region to increased malicious cyber activity. This activity may occur as a response to the unprecedented economic costs imposed on Russia as well as materiel support provided by the United States and U.S. allies and partners". Australian Cyber Security Centre

The global landscape has changed. Facing these challenges as a business is not easy; we can help you navigate how to implement not only a modern workplace but one agile enough to remain protected in unprecedented conditions.

Australian Cyber Security Centre on LinkedIn: ❗ Advisory ❗ A Joint Cybersecurity Advisory has been released in collaboration ❗ Advisory ❗ A Joint Cybersecurity Advisory has been released in collaboration with our partners about Russian State-Sponsored and Criminal Cyber Threats...

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“Data and AI permeate the entire T25 strategy, completely impacting the way we serve our customers."

How you implement technology now will impact how you serve your customers tomorrow. Telstra is taking steps to implement large-scale artificial technology intelligence into all areas of its business from the middle of this year.

Your business may not be ready for something like that, but it should consider the workplace it wants to be in 5-years because those steps start now. Don't worry if you don't know whether to go up, down, left or right. That's where we come in. Let us show you how to take your business into the future.

Telstra to drive AI into every part of its business

Telstra to drive AI into every part of its business Outlines key goal in its upcoming three-year transformation.

"As more of our lives have moved online to cope with lockdowns and restrictions on movement, scammers, hackers, and fraudsters have enjoyed greater opportunities to strike. And international tensions have shown us that today warfare is fought just as ferociously in the digital domain as it is in the real world, as state-sponsored threat actors attempt to spread disinformation and destabilise critical infrastructure."

Have the online threats to your business increased over the last 12-months? Never before have we had to defend against a digital landscape so large and attacks so sophisticated. The bad news is, that this shows no sign of stopping. The good news is, that you can create an armour of protection to safeguard and futureproof your business.

The Biggest Cyber Security Risks In 2022

The Biggest Cyber Security Risks In 2022 Cyber-attacks are on the rise, and cyber security is becoming more important than ever. I spoke to Equifax CISO Jamil Farshchi to explore look at the biggest cyber security risks in 2022

Cloud voice, video, chat and share. Yup, it's a buffet of unified communications on offer!

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Is your team back in the office in some capacity? Many businesses a looking for creative ways to bring the team back into HQ. A recent AFR article shared some of these non-traditional ways companies are getting people back together:
👍 Offices cleaned twice a day
👍 Monday breakfasts
👍 Speakers on Friday afternoons
👍 Team lunches
And more ways are being explored to obtain the sweet spot of 30% of staff returning to the office.

If you are looking for a return to the office strategy to entice your team back, the solution is to build an employee-centric modern workplace, which doesn't just happen by accident; it happens with careful planning. Find out how - download our guide.

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2021 saw the highest average cost of a data breach in 17 years, with the cost rising from US$3.86 million to US$4.24 million on an annual basis. (IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2021).

Are you scared yet?

In honour of Friday the 13th let's take a look at the scariest things to happen in cyber security this year as told by the Cyber Security Hub:

👻 New Mexico, USA | Ransomware
Bernalillo County, the most populous county in New Mexico, U.S., discovered a data breach on 5 January 2022. The ramifications included the closing down of government buildings, the blocking of a jail's camera feeds, and inmates' entrapment due to the failure of automatic door mechanisms. In response, the county turned many of its systems offline, resulting in some public services becoming unavailable.

👻 Puma | Ransomware
Sports manufacturer Puma was notified of data breach issues on 10 January following a ransomware attack against Kronos, one of Puma's workforce management solutions providers. According to reports, attackers stole the personal information of over 6,632 of its employees, including U.S. Social Security Numbers, and encrypted the data.

👻 Nvidia | Ransomware
On 23 February, Nvidia, the largest microchip maker in the U.S., experienced a ransomware attack. The group threatened to release 1 T.B. worth of data unless a ransom was paid by 4 March. The stolen information included employee credentials and proprietary company data, such as source codes. This resulted in parts of the business going offline for two days. The data was later leaked.

Attacks can happen to any business at any time for any reason. Take today as a reminder that being secure means less scary times ahead.

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Attacks have only increased since 2021; APAC organisation attacks have increased 14% to 51 times per week, reports Check Point Research.

Do you know how well your castle is protected?

Australian Cyber Security Centre share how ransomware can dress itself up and infect your device. How does it happen? It can be by:
🖥️ Visiting unsafe or suspicious websites.
🖥️ Opening emails or files from unknown sources.
🖥️ Clicking on malicious links in email or on social media.

Check out some of these great tips from the Australian Cyber Security Centre

Australian Cyber Security Centre on LinkedIn:

Australian Cyber Security Centre on LinkedIn: #ActNowStaySecure Learn the simple steps that can help you recover from a ransomware attack. Making regular offline backups to an external device, such as a USB stick, is...

“Customers moved to hybrid work during the pandemic.”

Spoiler alert! Are we shocked? Of course not!

The pandemic was the knee jerk to take companies down the path of hybrid working conditions. Still, it provided the je ne sais quoi many businesses needed to transform their operations, teams and future.

Microsoft Teams was the backbone for many businesses to stay connected and remain on track. It was indeed what got them through for our clients, so it comes as no surprise to see Microsoft go from strength to strength for its cloud-based solutions.

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Microsoft beats revenue estimates on cloud strength Customers moved to hybrid work during pandemic.

Think your workplace is pretty modern? Sure, you may tick off having bean bags in the office, but what about work-life balance, cyber security or innovation?

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You will receive scores and feedback across seven key areas to help you transform your workplace into something special.

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