Setting IT priorities for 2027
Four questions to help regional business leaders choose three useful IT priorities, assign owners and plan a realistic budget for the year ahead.
Category: IT Governance
What your cyber insurer is really asking
Turn a technical renewal questionnaire into a practical evidence checklist, with clear responsibilities for your business, IT provider and broker.
The Essential Eight without the government jargon
A practical explanation of the eight security strategies, what maturity really means and how to choose the next step for your business.
The Hidden Costs of Ineffective Data Management
In business, data isn’t just power — it’s the very lifeline that fuels business decisions, drives innovations, and shapes strategies. However, businesses often find it difficult to effectively manage the vast amounts of data they hold, and that’s where data...
Conquering complacency on cloud backups
Converting to the cloud is akin to that smug feeling after ingesting a rich meal at a classy establishment. While climbing into the comfort of the cloud might be the current mood of savvy businesses, it’s too easy to fall...
The pointy end of cybersecurity
…if the hack takes the shape of a ransomware attack one might expect a costly claw at business profits. According to Sophos, there are seven uncomfortable truths of endpoint security. Before we explore such irksome realities, let’s breakdown the geek...
Australian privacy principles and data security
Australian Privacy Principles regulate your handling of personal information by private, non-profit and government organisations – styled “APP entities”. There are thirteen categories and they will by definition enlighten your business record keeping. Compliancy navigation begins with a slew of...
How to inspire strong IT governance?
Here are 6 tips to help you get a grip on IT governance for your business. Imagine you’re a rope climber inspecting window glazing on a skyscraper. Critical examination of your climbing kit of sling, carabiners and knots isn’t something...
In 2021 what generates a healthy IT Culture?
A healthy IT culture is underslung with a combination of prevention, mitigation and disaster recovery solutions. In the current climate if you are targeted by professional actors then it is very hard to prevent the attack. I talked with several...