Cyber-Attacks are Bad News and Bad for Business
Keeping your digital systems safe and secure is essential in the digital age. With cyber-attacks on the rise, it is more important than ever to understand how to protect your data and devices. Recently, we have seen several incidents reported in the Australian media, which have involved data breaches for big companies, with Optus and […]
Social Media vs Websites
Social media and websites are both important, for different reasons. They go hand in hand, and in today’s society, it is important for businesses and organisations to use both to market themselves and engage with their audience. Social mediaSocial media is great for helping connect businesses with their target audience, building their brand and reputation, […]
New Website Launched
Forerunner is excited to announce the launch of our new website. A new year and new look. Forerunner Computer Systems has been operating successfully since 1997, and has undergone a various changes over the years as the business has evolved, and expanded services and products offered to both their residential and business clients. With the […]
ATO Advice – Cyber Scams
Online scams are an ongoing problem. A problem that is only getting worse as the scams become more sophisticated and believable. In 2021, Australians lost a record amount of over $2 billion in scams according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. This was despite the Australian government, law enforcement and the private sector disrupting […]
au Domains
.au domains are now available for registration. Why are these now available and should you register one for your business? The Australian Domain Administration (auDA) released the new “.au” domain, enabling Australian businesses to register shorter and more memorable domain names for their businesses. For example, yourbusiness.au could be promoted instead of yourbusiness.com.au. The .au […]
Invoice Scams
CYBER SECURITY ALERT Scams have become the norm. There are new scams circulating on a regular basis and something we need to learn to live with but be more aware of what to look for so we don’t get caught out and scammed. Hackers are intercepting emails with PDF attachments, such as business invoices. What […]
Drone Technology
Drone Technology! What is it and why are we hearing about it everywhere we go? Drones are ‘vehicles’ that are unmanned, and can be controlled without a human on board. They can be controlled from the ground using a remote control or computer, and a GPS tracking system. Drones and the Military The military use […]
What is Afterpay and how does it work?
In this day and age, it seems that technology is constantly evolving and there is a new way of doing things every single day. There are many payment options online like PayPal, but none like the latest shopping craze which is Afterpay. Afterpay is a digital service that started off last year, which makes it […]
Monitoring Employee Social Media
Is today’s society becoming too protective and restricted? Lately, it seems as though people’s opinions are squashed, and some are prevented from speaking up at all especially with censorship, monitoring and even data collection. With the forever evolving technology advances, and increased accessibility and audience, it’s hard knowing where to draw the line. Social Media […]
What’s new with Data Breach Laws?
Sadly, cybercriminals are always trying to challenge us and have been specifically targeting small and medium based businesses in Australia for years. While businesses have continuously been made aware that they should be reporting any data breaches to the Australian Information Commissioner, since the 22nd February 2018, it is vital for businesses to report all […]
