14 November 2026
Before the holiday shutdown: a practical technology checklist
Prepare staff access, backups, payment approvals and supplier contacts before your business, charity or community organisation closes for the holidays.
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News tagged “Cyber Security”
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13 November 2026
Staff are building apps with AI. Who looks after them next?
An AI-built script can solve a real problem quickly. Before it handles school or business data, give it an owner, a security review and a support plan.
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13 November 2026
Vendor assurance: better questions before you trust another platform
A shared vendor questionnaire is a useful starting point. The real value comes from evidence, clear responsibilities and a plan for when the service stops.
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13 November 2026
Critical PHP vulnerabilities: what to ask your web host and software vendors
Updating a website's plugins is only part of the picture. Check the PHP runtime, hosted software and the people responsible for keeping each service patched.
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Meet ASD Essentials: a fresh approach to cyber security
ASD's new Essentials brings a clearer structure to cyber security guidance. Here's what has changed and how to approach it without losing sight of your organisation's needs.
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14 September 2026
Where can Townsville small businesses get cyber security help?
Find current cyber advice, check which training is available, understand which older programs have ended, and turn recommendations into a practical plan.
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27 August 2026
Half of Queensland's independent schools do not enforce DMARC
We scanned the public email-authentication records of 236 Queensland independent and non-government schools. 81% publish a DMARC record, but only 51% enforce it and 19% have none at all — a gap that matters more since the 2026 Canvas incident put school contact lists in criminal hands.
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17 August 2026
Before you donate that laptop: the security step digital inclusion depends on
Donating useful technology is a good outcome. A secure process protects the previous owner, avoids passing risk to the recipient and makes device reuse sustainable.
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16 August 2026
How to spot a scam before your business pays for it
Scam messages are getting more convincing. Here are seven warning signs, a simple verification habit and the first steps to take if something has gone wrong.
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10 August 2026
Queensland's $11.5 million micro-credentials program: free cyber security, AI and procurement training for small business
A new $11.5 million Queensland Government investment funds free AI, cyber security and procurement micro-credentials for small and family businesses through the University of the Sunshine Coast. A separate, already-available free cyber security course runs through TAFE Queensland. Neither replaces a proper security review, but both are a genuinely useful, no-cost starting point.
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9 August 2026
Can someone spoof email from my domain? Try our free domain check
Can They Email As Me? is a free, privacy-first domain spoofing check for Australian businesses, charities and community organisations — now available in preview.
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7 August 2026
WordPress just had a rough month: what every business and charity website owner should check now
WordPress shipped two security releases in as many weeks as AI-accelerated exploit discovery hit old vulnerabilities. If your site was set up years ago and hasn't been touched since, here's what to check and who to ask.
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7 August 2026
10 practical ways to protect yourself from cyber attacks
A plain-English personal cyber security checklist — passphrases, password managers, MFA, verifying emails and calls, device security and what to do if your data's already been breached.
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7 August 2026
The five cyber security risks every charity and NFP board should already know about
Charities and not-for-profits carry donor data, financial trust and service continuity on volunteer capacity and lean budgets. Here are the five risks that matter most, and a realistic response.
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6 August 2026
School boards and the cyber storm: what ASD's frontier AI guidance means for education governance
Australian school boards hold some of the most sensitive data in the community — HR, finance and pastoral care records — yet cyber is rarely a standing board agenda item. ASD's new frontier AI guidance for directors is a practical prompt to change that.
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29 July 2026
What a Queensland Audit Office report on third-party cyber risk means for the rest of us
The Queensland Audit Office's Managing third-party cyber security risks report found public sector entities gave testers admin-level access and left security out of most vendor contracts. Here's what smaller organisations can take from it.
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28 July 2026
Australia's Cyber Security Strategy 2023–2030: the six shields, in plain English
Australia's national cyber security strategy is built around six "cyber shields" and three delivery horizons running to 2030. Here's what each shield actually means, without the policy-document language.
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28 July 2026
The Department of Home Affairs, the Cyber Security Act 2024, and what it actually means for a small organisation
Australia's first standalone cyber security law introduced mandatory ransomware payment reporting, a no-fault incident review board and new device security standards. Most small businesses and charities aren't directly captured — but the direction of travel matters.
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28 July 2026
Who do you actually call? Cyber incident and scam reporting in Australia, decoded
ReportCyber, Scamwatch, IDCARE, the OAIC, eSafety — Australia has several different reporting agencies depending on what's actually happened. Here's which one to use, in plain English.
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28 July 2026
ASD and ACSC explained: who actually protects Australian businesses online
The Australian Signals Directorate and the Australian Cyber Security Centre are often mentioned in the same breath, but they're not quite the same thing. Here's what each one actually does, in plain English.
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27 July 2026
Free cyber security check now open to every Australian business, not just charities
Suburban Secure's free, instant cyber security check is now open to any Australian business. Enter your domain to see if your email, DNS and website security has quietly gone stale.
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14 July 2026
Why Suburban Secure exists: stopping your own name being used to phish your community
Fifteen years of watching charities and small businesses get impersonated by their own email address — because DMARC was never finished — is the actual reason Suburban Secure exists. Here is the plain-English version of the problem, and what fixing it looks like.
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7 July 2026
Free charity and not-for-profit cyber security scanner is now live
A free, public-signal cyber security check for Australian charities and not-for-profits is now live. Enter an ABN or ACNC-listed name to see email, DNS and website security signals in minutes.
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3 July 2026
Paying security forward before the lockout happens
A small business can be one missing administrator, weak MFA setting or undocumented Microsoft 365 tenant away from a serious operational problem. Helping early is part of the strategy.
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30 June 2026
NFPs named in Australia’s next cyber security action plan
Australia’s Horizon 2 cyber security plan includes specific action for charities and not-for-profits. That is a useful signal for boards, church leaders and community organisations.
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30 June 2026
Steps every church can take to stay cyber-secure
Churches rely on technology for giving, communication, rosters, livestreaming and pastoral care. A few practical habits can reduce risk before a crisis arrives.
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30 June 2026
Ubiquiti integration for secure office and campus networks
For churches, charities and community organisations, Ubiquiti can offer a strong balance of routing, Wi-Fi, filtering, logging, CCTV integration and remote management when it is designed properly.
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