What Happens When Your Business Loses Access to Its Systems?

What Happens When Your Business Loses Access to Its Systems

Most businesses have experienced a technology issue like this at some point: A critical system stops responding. Staff cannot access the information they need. Calls start coming through, but nobody is quite sure whether the issue will be resolved in five minutes or five hours. “The system’s really slow today, sorry”. Whether it’s a practice … Read more

User Authority Levels

IT user authority levels are really the same as any other authority structure in your workplace. The business owner makes the overarching choices, managers are responsible for processes, and the employees make the business run day to day. In a secure setup, not all users have the same authority levels – and for very good … Read more

Privacy Awareness Week

Privacy awareness week

Trust is built here – In every privacy complaint. In every resolution. Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) is an annual program designed to bring attention to your rights to privacy, and the importance of protecting your personal data. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) runs PAW each year alongside each state and territory, to ensure … Read more

When Calls Don’t Go as Planned

Phone systems are easy to take for granted until a call is missed, dropped, or sent to the wrong place. The signs are usually small, but familiar: A patient tries to confirm an appointment but gets a busy tone. A client calls back because the first call dropped out. A team member transfers a call, … Read more

Business Email Compromise

Business email compromise

What is it? Business Email Compromise (BEC) is a type of targeted phishing, or ‘spear phishing’. This is when cybercriminals create fake emails, or infiltrate legitimate emails, to scam businesses. Email is a common entry point for cyberattacks, as criminals can pretend to be a trusted contact: you receive a suspicious email from someone you know, … Read more

When Something Goes Wrong With IT, Who Do You Tell?

When something goes wrong with IT

Most people have experienced an IT issue at work. A system that suddenly won’t load. A login that stops working. An appointment program that freezes halfway through the day. An email that looks like it came from the boss but feels slightly, or very wrong. When things like this happen, the first instinct is usually … Read more

AI Security and Resource Management

Ai security and resource management

Businesses are now regularly utilising AI programs in their daily operations. These tools can assist productivity, create automations and reduce overhead across multiple industries, from medical centres to law firms. Quo Group is proudly partnered with Lyrebird Health, an AI clinical assistant that supports doctors and healthcare professionals take notes, dictate records, and integrate documents.  … Read more

Unusual Messages, Login Alerts and Signs Your IT Is at Risk

Unusual messages login alerts

It often starts with something small… A text saying a new login was detected from another device.  An email asking you to confirm an account to avoid it being locked.  A prompt to sign in again when you normally wouldn’t need to. Nothing obviously wrong, but enough to feel a little off. These signs are … Read more

Valentine’s with Cybersecurity

Valentines with cybersecurity

While there might be a lot of scary and dangerous parts of the technological world, there’s always time to take a moment and appreciate the good parts too!This Valentine’s season, Quo Group is showing some love to a few of our absolute favourite things about cybersecurity!Because who doesn’t want to feel protected and secure? Quo … Read more