5 reasons to avoid off-the-shelf disaster recovery solutions
The global Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) market is anticipated to expand at an astounding 36 percent Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) from 2014 to 2022, rising from a value of USD 621.3 million in 2013, according to a report by Transparency Market Research....
blueAPACHE Victoria have moved into their new home
Further to our earlier announcement, the Victorian operations of blueAPACHE have now moved into their new home located at 436 Johnston Street, Abbotsford. Spanning across most of the ground floor, it brings our Victorian team together under one roof while our current...
Still crying over WannaCry, Petya and Goldeneye?
Even as organisations continue to cope with last month’s wave of ransomware attacks linked to WannaCry, on Tuesday, the world woke up to yet another global ransomware outbreak. Victims of the latest Petya ransomware include the Ukrainian government, the Chernobyl...
blueAPACHE ranked 77 on MSPmentor Global Edition
PRESS RELEASE Melbourne, Australia – For the sixth consecutive year, blueAPACHE have been named on Penton Technology’s annual MSPmentor 501 Global Edition – a distinguished list and report identifying the world’s top 501 Managed Service Providers (MSPs). This year,...
Six tips for identifying malicious emails
In January this year, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) issued a warning regarding scam emails purporting to come from the ATO. The emails contained a link that when clicked had devastating effects; anything from installing keylogging spyware to CryptoLocker ransomware....
Microsoft Office 365 suffers global outage
Thousands of Microsoft Office 365 users are currently experiencing issues due to a global outage. Australia appears to be one of the worst hit countries with many users having trouble sending and receiving emails and logging into their Outlook accounts. This issue has...
Are cyberattacks the next black swan event?
A black swan event is an unexpected, high-profile event that is large in magnitude and consequence and is extremely difficult to predict. If cyberattacks are the next black swan event, is it possible for organisations to prepare themselves for it? The term...
Biggest ransomware outbreak reaches Australia
Australian organisations brace for a new wave of ransomware attacks linked to WannaCry due to its rapidly developing variants and the beginning of the work week. A ransomware attack of unprecedented scale was launched over the weekend, sending tremors across the...
The complex terminology of cloud computing made simple
The world of cloud computing can be confusing at times - there seems to be an acronym for everything. Below is a quick guide with definitions for some of the most commonly used terms. XaaS The 'X' can refer to anything. The key here is 'aaS' which refers to 'as...