Free Microsoft Office for mobile devices
Microsoft's Office suite for iPad, iPhone, and Android is now free. In a surprise move, the software giant is shaking up its mobile Office strategy to keep consumers using its popular Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote applications. This change means you'll no longer...
blueAPACHE 2014 IT Security Summary
The blueAPACHE 2014 IT Security Summary is now available as a downloadable infographic. With a reported 48% growth in IT security incidents over the past year, 94% of organisations having experienced at least one attack in the past 12 months, and the costs of a single...
2014/15 Industry Network Embargo
With the end of the year rapidly approaching, details of the annual embargo on new network services from the telecommunications carriage providers are now available. The industry embargo is a period when no new network projects that include the laying of copper,...
Record number of IT security attacks
A new Kaspersky Lab and B2B International survey of 3,900 IT professionals shows 94% of organisations have had targeted IT security attacks in the past year. Their IT Security Risks Survey detailed that a single successful targeted attack can cost an organisation $US...
Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic IT Trends For 2015
Gartner have released their top-ten information technology trends for 2015. Strategic technology trends are defined as having potentially significant impact on organizations in the next three years. Their list comprises: Computing Everywhere As mobile devices continue...
blueAPACHE in Talkin’ Cloud Top 100
blueAPACHE make the Talkin' Cloud Top 100 Cloud Service Providers for 2014. The 2014 Talkin' Cloud 100 awards rank the world's top cloud service providers, aggregators, brokers and more. Hotly contested across multiple channels, blueAPACHE have featured since...
Shell shocked – the Bash bug
A critical security flaw known as ‘Shell Shock’ has recently been found in Bash that is worrying a lot of people, and rightly so. The US National Vulnerability Database rate this new flaw as a Level 10, and CERT Australia has noted plenty of online chatter around...
Windows Server 2003, how big a problem is it?
As Microsoft confirms that Windows Server 2003 will no longer be supported (or more importantly, no longer receive critical service packs or security updates), we are learning that the need to start migrating away is rapidly becoming something businesses should be...
New privacy laws and the Cloud
On March 12, 2014, new privacy laws in Australia made it compulsory to notify new and existing customers about the data you collect and what you do with it. The new data privacy laws introduces harsh financial penalties for individuals and companies found guilty of...