Blog tagged as Australia

Can a scammer fake a phone number? The number on your screen is not evidence.

25.10.26 11:19 - By Shaun Barnett
Can a scammer fake a phone number? The number on your screen is not evidence.
Yes, easily, and your phone cannot tell. What it does label for you, what it never will, and what to do when a call says it is the police or your bank.

What to do if your medical records are in a data breach. Nobody chose the fax company.

16.10.26 18:36 - By Shaun Barnett
What to do if your medical records are in a data breach. Nobody chose the fax company.
A leaked medical file has almost no reset button. Here is the exception nearly nobody knows about, and what to do when your health data is in a breach.

ASD Essentials is here. Here is why your small business should do nothing.

15.10.26 13:02 - By Shaun Barnett
ASD Essentials is here. Here is why your small business should do nothing.
ASD published Essentials, the successor to the Essential Eight, on 15 October 2026. It is written for government and large organisations, nobody can certify you against it, and our advice to small business is to do nothing about it for now. Keep going with SMB1001, and here is why.

They only took your name and email. What can scammers do with that?

13.10.26 08:33 - By Shaun Barnett
They only took your name and email. What can scammers do with that?
A breach took no passwords and no card numbers, only names and contact details. Here is what that actually buys a scammer, and what to do about it.

Why do scams always rush you? Every scam needs you in a hurry.

04.10.26 15:07 - By Shaun Barnett
Why do scams always rush you? Every scam needs you in a hurry.
October is Cyber Security Action Month and the national theme is one second. Why every scam needs you in a hurry, and exactly what to do in the pause.