It's happened again.  Yahoo reports there has been a huge data leak of the email addresses and passwords of 771 million people.  I did not escape the breach, nor did many of the email addresses we use at Loyal I.T. Currently, it is unknown where the breach occurred, but it is important for everyone who has been breached, to update your password to something new and most importantly, something strong.  Strong passwords are generally over 8 characters long, contain a c...

Michael T & Naomi piled into Brendan's car on a Tuesday morning recently, ready to take on the "big smoke" Darling Harbour, Sydney to attend the annual I.T. trade show CeBIT. For Michael & Brendan, this was not their first time however, for Naomi it was. Naomi was busy questioning the guys on the drive down about all things I.T. in the hope to get her "geek on". We arrive & it is on! There were multiple speakers, stands galore & geeks (I...

As you may be aware, the tech news headlines over the past week have been dominated by the new strain of ransomware called "WannaCry".  This ransomware leverages a bug in Microsoft Windows computers which encrypts all of your data then requests payment in Bitcoin.  Those of you who have been following this blog over the years would recognise the modus operandi of this ransomware being very similar to that of the original Cryptolocker ransomware.  There is nothing t...

Happy world backup day! (Yes, World Backup Day is a thing) Did you know that over 60 million computers will fail worldwide in the next 12 months?  1 in 10 computers will be infected with a virus every month?  29% of disasters are caused by accident?  What would you do if you lost everything?  It's a scary prospect considering that 30% of people have never backed up their data!  Don't let this happen to you. When was the last time you backed up y...

It was a dark and stormy Tuesday afternoon in mid-March, 4 dedicated Loyal team members made a sudden (but planned) attack on the West Gosford Blood bank to donate their exquisite blood. We entered the building with pride & courage due to the support we have for our dear friend and teammate Adam King. Mick was the first in line, "Mr. Boss Man" was on the frontline, he rolled up his sleeves and ended up having to get stabbed twice for his blood to flow. He was ever so fear...

Late last year the team rolled up their sleeves and gave blood again.  Well, most of us did.  Unfortunately, Michael Trimblett was denied the ability to give blood this time.  No, it's not what you're thinking.  That's right, it was to do with some risky out-of-hours activities that left him with sores on his knees.  Before you jump to any conclusions, it was from playing Soccer 5's as goal keeper.  The wound was so innocuous it was nearly not ...