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Cybersecurity, IT and small-business advice — written for Central Coast, Sydney and Newcastle business owners.
BYOD Policy Tips: Fixing the Common Barriers
Staff want to use their own phones and laptops, and IT wants control. How to get past the real BYOD barriers (privacy fears, lost devices, offboarding and cost) without managing anyone's whole phone.
Microsoft 365 Features You Already Pay For
Most businesses use a fraction of their Microsoft 365 licence. Here are the features already included in your subscription that are worth turning on this week.
What Microsoft Defender Actually Does
There are five different products called Defender and they do very different jobs. Here is what each one covers, and which your business is probably already paying for.
Vulnerabilities Hackers Are Exploiting Right Now
Attackers don't need exotic zero-days. The vulnerabilities being exploited right now are in firewalls, VPNs, old servers and routers. What's being hit, and how fast you need to patch.
Still Stuck on a Legacy Browser App?
Internet Explorer is gone, but the business applications that needed it are not. Here is how to keep a legacy web app running safely while you plan its replacement.
6 IT Policies Every Small Business Needs
Most small businesses run on unwritten IT rules, until something goes wrong. The six IT policies worth writing down, what each should say, and how to keep them short enough that people read them.
Outdated Software You Should Stop Using in 2026
Windows 10, Office 2016 and 2019, Exchange 2016, Skype and now Publisher have all reached end of life. Here's the discontinued tech to retire and why unpatched software gets hacked.
What is the best email and Cloud backup solution?
Chewing IT, a Central Coast managed IT service provider, explains about SkyKick Cloud Backup including unlimited backup, email, and storage.