Peter Tomlinson 
Here at Bang IT Solutions we want to keep our clients up to date with the current email scams to make sure they avoid a potential data breach. For the month of August two new email scams have been highlighted by MailGuard that are currently circulating people’s inboxes. One is using compromised Dropbox accounts to … Read more
Practically everyone experiences internet issues at some stage, either at home, in the workplace work or worse, at both. The vast majority of us have probably even experienced said issues today alone already! How often do you find yourself berating your internet speed for being too slow? And how much longer are you willing to … Read more
What is Phishing? Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, password and credit card details (and money), often for malicious reasons, by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. The cyber attack dubbed “PhishPoint” demonstrates the craftiness and extent cyber criminals will go to in order to harvest Office … Read more
SharePoint with Office 365 has already revolutionized the way corporations operate. Thus it acts as a great tool that enables content sharing and work collaboration. If you don’t have SharePoint Office 365 deployed already, we absolutely recommend it over anything to help your business run more efficiently. It has everything required to make your employees engaged, organized & productive. … Read more
Cloud services are ready and available everywhere, featuring an abundance of providers to choose from. But is it better to use one platform for all your online needs – or diversify your content throughout more multiple service providers? Nowadays cloud services are nearly as pervasive as credit card payments, and as critical to proper functionality and productivity … Read more
Say goodbye to using PSTN & ISDN phone lines forever As the NBN network is driving a switch from copper based voice services to services that run over broadband & data services, over the next 2-4 years PSTN & ISDN will be phased out. This means that traditional PSTN & ISDN phones and phone systems … Read more
Office 365 backups You probably assume that Microsoft takes care of backups in regards to Office 365, Exchange, Onedrive and Sharepoint. While Microsoft does look after the underlying infrastructure and application up-time, it is the responsibility of the customer to protect and manage their valuable business data. When it comes to working in cloud-based applications, … Read more
One of the latest phishing scams doing the rounds is using Apple branding to try and dupe victims. The scam functions by first sending victims an email detailing that their Apple ID has been locked. This email contains a link that supposedly takes the victim to the Apple website where they can unlock the account. … Read more
2018 is already well upon us, and statistically, 80% of our resolutions will have already failed miserably. Whether it was losing weight or learning a new language, chances are it’s not quite gone to plan. There’s no shame in that, priorities may have unexpectedly changed or unforeseen obstacles may have appeared. However, if one of … Read more
It is incredibly frightening how easy it is becoming for our personal data to be stolen. Nowadays, all scammers need us to do is unwittingly click on one single link in an email. Everyday, cybercriminals are devising new techniques and methods to get us to click on said links. One such method that is on … Read more