Working from home seems to be here to stay, as even after the stay-at-home orders ended in 2021, 40% of the people who transitioned into working from home stayed in that position. Loyal I.T. has researched the needs and solutions for working from home to ensure that staff are working effectively, safely, and productively. Last week we discussed your business hardware requirements (click here to read this) and this week we are covering connectivity and security.
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Working from home is nothing new. The Australian Productivity Commission reminds us that in the Industrial Revolution most people worked from home and thanks to the pandemic, we have re-discovered working from home (full time or partially) and it’s becoming the new “norm”. With this, comes a responsibility to ensure the home office is set up appropriately. Safe Work Australia has guidelines on setting up a workspace at home, including ergonomics, safety, good lighting ...

Signs of hacking Modern society is electronic – a place where our banking, social life, mail, shopping and work is in cyber space. This comes with many dangers, the most alarming being hacking. The good news is that Loyal I.T. Solutions has an application called Perch, that tracks and monitors activities, known as Security Event and Incident Management (SEIM).  To see Perch in action and the versatility of the SEIM, check out the Cyber Security Business Connect and Protect video.&...

We here at Loyal I.T. Solutions understand that the end of the year comes along so quickly, that you barely have a chance to take a breath, let alone buy office hardware. To help you with your decision making we have bundled up some great packages, to make that end of year buying so much easier. These packages are all loaded with Windows 10 Professional, which is compatible to a possible future upgrade to Windows 11, and are devices we regularly provide and stand by. Have a look a...

Australians are set to spend over $11 billion on Christmas presents this year, with a significant proportion to come from online sales - toys, jigsaw puzzles and board games are set to top the list of most popular gifts, according to research from the Australian Retailers Association (ARA). Buying online means that Australians are turning to the internet in a big way - an average of 48% of Christmas presents are likely to be purchased online, with 58% of people saying they’ll purchase m...

Everyone knows that updates are important, and to update frequently, but WHY should we do it? The Australian Cyber Security Centre recommends that users “patch your operating systems and applications within 48 hours where an exploit exists” and, as we know, cyber crime is a growing concern and almost everyone can be exploited. To illustrate this, the Annual Cyber Threat Report for FY 2020-21 has been released and shows an increase of nearly 13% in cyber crimes from 2019-...