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Shoplifting a problem?
The crime of shoplifting is the taking of merchandise offered for sale without paying. Shoplifting accounts for more than 40% of reported shop losses annually. Shoplifting has become a large part of retail shrinkage. No matter how big or small the retail store may be,...
For non-urgent property crime reporting
Policelink 131 444 - the new number for non-urgent police matters There's a new telephone number to call when you need to report non-urgent police matters. The new Policelink 131 444 number is available 24/7 and provides Queenslanders with an additional method to...
Writing Marketing That Gets You Business
Poorly written marketing pieces can really cost you big time! It's not just about the cost of that particular marketing piece or advertisement but as much about the lost business you will never see because you didn't engage your audience. Here are my five top tips to...
Don’t Be Held To Ransom!
Ransomware is a piece of malicious software that restricts access to computer files by encrypting them and then demands a ransom paid to the creator for giving you access again. The only way to get access to these files is to pay the ransom or restore earlier versions...
5 Ways To Keep Your Mobile Devices Secure
It seems like every time you turn on the news lately, there are more stories of companies having their data stolen or corporate networks being hacked into. In fact, data theft and the hacking of business networks is actually on the rise. More and more of these attacks...
The 8 Critical Questions You Should Ask When Dealing With IT Suppliers
Dealing with IT suppliers and service providers is challenging for many businesses and many have concerns over reliability, security, cost as well as other factors. The key to hiring or dealing with a supplier is to do the research and leg work up front to ensure you...
5 Tips On How To Use Your IT Systems Smarter
We’ve all seen or heard the recent budget and we all have to tighten our belts and cut our spending, so I thought it would be useful to put together some areas of your IT where you could work smarter, and in some circumstances, cheaper. 1 Reduce your...
Choosing a Cloud Computing Provider
Many businesses are now looking towards “cloud computing” to provide them with the IT systems and services that they would have previously had in their office. Cloud computing encompasses many different technologies and services with a huge variety of “as a service”...
10 Tips For Disaster Recovery Planning
I’ve put together some key tips around what businesses should be doing in planning for a disaster to help protect themselves and if the worst was to happen how the business could get their IT systems up and running again. 1 Put together an IT...