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Alert Priority HIGH – Be on the lookout for new ransomware email scams
25 September 2017 Multifaceted email ransomware campaign currently underway A new campaign is using multiple methods to try and trick you into downloading ransomware onto your computer. The first method uses a fake email that claims to be from eBay, with a common subject line ‘Your invoice for eBay purchases (098871971234567#)’. The ‘click’ link leads to a
Alert Priority MEDIUM: 12.5 million Australian email accounts leaked online
31 August 2017 12.5 million Australian email accounts leaked online The email addresses of 711 million people have been published online, and include those of 12.5 million Australians. The personal data has been dumped on a server called Onliner Spambot, which since 2016 has been used to spread malware to steal banking details, and infect people’s computers so they
Welcome to 600 Cyclists to Stanthorpe with Ride CQ17
Welcome 600 Cyclists to Stanthorpe with Ride CQ17 Next week we have approximately 600 riders arriving from all over SE Queensland. They are on a 9 day ride from Goondiwindi to the Gold Coast as part of the Cycle Queensland 2017 tour. They arrive here in Stanthorpe on Tuesday 5th September and their rest day is also here on the
Wings Over Warwick Fly-In 9th September 2017
The Warwick Aero Club have sent through an invitation for a fly-in on 9th September 2017. Wings Over Warwick Fly-in Saturday 9th September – 8.00am to 2.00pm Ample aircraft parking Avgas Food and drinks from 8.00am 70’s band playing from 10.00am Come and join us Queensland Recreational Aircraft Assoc. and Warwick Aero Club www.qraa.info 0407733836 (Kelvin) for details or
Alert Priority HIGH: New guidelines for creating strong passwords
23 August 2017 New guidelines for creating strong passwords The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued new guidelines for password security that turn accepted wisdom about creating long strings of letters, numbers and symbols on its head. Details NIST, a non-regulatory federal agency within the US Department of Commerce, issued the original advice in 2003 that became
Community Development Services (CDS) moving back home..
Following extensive renovations at the Corrundum street building, which are now completed. Community Development Services (CDS) will be moving back to their usual office at 8 Corundum St Stanthorpe as of Friday 18/08/17. They can be contacted on (07) 4681-3777. Please continue to bear with us as we transition back home from Rodgers Street, Stanthorpe. Thank you all for your patience.
The Perfect Password
The Perfect Password Following ‘Bill Burrs’ admission to what we should have as an ideal password, which was horribly wrong, we wanted to give readers the best possible solution to making / changing their passwords for the better. Making a password that is relatively unbreakable is quite simple. You need to follow one of these two simple rules. Combine 4
Sustainable House Day – 17 September 2017
Sustainable House Day 2017 Open the door to sustainable living by touring some of Australia’s most environmentally progressive homes on show at Sustainable House Day, Sunday 17 September 2017. This unique peer to peer education is a valuable resource for anyone looking for inspiration, ideas and the key to sustainable living. For more than 15 years, Sustainable House Day has
World Suicide Prevention Day – 10 September 2017
World Suicide Prevention Day 10 September 2017 The World Health Organization estimates that over 800,000 people die by suicide each year – that’s one person every 40 seconds. In Australia more than 2500 people die each year with latest figures (2015) telling us that 3,027 Australians took their own life. Recent research tells us that hundreds of Australians are impacted by
Increase in online credit card fraud: Alert Priority high
3 August 2017 Increase in online credit card fraud: Alert Priority high Online credit card fraud increased significantly in 2016 with criminals netting $417.6 million, up from $363 million in 2015. The new finding has been revealed by The Australian Payments Network in its annual fraud data report. Other key findings included the overall amount of fraud on Australian cards cost