PSA: Everything you want to know about the WannaCry ransomware

Cybersecurity is back in the news this week.

The WannaCry ransomware or crypto-virus has infected many computers around the world and highlighted that the threat of scams, viruses, trojans, worms and ransomware is very real and that you need to be forever vigilant to keep your systems and your data safe.

In this article I want to remind everyone of some easy and simple ways to keep yourself safe.

Videos to make you think… Last post for 2016

Today is New Year’s Eve 2016, the final day for the year before we welcome in 2017 singing Auld Lang Syne like Boney M and then sleep for the first half of the day.

So for the final post for the year I have some videos to make you think.

Register for the Perth Australia December 2016 GPUG Chapter Meeting

Here is the call for all Perth based Microsoft Dynamics GP partners and customers to register for the next Perth Australia GPUG Chapter Meeting for Q4 2016.

The meeting will be held in one week’s time at the Microsoft Office in Perth on Wednesday 14^th December at 2:00pm to 5:00pm.

#MSCONNECT Rename Select Payables Checks, Edit Payables Check Batch, Edit Payables Check, Print Payables Checks, and Post Payables Checks windows

Time to vote.

This is the sixth in a series of blog posts where I will be highlighting Microsoft Connect product suggestions that need the community’s support. If you agree with the product suggestion, please help get as many votes as you can.

Register for the Perth Australia September 2016 GPUG Chapter Meeting

Here is a call for all Perth based Microsoft Dynamics GP partners and customers to register for the next Perth Australia GPUG Chapter Meeting for Q3 2016.

The meeting will be held in one week’s time at the Microsoft Office in Perth on Wednesday 14^th September at 5:00pm for a 5:30pm start.

PSA: The No More Ransom! Project

Following on my previous Public Service Announcements (PSA) about scammers and user credential hacks, today I have one on ransomware.

A while back, I posted a warning about Backups and Cloud Storage and how ransomware and in particular crypto viruses could destroy your cloud backed up files if they are automatically synchronised with your local files.

You are still safest to have a back up on a drive or system that is not always connected, and avoid getting ransomware on your system.

PSA: ‘;–have i been pwned?

Over the last few years there have been some high profile security breaches where hackers have been able to steal user information and credentials from various websites and publish the details.

Would you like a way to know if your credentials have been caught up in the hack?