21 Feb, 2019

Fake email scams and what to do It has become common practice for scammers to pretend they're representing different organisations and ask for money. They're targeting customers via email asking them to pay fees and give personal information to renew their services or subscriptions. These emails often have a link that provides an invoice with fake payment details or infects your computer with malware if you click the link. In the picture shown the scammer is trying to represent ASIC to get a

11 Aug, 2018

Is your business ready to migrate to Office 365? Choose the Plan That's Right for You! Access Anywhere, Any Time & On Any Device. Online/Offline Access. Online Collaboration. Easy to Use. Home/Business/Student. Up To 5 Devices Per User. Gecko Managed Services can migrate your business to Office 365 with minimal interruption. Contact us today to find out more. Contact Us

08 Feb, 2018

Protect every password in your business Every password is an entryway to your business, and LastPass makes it easy to secure them all. LastPass is a simple and easy to use service that stores all your passwords and login information securely. It can save you and your business time by allowing you to search all your saved passwords quickly and easily whether you are using a computer or mobile device. To learn more about LastPass click on the link below

18 Jan, 2018

Did you know, quite often Managed Service Agreements are set to auto renew rather than expire? There may also be a notice period required if you don't want it to renew. Failure to do so may leave you stuck somewhere you just don't want to be. It may be worth checking your Managed Services Agreement?

04 Jan, 2018

On the 4th of January this year Chris and Meg celebrated their wedding. They're now on a ship cruising around New Zealand without any internet. I know somebody who will be struggling without google!!

22 Dec, 2017

From the team at Gecko Managed Services we wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Gecko will be closed on the following public holidays. 25th Dec - Christmas Day 26th Dec - Boxing Day 1st Jan - New Years Day

12 Oct, 2017

Mr. Robot has won the hearts and captured the minds of a lot of people around the globe by showing a captivating view of the information security world — and how vulnerable we all are to cyberattacks. When you see how main character Elliot and the hacker group fsociety hack whole corporations, never mind just regular accounts, it starts to seem like nowhere and nothing is safe. But if you look more closely, you’ll notice most of the hackers’ victims in the series exposed themselves to danger by

21 Sep, 2017

Are you sick and tired of seeing ads while browsing the web? Well you are in luck! There is a quick and easy way to block ads in whichever browser you use... (Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla). All you have to do is go to the following website... https://adblockplus.org/ and click the big green button (as per the screenshot below). Now that Adblock Plus is installed you can enjoy accessing websites without all the annoying ads!

27 Jul, 2017

Kaspersky Lab has been working on a free anti-virus program for the past 18 months and it is finally here! Kaspersky Free provides the core essentials, anti-virus scanning & protection for your files, emails and web browsing. Kaspersky Free is not a replacement for a paid anti-virus but if your home computer does not have any anti-virus protection then you should install it to help protect your pc and data against viruses. https://www.kaspersky.com.au/free-antivirus