A further advisory on the Optus Cyber Breach and initial recommendations.

Regular media coverage around the size and impact of the Optus Cyber Breach is ongoing.

Optus is communicating with affected customers via email and text message with actions and recommendations, supported by third party recommendations from the Federal Government including the AFP.

By now many of you would have heard through the news about the Optus Cyber Attack and the potential impacts of that to customer information and privacy.

Rawson Verco Need Cyber Security would advise any businesses with an Australian website to secure their .au domain before the priority deadline.

You have until 20 September 2022 to secure a priority allocation of the new .au direct domain name that matches your existing .com.au or .org.au domain name.

Ok, so I’ll admit it. The world of HR isn’t always a walk in the park.

With hairy topics like:

• Holding onto star employees (while dealing with poor performers)…
• Creating a vision for the future growth of your company…
• And developing the leadership ability to bring that vision to life…
  It’s easy to see why HR can seem kind of intimidating.

And why many business owners put off digging into their HR processes and structures (often until it’s too late). Because it takes a special breed of specific planning, awareness and skills to get the best out of your people.

As an employer we are continuously looking for exciting and cool new things to apply within our organisation. What you always want to check first, is that you have the basic foundations right.

When claiming expenses relating to your employment income, you must ensure you have spent the money yourself and were not reimbursed by your employer. The expenses must be directly related to your income, and you must keep the appropriate records.