tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38034504787212224132024-03-14T04:01:04.164+08:00myBizConciergeMBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-22552445280826942412022-04-28T22:00:00.005+08:002022-05-12T15:12:07.632+08:00Cyber Security Awareness 002: Understanding PII (Personally Identifiable Information)<h2 style="text-align: left;">PII (Personally Identifiable Information)</h2><h3 style="text-align: left;">What is PII and what should I be aware of?</h3>
<style type="text/css">@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tg {width: auto !important;}.tg col {width: auto !important;}.tg-wrap {overflow-x: auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;margin: auto 0px;}}</style><div class="tg-wrap"><table><tbody><tr><td style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px;" valign="top" width="60%"><h4>What is PII?</h4><p>In terms of Cyber Security PII (Personally Identifiable Information) is any information associated with the target that could be used as potential leverage for an attack against that individual, an associate, or the company they work for as well as any clients and suppliers the business deals with.</p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>Usually with an intent to gain further leverage or monetary value against that person/s and or<br />the company they work for and/or to use any clients and suppliers' details for onselling or further propagation.<p></p></td><td align="right" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNjwsbcKeN80Zh-C8R8jQcgj6zYzGEAKT_m_8B_FAE4dKZZkwFZ4e1yG8zS0L94BA0mpPEcCLRE2vxEgdjXFA31LiOaMQqCCg3uPXZrF_jmAAbX05Iiz-AURblko3HkSJrHc3RK8psTCDyb_qQvMS2D1l23Smyay9REvqaXn2Izw2ndhRAee8Taa8/s1920/Hacker-Fishing-PII.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="1920" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNjwsbcKeN80Zh-C8R8jQcgj6zYzGEAKT_m_8B_FAE4dKZZkwFZ4e1yG8zS0L94BA0mpPEcCLRE2vxEgdjXFA31LiOaMQqCCg3uPXZrF_jmAAbX05Iiz-AURblko3HkSJrHc3RK8psTCDyb_qQvMS2D1l23Smyay9REvqaXn2Izw2ndhRAee8Taa8/s320/Hacker-Fishing-PII.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><a href="https://www.vecteezy.com/free-vector/personal-information"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Image by Vecteezy</span></a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<p>In the EU the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation" target="_blank">GDPR</a> (General Data Protection Regulation) law was formed to make businesses and organisations accountable and give individuals more control and rights over their personal data.</p><p>In most other countries privacy laws about digital data and PII fall back to updates to traditional privacy laws.</p><span></span><span><!--more--></span><p>The loose definition of PII in Australia is: </p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-3a44ba79-7fff-b956-06af-7f5eb1e86f35"></span></p><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 95%;"><colgroup><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: #c9daf8; border-bottom: solid #d9d9d9 1pt; border-color: rgb(217, 217, 217); border-left: solid #d9d9d9 1pt; border-right: solid #d9d9d9 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #d9d9d9 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 13.4929pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-left: 6pt; margin-right: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin: 0pt 6pt 14pt;"><span face="Roboto,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #003347; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">’Information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable:</span></p><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #003347; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 21pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #003347; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">whether the information or opinion is true or not; and</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #003347; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 21pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #003347; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">whether the information or opinion is recorded in a material form or not.’</span></p></li></ol></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>An example of some PII relating to Cyber Security is: </p><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 36pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 95%;"><colgroup><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: #c9daf8; border-bottom: solid #d9d9d9 1pt; border-color: rgb(217, 217, 217); border-left: solid #d9d9d9 1pt; border-right: solid #d9d9d9 1pt; border-style: solid; border-top: solid #d9d9d9 1pt; border-width: 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 13.4929pt; vertical-align: top;"><h4 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.44; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 11pt;"><span face="Roboto,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #79858e; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Common examples of personal information</span></h4><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #003347; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 14pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 3pt;"><span face="Roboto,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #003347; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Information about a person’s private or family life.</span></p></li></ol><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="2" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #003347; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: circle; margin-left: 78pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #003347; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">A person’s name, signature, home address, email address, telephone number, date of birth, medical records, bank account details and employment details will generally constitute personal information.</span></p></li></ul><ol start="2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #003347; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 14pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #003347; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Information about a person’s working habits and practices.</span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 14pt; margin-left: 6pt; margin-right: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin: 0pt 6pt 14pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-cce7256b-7fff-fd6b-6de8-1b17ffd5516b"></span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="2" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #003347; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: circle; margin-left: 78pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #003347; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">A person’s employment details, such as work address and contact details, salary, job title and work practices.</span></p></li><li aria-level="2" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: #003347; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: circle; margin-left: 78pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 3pt;"><span face="Roboto,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #003347; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Certain business information — for example, information about a loan taken out by a sole trader to purchase tools for their business, or information about utility usage — may be personal information about the sole trader.</span></p></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You can find regulatory details and resources in Australia through:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/Search/Privacy%20Act" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Federal Register of Legislation</a></li><ul><li>At the time of writing this, the current Act In force (latest version) is <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2021C00452" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">C2021C00452</a></li></ul><li><a href="https://www.oaic.gov.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OAIC</a> (Office of the Australian Information Commissioner) - <a href="https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/guidance-and-advice/what-is-personal-information" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What is Personal Information?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.accc.gov.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ACCC</a> (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) - <a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/publications/be-safe-be-alert-online" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Be safe, be alert online</a></li><li><a href="https://business.gov.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Business</a> - <a href="https://business.gov.au/online/cyber-security/protect-your-customers-information" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Protect your customer's information</a></li></ol></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">You should be aware of where the risks lie within your company</h4><p><span>Here's a short list to get you started:</span></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span>What if any training is provided on PII to new and existing staff?</span></li><li><span>Where and how is employee information stored?</span></li><li>What Databases exist or could possibly exist holding PII and who manages them</li><li><span>Any documentation left in a public area (such as reception and meeting rooms)</span></li><li>What is your archiving and retention process for PII</li><li>What is your Privacy Policy and how do you inform everyone about how you handle their information?</li></ol><span></span><p></p><p><span><br /></span></p>MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-33424688058898310602022-02-10T16:30:00.001+08:002022-02-10T22:01:53.307+08:00Cyber Security Awareness: Understanding 001<h3 style="text-align: left;">Cyber Security is a broader subject and Going-Concern Risk than Employees and most Employers are aware of.</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXaPbMLjPCDO_Uo_YvAxh4z_A2GCjqBPDAK8AergmFiaBbYhx03k6qkYZ_t1UXVo0OPaXbKfMf30_MlTKK6qdUasO8KG7LqOTV9SWIdWY-doh3ComHxJOP1OXOEWD6nxRHVNze4b8pX8skVBSVk-fcJCojHlQGyxPa4IMXeCAJdu9rt-2Ulo-tCxBB=s724" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cyber Security Awareness" border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="724" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXaPbMLjPCDO_Uo_YvAxh4z_A2GCjqBPDAK8AergmFiaBbYhx03k6qkYZ_t1UXVo0OPaXbKfMf30_MlTKK6qdUasO8KG7LqOTV9SWIdWY-doh3ComHxJOP1OXOEWD6nxRHVNze4b8pX8skVBSVk-fcJCojHlQGyxPa4IMXeCAJdu9rt-2Ulo-tCxBB=w640-h230" title="Cyber Security Awareness" width="640" /></a></div><p>Employees and employers most often believe that the IT Department "has a handle on it" but don't realise it's also their responsibility...</p><p>If you’re an employee, you are on the front lines of information security. Your company may have comprehensive cybersecurity policies for you and coworkers to follow. But even with these types of protections in place, it’s important to stay on guard to help assure your company’s data and network are safe and secure.</p><p>Cyber Security like "the Cloud" and "IoT" are terms or subjects that are broader than most people realise. </p><p>Because they're so broad people quite often misunderstand what they can encapsulate and ideally what they should know as a base understanding.</p><p>Yes Cyber Security does involve computers; software; servers and passwords but it also includes everything leading up to that for potential attack vectors such as:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>PII (Personally Identifiable Information)</li><li>Social Engineering</li><li>Physical & Location Security </li><li>IoT</li><li>Web and Application Vulnerabilities</li></ul><p></p><p>+ Some areas that traditionally have been the IT Department’s domain (Network Perimeter & Cloud Security)</p><p>Over a small series of posts, I’m going to talk about a number of these subjects and hopefully help anyone interested in reading this build a little more awareness in Cyber Security.</p><div><br /></div>MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-68973988924623451782022-02-10T14:10:00.009+08:002022-02-10T14:32:14.035+08:00Filling the G-Apps: RIP Google Legacy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoLZyawPxHmlBCkFr69Ur36QvnMzG7lergyDZ5Qvd6sIsY_nlfjWM69dYjdyhoD3lRo00pKzCKt-BfJIzrDk1EVo2FohQphWrRlkA7zxCesLoZLH4onRnEItAasKpmLUkGZYEAZbgF_UxGanKuzzIpfBhKOv2qi7KB-yHm4_UkG7F2dfBVXl5Bqd3r=s740" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Google Legacy Nolonger Free?" border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="740" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoLZyawPxHmlBCkFr69Ur36QvnMzG7lergyDZ5Qvd6sIsY_nlfjWM69dYjdyhoD3lRo00pKzCKt-BfJIzrDk1EVo2FohQphWrRlkA7zxCesLoZLH4onRnEItAasKpmLUkGZYEAZbgF_UxGanKuzzIpfBhKOv2qi7KB-yHm4_UkG7F2dfBVXl5Bqd3r=w320-h314" title="RIP Google Legacy" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For all those that don't know Google announced Change is inevitable and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The G Suite legacy free edition will no longer be available starting July 1, 2022</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/60217#nonbiz">Upgrade to Google Workspace by May 1, 2022</a></li></ul></div><p>If you're one of the lucky few that managed to set yourself up with what was called "Gmail for your Domain" and then "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Workspace" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Apps for Your Domain</a>" back in 2006 and have managed to keep ahold of your account I'd recommend filling in the form ASAP!<br /><br />For those that don't know the Legacy Edition was originally just the ability to use your own personal domain with some limited personalisation and collaboration through associated Apps such as Google Plus, Calendar, and adding email address accounts to the same domain which then evolved into the back end Admin Console.</p><p>It's understandable Google wants to deprecate Legacy, it's been around for over 15 years. Whilst storage and business functionality has been limited in comparison to the entry-level business solutions it's still a resource cost to Google well past the development benefit they would have offset against.</p><p>Thank you, Google for providing a stable and reliable solution for so many years 😁👍<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Please feel free to post your memories of Google Legacy in the comments below</p>MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-49440274772273247392020-10-21T19:18:00.000+08:002020-10-21T19:18:16.321+08:00CMD Rename<p>To rename all files and subfolders within a directory from the command line you'll need to go to the folder location </p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Press Win+R and type CMD</li><li>Navigate to the directory you wish to rename the files/folders within</li><ul><li>Search for "<a href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enAU858AU859&sxsrf=ALeKk03fSJZiUY-x3V0NeqkfPXsXRfAU2Q%3A1599209536900&ei=QABSX_e1NpKS9QPr3b3ACw&q=how+to+use+command+prompt&oq=command+prompt&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQARgIMgcIABCxAxBDMgUIABCRAjIFCAAQkQIyBAgAEEMyBAgAEEMyBAgAEEMyAggAMgIIADIGCAAQBxAeMgYIABAHEB46BAgAEEdQ7bYBWO22AWDF3QFoAHABeACAAeABiAHgAZIBAzItMZgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXrAAQE&sclient=psy-ab" target="_blank">how to use command prompt</a>" if you're unsure</li></ul><li>List the contents of the directory by typing:</li><ul><li>Dir /W</li></ul></ol><p></p><p>once there use the following command line where "xPrefix" is the naming prefix:</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>FOR /F "tokens=*" %a in ('dir /b') do REN "%a" "xPrefix %a"</li></ul><div>This will rename all the files/folders within the directory with the prefix of "xPrefix "</div><div>I.e.</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>xPrefix filename.xxx</li><li>xPrefix foldername</li></ul><div><b>NB</b>: This will only rename the files and folders at level the command line is executed from not subfolders/files</div></div><p></p>MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-83667589155672731632020-07-14T22:17:00.001+08:002020-07-14T22:17:48.814+08:00Gmail Web-link - MailTo:I had a little trouble finding additional details on how to populate HTML links to prefill GMail so I thought I should post it here for later.<br />
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Standard Mail To for local mail clients</h3>
Standard HTML MailTo:<br />
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<a href="mailto:someone@example.com?subject=Populate%20Subject&body=Please %20fill%20in%20your%20email%20body%20here&bcc=blind-carbon-copy@example.com"><button type="button">Send Email</button></a></blockquote><div> <a href="mailto:someone@example.com?subject=Populate%20Subject&body=Please %20fill%20in%20your%20email%20body%20here&bcc=blind-carbon-copy@example.com"><button type="button">Send Email</button></a></div>
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Google (GMail)</h3>
This example will populate the email as shown above:<br />
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<a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&to=recipient@example.com&su=Populate%20Subject&body=Please %20fill%20in%20your%20email%20body%20here&bcc=blind-carbon-copy@example.com"><button type="button">Send Email</button></a></blockquote>
<div> <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&to=recipient@example.com&su=Populate%20Subject&body=Please %20fill%20in%20your%20email%20body%20here&bcc=blind-carbon-copy@example.com"><button type="button">Send Email</button></a></div><br />
As you can see there's not that much difference apart from "subject" shortening to "su" and the initial URL format prior to the separator.MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-70371584267214435462020-04-24T09:03:00.000+08:002020-06-08T07:54:31.003+08:00Stay COVID Meeting SafeI've had a number of people asking me recently about using recently popularised Apps due to COVID-19 in personal situations. In my personal opinion, I would steer away from both Zoom and Houseparty in particular, use something that is tried and tested like <b>Messenger</b>, <b>Hangouts</b>, <b>Facetime</b> or <b>WhatsApp</b> and ensure they're up to date as the latter two have also had hacking issues in the past due to people not updating after identified security breaches.<br />
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<b>Both Apps are very popular at the moment and have had security and privacy concerns raised.</b><br />
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Houseparty</h3>
has been reviewed by security experts which have said: "it's probably safe".<br />
It has safe security options but it is up to the end-user to implement them correctly.<br />
Having said that if you read the fine print Houseparty uses your personal data and advertising as their income (nothing is free), there have been reports of users having their login details for Netflix and Spotify accounts compromised but these are currently <a href="https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/03/30/no-houseparty-hasnt-hacked-your-phone-and-stolen-your-bank-details/" target="_blank">unfounded accusations</a>.<br />
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If you have installed the app </h4>
I would recommend resetting any password where you're using the same email address and check <a href="https://haveibeenpwned.com/" target="_blank">Have I Been Pwned</a>.<br />
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Zoom </h3>
is rather popular at the moment and has had a history of security issues, here are a range of concerns since mid last year:<br />
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<li>APR 2020 - <a href="https://www.itnews.com.au/news/infosec-researchers-at-loggerheads-as-new-zoom-zero-day-goes-public-545933" target="_blank">Infosec researchers at loggerheads as new Zoom zero-day goes public</a></li>
<li>APR 2020 - <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/zoom-app-personal-data-selling-facebook-lawsuit-alleges/" target="_blank">Zoom sued for allegedly sharing users' personal data with Facebook</a></li>
<li>APR 2020 - <a href="https://mashable.com/article/zoom-linkedin-data-collection/" target="_blank">Zoom was secretly mining LinkedIn data</a></li>
<li>APR 2020 - <a href="https://betanews.com/2020/04/04/zoom-china/" target="_blank">Zoom admits to routing some US calls through China</a></li>
<li>MAR 2020 - <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/31/21201234/zoom-end-to-end-encryption-video-chats-meetings?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWTJRNE5UVmtZelUzWmpKaiIsInQiOiJLRGhFcDkxV3lWazRQUUVtbjNHcWNFclVFb1VyQWQ4SDd3WSt6U0lkVTNsWUF2dmtRQ1BldURBSGRtYmtCdmVZVHVkVlh0QmI4d0NxU3NuZTM1dXF2RFBSZFBwdjJzTXBDQ3lcLzdaMnUwRGtSaDllRDM2WUlwNjNVVWt6Mzh0XC9QIn0%3D" target="_blank">Zoom isn’t actually end-to-end encrypted</a> </li>
<li>MAR 2020 - <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/26/zoom-key-profit-driver-ahead-of-ipo-engineers-in-china.html" target="_blank">Zoom, one of the most anticipated tech IPOs of the year, has one key profit driver: engineers in China</a></li>
<li>July 2019 - <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/8/20687014/zoom-security-flaw-video-conference-websites-hijack-mac-cameras" target="_blank">Serious Zoom security flaw could let websites hijack Mac cameras</a></li>
<li>+ more...</li>
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<b>NB</b>: Zoom has issued an <a href="https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/04/01/a-message-to-our-users/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">official apology</a> and have outlined what they plan to do over the next 90 days to bring their platform up to speed in what they believe they need to do to alleviate concerns.<br />
Stay Safe!<br />
<br />MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-25554553190871826252020-04-07T23:01:00.000+08:002020-04-07T23:02:20.091+08:00COVID-19 Coronavirus v Technology PathIt's surprising what can instill business remodeling and push for changes in technology or an increase in an uptake.<div><br></div><div>COVID-19 has had an extreme impact in our daily routines and has pushed towards a working from home in ways that would have taken years to become the norm. </div><div><br></div><div>Don't get me wrong we've been on our way there in the past few years with the developments onto cloud and SAAS solutions; on-line tools, integrations and deliveries; ICQ to Skype to a plethora of communication solutions.</div><div><br></div><div>In the company I work for/with I've had to roll out a solution we've has available in a SAAS group but never pushed on as it was a convenience solution in place of face-to-face meetings primarily used for FIFO (fly-in-fly-out) clients that might have a limited schedule to communicate and not be in a convenient location.</div><div><br></div><div>However now that COVID-19 had reared its head into the workplace it obviously creates a risk factor for a traditional face-to-face meeting which is quite likely to scare away a potential client.</div><div><br></div><div>Change management is usually a large roadblock in relation to uptake in a new solution within a company and requires carefully selected stakeholders to get things moving along as smoothly as possible but an unforeseen urgency that can threaten the core business can make people see things differently.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Forced Changes</b></div><div>More than a new communication service needed to be rolled out to cater to the new evolution of a work from home entertainment.</div><div>Traditionally you try to mitigate risks in relation to security keep a tight hold on your local network and set up segmented security fenses.</div><div>Obviously in today's workplace BYOD has been a security consideration for employee and external consultant mobile devices but they are traditionally set up in a separate perimeter with reduced access. However when moving/restructuring the majority of the office to be able to work from home (remotely) it's a completely different story.</div><div><br></div><div>If you're a completely Microsoft based network you can set up a dedicated VPN to the office and potentially a new server to handle 50+ virtual workstations by upgrading your licenses but this is obviously an expense you might not want in a time of uncertainty.</div><div><br></div><div>If you're Linux based something similar I presume would only require more hardware resources in this case as well as a VPN?</div><div><br></div><div>You might be lucky enough to only require office 365 and a Win 10 login (presuming employees have upgraded to Win 10 at home).</div><div><br></div><div>You could allow your employees to pick up their PC and take it home and share files through OneDrive, Dropbox or something similar...</div><div><br></div><div><b>Consideration & Implementation</b></div><div>What I had to roll out thankfully could be managed with less resources and additional costs thankfully.</div><div><br></div><div>I was concerned about:</div><div>• Network security</div><div>• Local network licences for role related software</div><div>• Communication processes</div><div> ° Telephony processes (call-centers/forwarding/huntgroups etc.)</div><div> ° Meeting/Conference calls & presentations</div><div> ° Instant Messaging</div><div>• Network file and print management</div><div>• DLP</div><div><br></div><div>Obviously not a small undertaking and yes a lot of structure is/was already implemented but needed tweaking for the changes.</div><div><br></div>MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-4944806967409905942020-01-14T14:39:00.000+08:002020-07-14T22:25:54.248+08:00WIN 10 Wifi Issues (connected but no internet access)Windows 10 seems to have a plethora of potential issues with wifi connections which can be frustrating and a waste of time.<br />
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Most commonly the result of connected but no internet access<br /><br />Here are a few I've found that have helped me I'll list them in hopefully the most appropriate order:<br />
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Local Network Mapping/Cached</h4>
Annoyingly sometimes you can have an issue with DHCP and your MAC address due to an update. To get around this you can connect to a new wifi access point or network cable and perform updates<br /><br />
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Wifi Power Settings</h4>
<ol>
<li>Press WIN + X</li>
<li>Click on the "Additional power settings" link</li>
<li>On the selected radio button select "Change plan settings" > "Change advanced power settings"</li>
<li>Under "Wireless Adapter Settings" > "Power Saving Mode" reselect the setting to "Maximum performance0"</li>
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MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-6528141650630781272018-08-22T16:31:00.000+08:002020-07-14T22:27:31.294+08:00Filling the G-Apps: Month/Year Count Pivot TableIn Google Sheets it was previously a bit complicated to grab a data set and group it by the date assigned when the data is originally submitted in the date/time format which is what happens when using Google Forms or any date from a submission process.<br />
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<br />MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-3741329759379794762018-05-30T10:05:00.000+08:002018-07-20T21:03:48.673+08:00GSuite Filling the G-Apps: Forms Regular Expressions Update<h2>
Australian Landline or Mobile (Including Area Code)</h2>
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I've had some issues with the Australian landline or mobile regular expression in my previous post as more numbers have been made available so I've started using this expression instead:<br />
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^\({0,1}((0|\+61)(2|4|3|7|8)){0,1}\){0,1}(\ |-){0,1}[0-9]{2}(\ |-){0,1}[0-9]{2}(\ |-){0,1}[0-9]{1}(\ |-){0,1}[0-9]{3}$</blockquote>
MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-86763666184383587762018-02-20T15:27:00.001+08:002018-02-20T15:27:51.300+08:00GSuite Filling the G-Apps: Forms, Contact Numbers and Regular ExpressionsGSuite Forms added their regular expression functionality a while ago but finding the correct combination for your scenario online can be cumbersome if you're not heavily into a language that makes use of regular expressions in it' entirety and Google doesn't seem to provide relevant samples probably because the combinations can be vast and "why don't you just Google it?".<br />
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Below are some details I found useful for enforcing correct number formatting when entering details in some Google Forms I've had to create:<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">I found "The Cheat Sheet - Javascript regular </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">expressions</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">" useful in resolving some of these:</span></h4>
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<li><a href="http://cheatsheet.zemplate.com/javascript/18-the-sections/javascript/javascript-in-depth/64-javascript-regular-expressions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://cheatsheet.zemplate.com</a></li>
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BSB</h4>
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^\d{3}-\d{3}?$</blockquote>
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This uses a strict (3-3) format i.e. ###-###</div>
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TFN</h4>
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Australian Tax File Numbers are 9 digits in the format of (3-3-3)</div>
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^(\([0-9]{3}\)|[0-9]{3}-)[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{3}|(\([0-9]{3}\)|[0-9]{3} )[0-9]{3} [0-9]{3}|(\([0-9]{3}\)|[0-9]{3})[0-9]{3}[0-9]{3}$</blockquote>
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ABN</h4>
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Australian Business Numbers can have a number of variations so this isn't a foolproof solution but should generally work for an 11 digit combination with varying spacing combinations or none at all</div>
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^(\d *?){11}$</blockquote>
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Mobile</h4>
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^(\([0-9]{3}\)|[0-9]{4}-)[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{3}|(\([0-9]{3}\)|[0-9]{4} )[0-9]{3} [0-9]{3}|(\([0-9]{3}\)|[0-9]{4})[0-9]{3}[0-9]{3}$</blockquote>
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<ul>
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Using (4-3-3) with either spaces or dashes i.e. #### ### ### or ####-###-###</div>
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^(?:\+?61|0)4 ?(?:(?:[01] ?[0-9]|2 ?[0-57-9]|3 ?[1-9]|4 ?[7-9]|5 ?[018]) ?[0-9]|3 ?0 ?[0-5])(?: ?[0-9]){5}$</blockquote>
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As above but including +61 and limiting to current carrier prefixes</div>
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Australian Landline or Mobile (Including Area Code)</h4>
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^\(?(?:\+?61|0)(?:(?:2\)?[ -]?(?:3[ -]?[38]|[46-9][ -]?[0-9]|5[ -]?[0-35-9])|3\)?(?:4[ -]?[0-57-9]|[57-9][ -]?[0-9]|6[ -]?[1-67])|7\)?[ -]?(?:[2-4][ -]?[0-9]|5[ -]?[2-7]|7[ -]?6)|8\)?[ -]?(?:5[ -]?[1-4]|6[ -]?[0-8]|[7-9][ -]?[0-9]))(?:[ -]?[0-9]){6}|4\)?[ -]?(?:(?:[01][ -]?[0-9]|2[ -]?[0-57-9]|3[ -]?[1-9]|4[ -]?[7-9]|5[ -]?[018])[ -]?[0-9]|3[ -]?0[ -]?[0-5])(?:[ -]?[0-9]){5})$</blockquote>
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Please enter a mobile or landline (area code required) in any of the following formats:</div>
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<li>## #### ####</li>
<li>## ####-####</li>
<li>##########</li>
<li>(##)########</li>
<li>(##) #### ####</li>
<li>+61# #### ####</li>
<li>+61 # #### ####</li>
<li>+61#########</li>
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<li>#### ### ###</li>
<li>####-###-###</li>
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MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-74061803449935390442017-11-30T22:32:00.000+08:002017-12-01T21:01:43.834+08:00GSuite ISSUE - map New Sites with a secondary domainThe ability to map a public domain to a secondary site is not currently functioning or available in GSuite Sites.<br /><br />The functionality looks like it's there but when you try to add a new mapping in the Admin Console it comes up with an error which makes sense in that it's crossing domains:<div>
<br /><img src="https://www.cloudconnect.goog/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/209855/30-11-2017+1-34-55+PM.jpg" /><br /><br />You can select the added secondary domain which processes without an issue:<div>
<br /><img src="https://www.cloudconnect.goog/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/209856/30-11-2017+1-36-04+PM.jpg" /><br /><br />The issue is no sites can exist under this domain. You can assign users to the domain by changing their login credentials to the secondary domain (using the rename option) however all GSuite Sites (New) are created under the primary domain and there is currently no option available to facilitate this.<br /><br /><ul style="color: #3d3d3d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px;">
<li><a href="https://support.google.com/domains/answer/6069257?hl=en-AU">Integrate with Google Sites</a></li>
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MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-27946838838644069842017-04-07T08:30:00.000+08:002017-04-07T08:30:11.808+08:00Chrome Browser Auto Opening DocumentsA couple of times I've had users ask how to stop files/documents automatically opening once they download them using the Chrome browser.<br />
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It can be rather frustrating for the end user, however it's quite easy to rectify.<br />
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You can follow these steps below:<br />
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<li>Select the "Chrome Settings"/burger menu button in Chrome > "Settings"</li>
<li>Scroll to the very bottom of the screen or press "Ctrl" + "End" and select "Advanced Settings"</li>
<li>Go to the "Downloads" section</li>
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or click on the link below:</div>
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<li><a href="chrome://settings/search#auto-opening">chrome://settings/search#auto-<wbr></wbr>opening</a></li>
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<li value="4">Finally in the "Downloads" section click on the "Clear auto-opening settings" button:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MTmkpJxuCJE/WOX0dLeFT9I/AAAAAAAAPrw/zQkuX57QFnco8r0YjelLH-6cuth9Ku6HQCEw/s1600/06-04-2017%2B3-29-00%2BPM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MTmkpJxuCJE/WOX0dLeFT9I/AAAAAAAAPrw/zQkuX57QFnco8r0YjelLH-6cuth9Ku6HQCEw/s1600/06-04-2017%2B3-29-00%2BPM.jpg" /></a></li>
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MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-27585051849795850762017-03-15T21:53:00.000+08:002017-03-21T19:47:54.589+08:00Windows Restart or Shut Down a Remote ComputerPlease note both these procedures require an Administrator group level access, or equivalent, on the remote computer.<br />
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Using a Windows Interface</h2>
To restart or shutdown a remote computer and document the reason in the log files using the Windows interface you will need to do the following:<br />
<ol>
<li>Open the Command Prompt window by pressing "Windows" + "R" and type "CMD" and hit "Enter"/"OK"</li>
<li>Type "shutdown /i" to display the Remote Shutdown dialog box (the Shutdown.exe file found in the Windows directory)</li>
<li>Click the "Add" button to enter the associated computer names you wish to shutdown/restart or click "Browse" to open the "Find Computers" dialog box</li>
<li>Under "What do you want these computers to do", click "Restart" or "Shut down" and options for warning any logged in users.</li>
<li>Select an appropriate reason for the restart or shutdown from the list and enter in any details to be logged in the "Shutdown Event Tracker" section</li>
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Using the Command Prompt</h2>
To restart or shut down a remote computer and document the reason using the command line<br />
you will need to follow the process below (Win7):<br />
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<ol>
<li>Select the "Start" button</li>
<li>Click "All Programs"</li>
<li>Next select "Accessories"</li>
<li>Click "Command Prompt"</li>
<li>Type the following into the command line:</li>
<ul>
<li>shutdown /[r|s] /m \\ComputerName /c "Comment" /d [u|p] <xx>:<yy></li>
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<li>/r = Shutdown and restart the computer</li>
<li>/s = Shutdown the computer</li>
<li>/m = Specify the target computer</li>
<li>/c = Comment on the reason for the restart or shutdown.(512 characters max)</li>
<li>/d = [p|u:] xx:yy Provide the reason for the restart or shutdown.</li>
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<li>p = Indicates that the restart or shutdown is planned</li>
<li>u = Indicates that the reason is user defined</li>
<ul>
<li>If neither p nor u is specified the restart or shutdown is unplanned</li>
<li>xx is the major reason number (positive integer less than 256)</li>
<li>yy is the minor reason number (positive integer less than 65536)</li>
<li><a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa376885(v=vs.85).aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">System Shutdown Reason Codes</a></li>
</ul>
</ul>
</ul>
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<li>and then press ENTER</li>
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MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-58281384977779045032017-03-14T21:22:00.000+08:002017-03-14T21:22:59.942+08:00Filling the G-Apps: Drive Moving Files - The Starring Method<div dir="ltr">
In a any business you’ll end up with a job reference or numbering convention and a folder structure as the business grows. This can get more and more difficult to search through when moving documents around in Google Drive as there is currently no function to search after you select "Move to".<br /></div>
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A simple solution to this process is to use the star function in Drive or searching via the naming convention.<br /><br />Both methods work effectively but depending the situation one will be more efficient than the other.</div>
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The Starring Method</h3>
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<li>First select the item or items you want to move into the folder</li>
<li>Next search for the folder you want to move the items into, select the folder and star it as well,</li>
<li>Next select “Starred” in the sidebar and highlight the items you want to move and drag them into the folder</li>
<li>You can check their location in the details sidebar</li>
<li>Unstar all the items once you’ve finished</li>
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The Search Method</h3>
Please note this only works if you’re using a naming convention or a common thread in the items.<br />
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<li>In the situation where you’re using job numbering across files and folders you can use the search bar and enter the job number or common details into the “Item Name” field and search</li>
<li>From the results you can move the items into the folder</li>
<li>If required you can use a combination of this search and the starred method from here to narrow down the results as well and selecting the “Starred’ checkbox</li>
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MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-16409183979180918722017-03-04T06:28:00.000+08:002017-03-05T18:33:31.168+08:00Filling the G-Apps: GSuite Onboards Google Keep<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you haven't noticed Google Keep is now integrated into the GSuite products:<br /><ul>
<li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/28/googles-note-taking-app-keep-joins-g-suite-now-integrates-with-google-docs/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTVdNeVl6TmhNak0wTTJVdyIsInQiOiJPM0FrMHc0Q3dYVDBZWHhmaDk1YkZraVpPcWJ0QW1tS05cL3lQNzJVZ3doUlpUSDk5T0hYNlNMUDN5SGpwRWRJUnN0ZFBQdytWXC9ndldXTHl4bVgxTWR4bG5tc1wva1l0UHF4QnBDb2dGU2ZsdDkxaU54VlliSHMyRGNTVWg2b0l3TSJ9">Google’s note-taking app Keep joins G Suite, now integrates with Google Docs</a></li>
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You can get to Keep under the Tools section of each of GSuite's core products:<br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JO7G5Rgv8do/WLjClgFYMTI/AAAAAAAAPbE/ehnMZ0fIkpAgzUZ663cEvcaZNE5MlAKYgCEw/s1600/Keep_GSuiteIntegration-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JO7G5Rgv8do/WLjClgFYMTI/AAAAAAAAPbE/ehnMZ0fIkpAgzUZ663cEvcaZNE5MlAKYgCEw/s400/Keep_GSuiteIntegration-01.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />It will show up as a side panel like this:<br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M-uMgLeXKAQ/WLi8qNSO12I/AAAAAAAAPaw/QTkfzUMdvysL4rVKFvCmH1HRSSR2s7NvQCEw/s1600/Keep_GSuiteIntegration-02.jpg"><img border="0" height="323" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M-uMgLeXKAQ/WLi8qNSO12I/AAAAAAAAPaw/QTkfzUMdvysL4rVKFvCmH1HRSSR2s7NvQCEw/s640/Keep_GSuiteIntegration-02.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />If you have the GSuite Training Extension enabled you can find Google Keep training available here: <br /><ul>
<li>GSuite Training - <a href="https://synergyse.com/shared?app=1477517689770&script=1478791483544">Google Keep</a></li>
</ul>
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The version I'm talking about is the original App Launcher from Google that resides on your desktop Taskbar not in the Chrome browser:<br />
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Back to the issue:<br />
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If at some point you get an error that stops your Chrome App Launcher from launching and instead launches a standard window you should just need to correct the link so that the App Launcher works again. This can be done by completing the following steps:<br />
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<li>Locate the shortcut that's not working, whether it's on your desktop, Quick Launch Toolbar or Start Menu.</li>
<li>Right click the shortcut and go to "Properties"</li>
<li>In the "Target" box go to the very end of the path and type " --show-app-list" i.e. it should look something like this: "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe --show-app-list"</li>
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MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-12131760919219443922015-08-21T12:55:00.001+08:002017-03-05T18:27:59.507+08:00Filling the G-Apps: Chrme Apps v Extensions<h3>
What Are Chrome Apps/Extensions?</h3>
Chrome Extensions are small pieces of software that integrate with Chrome browser giving it more functionality, while Chrome Apps are complete applications that use the Chrome browser as a GUI and connect to the external website for the coded processes and functions.<br />
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For specific details please see:<br />
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<li><a href="https://developer.chrome.com/webstore/apps_vs_extensions" target="_blank">Extensions and Apps in the Chrome Web Store</a></li>
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If you have a few extensions you used regularly we recommend that you download and install the Chrome App Launcher for your desktop as it allows for easy access and takes up less real estate:<br />
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<li><a href="https://www.google.com/chrome/webstore/apps-launcher.html" target="_blank">Chrome Apps Launcher</a></li>
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Chrome Apps</h4>
Below is a list of Chrome Apps that I've found useful on our network:<br />
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<ul>
<li><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/locallinks/jllpkdkcdjndhggodimiphkghogcpida" target="_blank">LocalLinks</a> - Used to open a local network folder view through neXus (will be depreciated)</li>
<li><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/googl-url-shortener/iblijlcdoidgdpfknkckljiocdbnlagk" target="_blank">goo.gl URL Shortener</a> - Create short links for long web addresses</li>
<li><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ezautocorrect-for-gmail/fholdolknchpdbajhpdenookmikblmda" target="_blank">ezAutoCorrect for GMail</a> - Auto correct for spelling, capitalization etc.</li>
<li><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-drive/apdfllckaahabafndbhieahigkjlhalf" target="_blank">Google Drive</a> - Chrome Access to your clipboard</li>
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Chrome Extensions</h4>
Below is a list of Chrome Extensions that we have reviewed and believe are useful to productivity:<br />
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<li><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sndlatr-beta-for-gmail/nfddgbpdnaeliohhkbdbcmenpnkepkgn" target="_blank">SndLatr Beta for Gmail</a> - Please see details <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/simsaiconstructiongroup.com.au/scg-how-to/all-staff/systems/google-apps/email/send-later" target="_blank">here</a></li>
<li><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/spoof-anonymous-emails-de/cieaknbgbipfbffildmldbmffdkflklp" target="_blank">Spoof, Anonymous Emails Detection for G-mail</a> - Automatic testing for spam emails</li>
</ul>
MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-35894208304992561562015-08-21T12:33:00.000+08:002017-03-03T20:18:29.094+08:00Filling the G-Apps: Adding/Embedding LucidChart in Google Sites<h2>
What is LucidChart</h2>
LucidChart is a flow-chart web application that can be integrated with Google Apps. It's simple to use once you understand how sharing works between LucidChart users (similar to Drive) and it saves time in generating flow-charts for internal workflow processes, customers, marketing and documentation purposes.<div><br>
Adding/Embedding LucidChart in Google Sites<br>
To display a LucidChart document inline on the Intranet you need to complete the following steps:<br>
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LucidChart</h3>
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<li>Once the document has been reviewed and is ready to share publicly on the Google Site select the "Share" button (top right corner)</li>
<li>Select the "Embed" tab and select the "Publish Link" checkbox</li>
<li>Look for the code that starts "src=" and select and copy everything the parenthesis:</li>
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<li>Edit the Site page</li>
<li>Select "Insert" from the Site Menu (located at the top left corner under the page name)</li>
<li>Under "Gadgets" select "... More gadgets" </li>
<li>Search for the "Include gadget (iframe)" gadget and click "Select"</li>
<li>Paste the LucidChart URL into the "URL to content (required)" field</li>
<li>Set the width to 100% and define an appropriate height (720 pixels is usually good for an A4 page)</li>
<li>Deselect all checkboxes and click "Preview Gadget"</li>
<li>Click "Ok" and then "Save" the page</li>
<li>If you want to add a downloadable PDF link please add the following text below the gadget:<br><b>NB</b>: This is a resizable PDF for a printable version please click <u>here</u> (A3)</li>
<li>Select the "Publish" tab in LucidChart</li>
<li>Tick the "PDF (Full document)" checkbox and click on the link symbol (looks like chain links)</li>
<li>Copy the link and add a link to "here"</li>
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</div>MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-16377409837040885212015-07-17T08:07:00.000+08:002017-03-08T19:54:14.171+08:00Filling the G-Apps: Chrome ManagementI've just realised that I've been way too busy and haven't posted anything in a long time. I have about 10 draft posts that have been sitting there waiting to be finished, one since I started this blog, so here's a quick one:<br />
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Chrome Management has become a lot more functional recently. Originally this functionality was only available to Chrome devices like the Chromebook but it seems they've opened it up to any device with the Chrome browser installed.<br />
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For better control over which Apps and Extensions can be installed in your Google Apps network you can "Force Install", restrict, recommend and block which Apps and Extensions you want you users to have access to based on the OU they're under.<br />
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You can manage Chrome extensions through your Google Admin Console OU settings under:<br />
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<li>Device Management > Chrome > <a href="https://admin.google.com/AdminHome?fral=1#ServiceSettings/notab=1&service=chrome+os&subtab=usersettings" target="_blank">User Settings</a> > Apps and Extensions</li>
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You might also find the "User Experience" and "Content" sections useful.MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-89488449891305580172014-10-19T19:45:00.000+08:002017-03-05T18:33:34.786+08:00Filling the G-Apps: Vertical Text in Google SpreadsheetVertical text in Google Drive is not something that exists yet however you can do within it's standard formatting however you can produce the same effect using a calculation where "<i><b><span style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit;">LABEL</span></b></i>" is the text you want displayed vertically:<br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Inconsolata, monospace, arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; white-space: pre-wrap;">=ARRAYFORMULA(CONCATENATE((MID( "</span><i><b><span style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit;">LABEL</span></b></i><span style="font-family: Inconsolata, monospace, arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; white-space: pre-wrap;">", ROW(INDIRECT("YY1:YY"&LEN( "</span><i><b><span style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit;">LABEL</span></b></i><span style="font-family: Inconsolata, monospace, arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; white-space: pre-wrap;">" ))), 1)&CHAR(10))))</span></li>
</ul>
MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-68415867694354450482014-07-15T15:23:00.001+08:002014-07-15T17:23:49.399+08:00Basic Web Browser Tips<p dir="ltr">Web browsers have all been redesigned in the last couple of years to allow you to view multiple websites within one browser window. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Below is a small list of the most commonly used shortcuts that you might not already know about:</p>
<p dir="ltr">● Ctrl+Tab: Switch between your open tabs<br>
● Ctrl+Shift+Tab: Reverse switch between your open tabs<br>
● Ctrl+Click: Opens a link in a new tab<br>
● Shift+Click: Opens a link in a new window<br>
● Ctrl+T - Opens a new browsing tab<br>
● Ctrl+Shift+T - Closed a browser tab by accident? No problems, this will bring it back</p>
MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-33911447665335075252014-06-07T00:27:00.001+08:002014-06-30T08:36:18.302+08:00Filling the G-Apps: Domains<div dir="ltr">
In Google Apps for Business Gmail you have 2 options for applying domains but they have their own restrictions.<br />
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<b>Add-on Domain</b><br />
Will give you the ability to add any email address from an applied domain to a user but we need to manually add each email address to each user. It also means that Google Apps can be accessed using these domains as well i.e. https://mail.google.com/a/companydomain.com.<br />
The only drawback is that you need to manually add the domain as you add each User or Group.<br />
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<b>Alias Domain</b><br />
Automatically adds the email address to every user & group in the organisation but you can't use the domain for any address other than the user name i.e. useralias@companydomain.com rather than user@companydomain.com or request@companydomain.com.</div>
MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-65554431690993289082014-04-23T13:24:00.002+08:002014-04-24T23:13:01.040+08:00Giving Access the the Windows Fonts Folder on a NetworkTo give network users access to be able to add fonts the Fonts folder you'll need to complete the following processes:<br>
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UAC (User Accounts Control) security will need to be reduced or disabled:<br>
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<li>Go to Control Panel and select "User Accounts"</li>
<li>Change "User Account Control Settings"</li>
<li>Select “Never Notify”</li>
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Give the user access to the font directory and modify the registry key permissions:<br>
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Directory:</blockquote>
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<li>Open the command prompt using Administrator Privileges (right click cmd, “run as administrator”)</li>
<li>Type and enter "attrib –r –s c:\windows\fonts" (this will allow you to complete the next step)</li>
<li>Open Windows File Explorer, right click on the fonts folder and choose "Properties"</li>
<li>Click the "Security" tab</li>
<li>Click "Advanced"</li>
<li>Click the "Owner" tab</li>
<li>Click the "Edit" button</li>
<li>Change the "Current Owner" to yourself</li>
<li>Check the "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects" box</li>
<li>Click "OK" on the pop-up box stating "You must close the window completely for the changes to take in effect"</li><li>If you are not the intended user you'll need to edit the "Permissions" of the "Fonts" folder and allow "Full Access" for the intended user or security group.</li></ol></ol><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;">
Registry key:</blockquote>
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<li>Run "regedit"</li>
<li>Browse to : "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENT VERSION\FONTS"</li>
<li>Right click on "Fonts"</li><li>Select "Permissions..."</li><li>Give "Full Control" to "Users"</li>
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MBChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118411601012829953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803450478721222413.post-21691042524644883322013-12-16T09:09:00.000+08:002014-06-07T01:18:31.309+08:00Filling the G-Apps: Google Drive Sync<p dir="ltr">Google Drive Sync whilst being a useful tool is not yet developed to an enterprise level.</p>
<p dir="ltr">NB: Whilst the above statement is also true of Google Drive the following points are only about Google Drive Sync:</p>
<p dir="ltr">● There are currently no management tools available<br>
● It is not supported when installed on a server<br>
● Scope and granular functionality don't exist beyond what a basic user can see<br>
● The local synchronisation service whilst it seems fairly reliable and it doesn't quite interfear with resources as much as something like Dropbox. It's not extremely fast, it's not a snail's pace but if you have 30+ users all working on non Google Docs documents they might not all be synchronised in a reasonable time<br>
● Unidirectional synchronisation settings. While any files you place under the root folder will synchronise from a local computer up you can't tell it what not to synchronise at the secondary folder level or any subsequent folders<br>
● There is no connection or issues with Google Drive Sync between Google Drive and local network security permissions so they need to be maintained separately</p>
<p dir="ltr">While it's fairly simple to use, you need to understand if you don't consider your setup correctly it could easily be a nightmare for a network administrator. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Currently Google Drive Sync is only designed for personal use.  </p>
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