Choosing Medical IT Support in Perth: A Practical Guide for Medical Practices

What Is Medical IT Support? Medical IT support refers to specialised information technology services designed specifically for healthcare and medical practices. It includes secure network and system management, clinical software support, cybersecurity and data protection, compliance with Australian healthcare standards such as RACGP and My Health Record, cloud and backup solutions, and responsive IT support…

Holiday Season IT Checklist for Medical Practices & Small Businesses

The holiday season is a busy time for everyone — staff taking leave, reduced clinic hours, and skeleton teams keeping things running. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the highest-risk periods for IT issues and cyber security incidents. At SkyComm, we often see businesses return in January to unexpected IT problems that could have been avoided…

Windows 11 Upgrades: What Businesses Need to Know Before Windows 10 Ends

Microsoft Windows 10 is approaching end of support, and for businesses—especially medical and professional practices—this is not something to ignore. Once Windows 10 reaches end-of-life, it will no longer receive security updates, bug fixes, or compliance patches, leaving systems vulnerable to cyber threats. At SkyComm, we’re already helping businesses across Perth prepare for a smooth…

Email Security – Ransomware Alert

Trend Micro has sent out a Virus Alert today: Ransomware outbreak: Fake Australia Post websites spreading TorrentLocker. We advise IT Managers: Put such landing pages into firewalls for protection of other servers / devices (noting that they will rotate through multiple landing pages) We advise users: NOT to enter Captcha codes to any postal tracking site.…

Virus appears as Paypal scam

Just a heads up – if you receive an email from Paypal, claiming that your account has been limited and need to be re- activated or your account is expired. DO NOT click the link or attachment as doing so it will probably corrupt whatever device you are viewing it on. The email looks to be genuine but it…