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…

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…

Cryptolocker Virus information

Recently we have had some people and businesses in Perth area that been targeted and have their computer/server infected by the Cryptolocker Virus and would be lost all the data/files if they didn’t have backup strategy in place. The notorious Cryptolocker virus has resurfaced in Australia hiding in emails from Australia Post or Telstra. Skycomm have been…