--- title: Blog url: 'http://secureaf.com.au/blog' markdown: 'http://secureaf.com.au/blog.md' date: '2026-07-25' --- ![Hero Image](http://secureaf.com.au/user/pages/04.blog/coffee.jpg) # We spend our weekends thinking about security and resilience for small and micro business so you don't have to [ ![The Secure Tech We Use](http://secureaf.com.au/user/pages/04.blog/19.the-secure-tech-we-use/hero_techweuse.jpeg) ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-secure-tech-we-use) ### The Secure Tech We Use [The Secure Tech We Use](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-secure-tech-we-use) We spend a lot of time advising Australian businesses on how to protect their hard-earned assets, so if sharing is caring (the original title for this post) then it's time we pull back the curtain and show you exactly what we use to protect our own. A few years ago, we wrote a post titled [Technolog](https://secureaf.com.au/blog/on-the-road-again)... 17th Oct 2026 [ ![Redundancy as Flexibility: Testing Small Business Resilience Off-Grid](http://secureaf.com.au/user/pages/04.blog/18.redundancy-as-flexibility/onedesk-hero.jpg) ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/redundancy-as-flexibility) [ business continuity ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:business%20continuity#blog_list) [ business travel ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:business%20travel#blog_list) [ discussion ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:discussion#blog_list) [ internet ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:internet#blog_list) [ resilience ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:resilience#blog_list) ### Redundancy as Flexibility: Testing Small Business Resilience Off-Grid [Redundancy as Flexibility: Testing Small Business Resilience Off-Grid](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/redundancy-as-flexibility) Need a break? Can't Step away for fear you'll miss something critical? Feeling shackled because you run the show? You're not alone. Let me tell you a story... We're back! We returned a few days early to avoid the worst of the forecast rain, but I'll still need to open everything up and air i... 1st Oct 2026 [ ![The early 2000s called - they want their blog back](http://secureaf.com.au/user/pages/04.blog/17.the-early-2000s-called/geocities_hero.jpeg) ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-early-2000s-called) [ discussion ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:discussion#blog_list) ### The early 2000s called - they want their blog back [The early 2000s called - they want their blog back](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-early-2000s-called) Change of pace today, maybe even a touch off topic. A blog about blogging on a blog about small business security. Stick with me, there's a point to all of this - I promise. There's an important reason why we blog - and it's all about keeping you more secure. But I digress, right now I'm supposed... 17th Sep 2026 [ ![The 8GB Trap](http://secureaf.com.au/user/pages/04.blog/16.the-8gb-trap/ytface.jpeg) ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-8gb-trap) [ windows ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:windows#blog_list) [ current news ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:current%20news#blog_list) [ strategy ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:strategy#blog_list) [ linux ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:linux#blog_list) ### The 8GB Trap [The 8GB Trap](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-8gb-trap) Oh no... In the last few weeks it seems every second tech youtuber has posted a video about Dell's new XPS with 8GB of RAM. You *may* be able to get away with this for a personal device (although I'm still unconvinced), but before you break out the business credit card - STOP. Before you buy that... 29th Aug 2026 [ ![Passwordless Paradox](http://secureaf.com.au/user/pages/04.blog/15.passwordless-paradox/theone.jpeg) ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/passwordless-paradox) [ security ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:security#blog_list) [ resilience ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:resilience#blog_list) [ mfa ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:mfa#blog_list) [ 2fa ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:2fa#blog_list) [ passwords ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:passwords#blog_list) [ passkeys ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:passkeys#blog_list) ### Passwordless Paradox [Passwordless Paradox](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/passwordless-paradox) *Upgrade to a passkey for a faster, more secure sign-in.* *Upgrade to a passkey for a faster, more secure sign-in.* *Upgrade to a passkey for a faster, more secure sign-in.* Do you also feel like you're seeing that prompt everywhere you go? It's an endless nag. Something that SHOULD make life easi... 22nd Aug 2026 [ ![STARLINK - the world's largest open Wi-Fi hotspot](http://secureaf.com.au/user/pages/04.blog/14.starlink-the-worlds-largest-open-wifi-hotspot/freewifi.png) ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/starlink-the-worlds-largest-open-wifi-hotspot) [ security ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:security#blog_list) [ network ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:network#blog_list) [ internet ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:internet#blog_list) [ wifi ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:wifi#blog_list) [ regional internet ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:regional%20internet#blog_list) [ wall of shame ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:wall%20of%20shame#blog_list) ### STARLINK - the world's largest open Wi-Fi hotspot [STARLINK - the world's largest open Wi-Fi hotspot](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/starlink-the-worlds-largest-open-wifi-hotspot) I guess it's true that everything that's old is new again. I always assumed that in the world of security things didn't work that way. Every step was supposed to be a step forward, an onwards march that learns from everything that has happened before. OK, let me step back and explain. For those... 1st Aug 2026 [ ![Hard Drive Disposal: Drill, Wipe, or Recycle?](http://secureaf.com.au/user/pages/04.blog/13.hard-drive-disposal-drill-wipe-or-recycle/drilldrilldrill.png) ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/hard-drive-disposal-drill-wipe-or-recycle) [ security ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:security#blog_list) [ discussion ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:discussion#blog_list) ### Hard Drive Disposal: Drill, Wipe, or Recycle? [Hard Drive Disposal: Drill, Wipe, or Recycle?](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/hard-drive-disposal-drill-wipe-or-recycle) Sometimes data disposal gets physical. I was reminded of this yesterday as I finally dismantled my old server racks and prepared everything to be taken to a resource recovery centre (even the tip gets a fancy title now!). My servers pre-date secureAF, they date back to a time when I was running tech... 26th Jul 2026 [ ![One little toggle](http://secureaf.com.au/user/pages/04.blog/12.one-little-toggle/downdetector02.png) ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/one-little-toggle) [ current news ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:current%20news#blog_list) [ resilience ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:resilience#blog_list) [ internet ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:internet#blog_list) [ business continuity ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:business%20continuity#blog_list) ### One little toggle [One little toggle](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/one-little-toggle) What a day. Today the nation's largest retail carrier is making headlines [for all](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/v-line-train-disruptions-live-updates-telstra-outage-sparks-mass-delays-across-victoria-s-regional-train-network-20260708-p60di3.html) - [the wrong](https://www.news.com.au/technology/thousands-reporting-telstra-outage-in-australia/news-story/c4794079d76c6788980fe9a312facb50) - [reasons](https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/airports-hit-with-sht-show-delays-amid-telstra-outage/news-story/7809e636df7c82393a324bb4fe0467b8). ![ohhtelstra.jpg](http://secureaf.com.au/user/pages/04.blog/12.one-little-toggle/ohhtelstra.jpg) If you're not interested in clicking through the linked articles above let me summarise things: - In the early hours of this morning Telstra suffered a nationwide network outage - B... 8th Jul 2026 [ ![Cutting the Invisible Cord: Rethinking Starlink for Business Backup](http://secureaf.com.au/user/pages/04.blog/11.cutting-the-invisible-cord-rethinking-starlink-for-business-backup/deathstarlink.png) ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/cutting-the-invisible-cord-rethinking-starlink-for-business-backup) [ business continuity ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:business%20continuity#blog_list) [ network ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:network#blog_list) [ internet ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:internet#blog_list) [ nbn ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:nbn#blog_list) [ resilience ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:resilience#blog_list) ### Cutting the Invisible Cord: Rethinking Starlink for Business Backup [Cutting the Invisible Cord: Rethinking Starlink for Business Backup](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/cutting-the-invisible-cord-rethinking-starlink-for-business-backup) I feel it was only yesterday that I sat down with a coffee and a laptop and decided to [talk about backup Internet in a business context](https://secureaf.com.au/blog/what-i-use-for-business-resilience). Turns out it was the 26th of December - Yep Boxing Day - because when you're running a small business there's never *really* a time to stop. If you're dependent... 27th Jun 2026 [ ![Sync is not backup](http://secureaf.com.au/user/pages/04.blog/10.sync-is-not-backup/syncsyncsync.png) ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/sync-is-not-backup) [ strategy ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:strategy#blog_list) [ business continuity ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:business%20continuity#blog_list) [ resilience ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:resilience#blog_list) [ backup ](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/tag:backup#blog_list) ### Sync is not backup [Sync is not backup](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/sync-is-not-backup) This story takes us back to a real world scenario. A client of ours [who we have featured before](https://secureaf.com.au/case-studies/case-study-securing-the-heart-of-a-business-with-phishing-resistant-mfa) has finally accepted that sync is not backup. Way back at the start of my IT career, before I even knew that corporate cybersecurity was a thing I had the responsibility of building a small business'... 13th Jun 2026 - - 1 - [2](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/page:2) - [3](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/page:3) - [4](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/page:4) - [5](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/page:5) - - [Services](http://secureaf.com.au/services) - [Case Studies](http://secureaf.com.au/case-studies) - [Blog](http://secureaf.com.au/blog) - [Using AI in Your Small Business](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/using-ai-in-your-small-business) - [Are you a Business Prepper?](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/are-you-a-business-prepper) - [Business Prepping Pt.2](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/business-prepping-pt-2) - [Bring it forward](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/bring-it-forward) - [When half the world goes dark](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/when-half-the-world-goes-dark) - [This can't be real](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/this-cant-be-real) - [Sometimes you find something so good you have to tell everyone - GL-iNet Mudi 7 Review](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/sometimes-you-find-something-so-good) - [The Squeezed Middle - Your Small and Micro Business](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-squeezed-middle) - [Sync is not backup](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/sync-is-not-backup) - [Cutting the Invisible Cord: Rethinking Starlink for Business Backup](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/cutting-the-invisible-cord-rethinking-starlink-for-business-backup) - [One little toggle](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/one-little-toggle) - [Hard Drive Disposal: Drill, Wipe, or Recycle?](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/hard-drive-disposal-drill-wipe-or-recycle) - [STARLINK - the world's largest open Wi-Fi hotspot](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/starlink-the-worlds-largest-open-wifi-hotspot) - [Passwordless Paradox](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/passwordless-paradox) - [The 8GB Trap](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-8gb-trap) - [The early 2000s called - they want their blog back](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-early-2000s-called) - [Redundancy as Flexibility: Testing Small Business Resilience Off-Grid](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/redundancy-as-flexibility) - 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[Level up your small business with a VPN](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/level-up-your-small-business-with-a-vpn) - [No one should have to struggle through this](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/no-one-should-have-to-struggle-through-this) - [Technology we use : on the road again](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/on-the-road-again) - [Optimising Your Home Wi-Fi for Enhanced Productivity and Stability](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/optimising-your-home-wi-fi) - [Post Windows 10 EoL: How’s it Going](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/post-windows-10-eol-hows-it-going) - [Never Say Goodbye to the Web: Why a Redundant Internet Connection is Your Small Business Superhero](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/redundant-internet-connection-is-your-small-business-superhero) - [The AI Tax: Navigating Global Hardware Shortages for Australian Small Businessess](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-ai-tax-navigating-global-hardware-shortages-for-australian-smbs) - [Windows 10 End of Life: The Deadline is Here, Are You Ready?](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-deadline-is-here) - [The Hidden Costs: When Saving a Buck Ends Up Costing a Fortune](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-hidden-costs) - [The Open Source Advantage: Is It Right for Your Business?](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-open-source-advantage-is-it-right-for-your-business) - [The Unbottled Genie: Navigating Australia's Permanent Shift to Hybrid Work - PART 1](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-unbottled-genie-navigating-australias-permanent-shift-to-hybrid-work-part-1) - [The Unbottled Genie: Navigating Australia's Permanent Shift to Hybrid Work - PART 2](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-unbottled-genie-navigating-australias-permanent-shift-to-hybrid-work-part-2) - [The Unbottled Genie: Navigating Australia's Permanent Shift to Hybrid Work - PART 3](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-unbottled-genie-navigating-australias-permanent-shift-to-hybrid-work-part-3) - [The Unbottled Genie: Navigating Australia's Permanent Shift to Hybrid Work - PART 4](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-unbottled-genie-navigating-australias-permanent-shift-to-hybrid-work-part-4) - 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[One little toggle](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/one-little-toggle.md) - [Hard Drive Disposal: Drill, Wipe, or Recycle?](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/hard-drive-disposal-drill-wipe-or-recycle.md) - [STARLINK - the world's largest open Wi-Fi hotspot](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/starlink-the-worlds-largest-open-wifi-hotspot.md) - [Passwordless Paradox](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/passwordless-paradox.md) - [The 8GB Trap](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-8gb-trap.md) - [The early 2000s called - they want their blog back](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-early-2000s-called.md) - [Redundancy as Flexibility: Testing Small Business Resilience Off-Grid](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/redundancy-as-flexibility.md) - [The Secure Tech We Use](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-secure-tech-we-use.md) - [After Windows 10: Give Your Old Hardware New Life (and support) with Chrome OS Flex](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/after-windows-10-give-your-old-hardware-new-life-and-support-with-chrome-os-flex.md) - [Connectivity Lessons from Bright: Why Business Internet Diversity Matters](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/connectivity-lessons-from-bright-why-business-internet-diversity-matters.md) - [Customer Story: short-span wireless point-to-point](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/customer-install-short-span-wireless-point-to-point.md) - [Customer Story: Something you have...](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/customer-story-something-you-have.md) - [Customer Story: The perks of free wifi](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/customer-story-the-perks-of-customer-wifi.md) - [Don't Get Left Behind: Future-Proofing Your SME for the Work-From-Home Era](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/dont-get-left-behind-future-proofing-your-sme-for-the-work-from-home-era.md) - [From Coffee Shop to Corporate Breach: How Insecure Defaults Expose Your Business](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/from-coffee-shop-to-corporate-breach.md) - [Level up your small business with a VPN](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/level-up-your-small-business-with-a-vpn.md) - [No one should have to struggle through this](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/no-one-should-have-to-struggle-through-this.md) - [Technology we use : on the road again](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/on-the-road-again.md) - [Optimising Your Home Wi-Fi for Enhanced Productivity and Stability](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/optimising-your-home-wi-fi.md) - [Post Windows 10 EoL: How’s it Going](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/post-windows-10-eol-hows-it-going.md) - [Never Say Goodbye to the Web: Why a Redundant Internet Connection is Your Small Business Superhero](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/redundant-internet-connection-is-your-small-business-superhero.md) - [The AI Tax: Navigating Global Hardware Shortages for Australian Small Businessess](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-ai-tax-navigating-global-hardware-shortages-for-australian-smbs.md) - [Windows 10 End of Life: The Deadline is Here, Are You Ready?](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-deadline-is-here.md) - [The Hidden Costs: When Saving a Buck Ends Up Costing a Fortune](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-hidden-costs.md) - [The Open Source Advantage: Is It Right for Your Business?](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-open-source-advantage-is-it-right-for-your-business.md) - [The Unbottled Genie: Navigating Australia's Permanent Shift to Hybrid Work - PART 1](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-unbottled-genie-navigating-australias-permanent-shift-to-hybrid-work-part-1.md) - [The Unbottled Genie: Navigating Australia's Permanent Shift to Hybrid Work - PART 2](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-unbottled-genie-navigating-australias-permanent-shift-to-hybrid-work-part-2.md) - [The Unbottled Genie: Navigating Australia's Permanent Shift to Hybrid Work - PART 3](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-unbottled-genie-navigating-australias-permanent-shift-to-hybrid-work-part-3.md) - [The Unbottled Genie: Navigating Australia's Permanent Shift to Hybrid Work - PART 4](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-unbottled-genie-navigating-australias-permanent-shift-to-hybrid-work-part-4.md) - [The Unbottled Genie: Navigating Australia's Permanent Shift to Hybrid Work - PART 5 & Conclusion](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-unbottled-genie-navigating-australias-permanent-shift-to-hybrid-work-part-5-and-conclusion.md) - [The Upgrade Trap: Why Windows 11 Might Be a Bad Move for Your Small Business](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/the-upgrade-trap-why-windows-11-might-be-a-bad-move-for-your-small-business.md) - [Time's Up for Windows 10: Smart Moves for Your Small Business](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/times-up-for-windows-10.md) - [Wall of Shame](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/wall-of-shame.md) - [When You're Determined to Stay Online No Matter What: What I use for Business Resilience](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/what-i-use-for-business-resilience.md) - [Why Your 5G Router is Costing You 5 Stars](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/why-your-5g-router-is-costing-you-5-stars.md) - [Why Your Airbnb Shouldn't Rely on a 5G Router](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/why-your-airbnb-shouldnt-rely-on-a-5g-router.md) - [Working From Home: Can it work for your small to micro business?](http://secureaf.com.au/blog/working-from-home.md)