Tropical Cyclone Alfred
- By Simon Wong
- General
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We’ve had a few enquiries regarding Tropical Cyclone Alfred which will potentially make landfall near Brisbane on Thursday (6/3/25). Therefore, we thought it may be useful to publish a few notes in preparation: Data Backups If your backups are not managed by DT, ensure you have a full backup of important data and take it […]
read moreSecurity Vulnerabilities in Apple Products
- By Simon Wong
- Security
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Apple have released security updates for all their products (Macs, iPhones, iPads, TVs and Watches). This addresses a security vulnerability that is being actively exploited so please update all your devices as soon as you can. If you would like any further information or require assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the Team via […]
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- April
- 2024

Twenty Years and Counting
- By Simon Wong
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On this day 20 years ago, our IT services business was incorporated. With the goal of providing customers with technologies that were fundamentally “dependable”, our name “Dependable Technologies” was born. In the early days, we primarily focused on Linux and Open Source technologies and although we’ve greatly expanded our technological scope over the years, our […]
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- January
- 2024

Recommended improvements for your organisation’s email with DMARC
- By Simon Wong
- General, Security
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I’d like to make you aware of some important recommendations to help improve the security and deliverability of your Organisation’s email. What we are recommending is for you to secure your email sending by implementing some technologies called DMARC, DKIM and SPF. In essence, these technologies: digitally sign your emails (DKIM), tell other Organisations who’s […]
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- September
- 2023

Critical Security Vulnerability in Web Browsers and other software (WebP)
- By Simon Wong
- Security
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Today, we have been working on a very serious security vulnerability in a piece of software called WebP. You’ve probably never heard of it but it’s used in a lot of software and most commonly in your favourite web browser whether that’s Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox or Apple Safari. To make matters worse, […]
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