In episode 28 of REDD’s Business and Technology Podcast, join our hosts, Jackson Barnes and Brad Ferris, in a thought-provoking conversation with the distinguished Ashwin Ram. With a background deeply rooted in technology, Ashwin has evolved into a highly respected figure in the cybersecurity field, currently serving as a cybersecurity evangelist at Checkpoint Software Technologies. […]

Join our dynamic duo, Jackson Barnes (REDD’s Business Dev Guru) and Brad Ferris (REDD’s CEO Extraordinaire), as they sit down with Alok Patel, the CEO and Managing Partner of Azcende Venture Capital, which focuses on national security and critical infrastructure. Don’t miss this 🔥 episode if you’re interested in AI, national security, and emerging technology! […]

  Get ready to rev your engines and take cybersecurity to the fast lane! 🏎️💨 We recently attended the thrilling Melbourne F1 event with our partners, Arctic Wolf, and some of our esteemed clients. This high-octane experience brought together industry leaders, including REDD’s @Brad Ferris, @Nigel Heyn, and @Max Maclean, our clients @Kim Vojacek and […]

As CEO of REDD, one of the leading Technology and Security providers in Queensland, I want to address the growing concern of cyber threats and the need for company directors, business owners, business leaders and management teams to take proactive steps to protect their organisations. Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT issue but an […]

Microsoft Secure Score is a measurement of an organisation’s security posture, with a higher number indicating more improvement actions taken. It can be found at https://security.microsoft.com/securescore in the Microsoft 365 Defender portal. Following the Secure Score recommendations can protect your organisation from threats. From a centralised dashboard in the Microsoft 365 Defender portal, organisations can […]

Microsoft 365 is the most popular of all major office productivity software. It has 48.8% of the global market share, just edging out Google’s apps, by a couple of percentage points. It’s used by individuals, small & mid-sized businesses, and larger enterprise organizations. It does everything a modern office needs. Including from word processing and […]

Software vulnerabilities are an unfortunate part of working with technology. A developer puts out a software release with millions of lines of code. Then, hackers look for loopholes that allow them to breach a system through that code. The developer issues a patch to fix the vulnerability. But it’s not long before a new feature […]

In this episode our hosts Jackson Barnes (BDM – REDD) and Brad Ferris (COO – REDD) interview Isaac Nicol (Head of ICT at EPIC Assist) and discuss his journey at EPIC Assist (Not for Profit). Particularly we discuss with Isaac how to leverage EPIC’s NFP status with Microsoft and other vendors to increase cyber security […]

Yesterday news broke that Uber had experienced a cyber attack. You would be forgiven for thinking this breach was discovered by one of Uber’s extensive list of cybersecurity tools, or by one of its IT staff diligently pouring over logs somewhere in a back room. Instead the breach only became apparent when the hacker boldly […]

How many text messages from companies do you receive today as compared to about two years ago? If you’re like many people, it’s quite a few more. This is because retailers have begun bypassing bloated email inboxes. They are urging consumers to sign up for SMS alerts for shipment tracking and sale notices. The medical […]

The number of internet-connected devices in homes has been growing. It’s increased exponentially over the last decade. A typical home now has 10.37 devices connected to the internet. PCs and mobile devices make up a little over half of those and the rest are IoT devices. IoT stands for Internet of Things. It means any […]

One of the most important applications we choose is our internet browser. When on a computer or a mobile device, we work in that most of the time because many applications are now cloud-based, so accessing them means going through your browser. Over the years browsers have come and gone. A little over a decade […]