MailGuard Partners Blog

A partner and reseller of MailGuard since 2018, IPO Digital Solutions is a Melbourne-based Managed IT Services company founded in 2016. 

My mission in 2020 is to ensure that, on my watch, no business becomes compromised and its reputation impacted by cybercrime. It’s a bold ambition, because cybercriminals are more ruthless and sophisticated than ever before.   

Click Frenzy in November marks the start of online Christmas season shopping in Australia, followed by the additional online shopping campaign Black Friday. These one-day pressure sales promise outrageous bargains from some of Australia’s biggest retailers such as Myer, Sony, Bonds, and Air New Zealand.

As IT consultants, the responsibility we hold in guiding our clients to help them build an effective digital strategy is crucially critical in the field of cybersecurity. After all, if a firm’s emails or networks aren’t secure, it can impact every aspect of that company’s operation.

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CSAM). This effort was brought to life through a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance. 

It might be your clients' CFO, reviewing transactions for the monthly executive payroll.  

Emerging IT is an Australian managed service provider and has been a valued reseller and partner of MailGuard's since 2016.

The company was founded in 2001 and today, it delivers managed services to over 100 clients. In 2016, the company turned from a Network Operations Centre (NOC) to a Security Operations Centre (SOC). This has seen the implementation of next-generation anti-spam, web defence and antivirus protection.

We spoke with Christos Pavlou, the National Sales Manager of Emerging IT, to learn more about the company’s ethos, its approach to cybersecurity, and the biggest value that MailGuard brings to its clients. 

I was going to begin this blog by posing a question to you about ‘How high cybersecurity is on your clients' list of priorities?’ 

Imagine a company with the most experienced cybersecurity team, and the best software and hardware defences. You’d probably think that this organisation won’t ever find itself on the end of a devastating cyber-attack, right?   

The End of the Financial Year (EOFY) is upon us; a time for ensuring your accounting systems aren’t a mess, and a time to spend up to make the most of tax breaks for your business.