MailGuard Partners Blog

Running from 12-16 August, the ACCC’s annual Scams Awareness Week aims to minimise the impact of scams on the community by raising awareness and promoting education about ways to detect and avoid scams.

A plain-text email purporting to be from Dropbox asking you to upgrade your account. A super legitimate-looking email supposedly from Netflix directing you to sign in to unlock new benefits. A notification apparently from EnergyAustralia with your latest bill attached.

Do your clients know how to spot which of these emails are real and which of these are fake?

Premier Technology Solutions has been a valued MailGuard Partner since 2016.

Premier was founded in 2001 on the principle that Australian businesses deserve smart, reliable, and efficient IT solutions delivered with pride and integrity. The company has grown to a business with over 40 staff based primarily in Melbourne, delivering premium managed IT services Australia wide.

The firm's solutions and services extend from the desktop to the cloud, and its client base spans a wide range of industries, from manufacturing to financial services, through to hospitality and not for profits.

We spoke with Anthony Quaresima, CTO of Premier on the company's approach to cybersecurity, why it partnered with MailGuard, and tips on collaborating better.   

What’s the first thing you tell your clients when they ask you how to choose an email security solution?  

XCentral is an Australian I.T. Services Provider and a valued MailGuard Partner.

Since 2005, XCentral have had a successful track record of delivering managed services and cloud solutions. The company's experienced team uses proven methods to enable organisations to realise the full potential of today's digital technologies.

We spoke with Angus Mansfield, Managing Director of XCentral on the company's approach to cybersecurity, his views on MailGuard, and to learn more about XCentral's core beliefs that 'technology transforms business'.

In an interview with MailGuard earlier this year, Filipa Preston, the CEO of Software Optimisation Services (SOS), was asked for any advice for our partners and/or resellers about how to enhance their selling strategies. Here’s her response:

With the End Of Financial Year (EOFY) approaching, companies are probably expecting a flurry of invoices, bills, payroll and finance related documents in their inboxes.

In the near future, MailGuard will be performing an important network upgrade that requires action from its partners on behalf of end customers and clients.

With 2019 being MailGuard’s 18th birthday, we’ve rounded up 18 of the biggest and most noteworthy cyber-attacks that shook the web, and changed how we look at cybersecurity. 

Brandjacking - where cybercriminals impersonate the brands we trust, in order to fool us into clicking on malicious content - has affected some of the world’s biggest companies, past and present.