Worth reading: what's actually useful right now
Five things Sfinco has been reading lately about scams and online safety in Australia, linked straight to the source.
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Short reads, steps ahead.
Scam patterns doing the rounds, plain-English safety tips, small business advice, and the occasional update on how Sfinco itself is coming along. Nothing here takes more than a few minutes to read.
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August 2026
What a $2 billion scam year actually means for you
The National Anti-Scam Centre's 2025 report put Australian losses at $2.18 billion. Here's what the number means once you look past the headline.
The fake toll text is back, and it's getting better
Texts claiming you owe an unpaid Linkt or EastLink toll are circulating again, and this version is more convincing than earlier ones.
Hi Mum, I've lost my phone
A message from a "new number" claiming to be your child in trouble is one of the most emotionally effective scams going.
The single best ten-minute fix: two-factor authentication
If you only do one thing after reading this, make it this one. It turns a stolen password into a non-event.
Invoice scams: the con that targets your accounts payable inbox
A supplier's bank details "change" over email, and a business pays a scammer without realising until the real invoice arrives.
July 2026
Why we changed our own homepage headline
The original line was "protecting people who don't know they need protecting." It didn't survive first contact with feedback.
The parcel fee that isn't real
A text about an unpaid delivery or customs fee is one of the most common scams in Australia right now.
Five minutes to lock down your Apple ID or Google account
These two accounts quietly hold more of your life than almost anything else you own.
What the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme means for a five-person business
If customer data is exposed, Australian law says you have to tell people. Here's what that actually involves.
The celebrity in that investment video isn't real
AI-generated videos of well-known faces promoting investment schemes are convincing enough now that seeing is no longer believing.
June 2026
Your bank will never ask for your PIN, except it's more complicated than that
The advice is true and worth remembering, but scammers have adapted around it.
Why the first Sfinco Guide starts with iPhone Protection
Of everything Sfinco could have written about first, an iPhone book seemed the obvious place to start.
Personal information covers more than you'd think
Under Australian privacy law, it's not just your name and address. It's a wider circle than most people expect.
The eight settings that matter most, explained plainly
Australia's official cyber security framework, translated out of the jargon it usually arrives in.
May 2026
What actually happens after a data breach
The headline says a company was breached. Here's what that actually means for you, step by step.
Your biggest cyber risk isn't your software
It's a rushed Tuesday morning, and no amount of security software fixes that on its own.
The backup you've never tested isn't a backup
It's a guess, and plenty of people find out theirs didn't work at exactly the wrong moment.
Wipe it before you hand it over
An old phone or laptop can carry more of your life out the door than you'd expect.
April 2026
That free cafe Wi-Fi might not be what it looks like
Two networks with the same name can sit in the same room, and only one of them is the cafe's.
What a VPN actually does, and doesn't
It's one of the most misunderstood tools in everyday cyber safety, oversold by some, dismissed by others.
Face, fingerprint, or PIN: what should actually unlock your phone
All three work. The right one depends on what you're actually worried about.
Privacy and confidentiality aren't the same thing
They get used interchangeably, but they mean genuinely different things, and the difference matters.
What a fake invoice email actually costs a small business
A few years back, the national cyber security agency put a real number on it, and it's worth remembering.
March 2026
One leaked password can unlock more than you think
If the same password opens two different accounts, a leak in one is a leak in both.
The doorbell camera needs a password too
Smart doorbells and baby monitors are convenient, and often left running on whatever password they arrived with.
Identity theft is a list of very ordinary things
It sounds abstract until you see the actual list of what a stolen identity gets used for.
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