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This blog serves as an online repository for research notes, tips, tricks, and thoughts.

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Kyle Murphy

6 Oct 2024

Helping NDIS Providers Succeed

We have been working with NDIS providers across Australia for several years. Here's how Custom Code IT supports providers with tailored technology solutions.

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Kyle Murphy

28 Sept 2024

Analysing a Real Spam/Phishing Campaign

We examine a well-crafted example of a Spear Phishing campaign to demonstrate how phishing works, the mechanisms a malicious actor uses to play on your emotions and how you can learn to spot these kinds of attacks.

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Kyle Murphy

27 Sept 2024

Top 5 Privacy Tools: Securing your Digital Life (Part 3)

Here is a no-frills article about some genuinely helpful tools for increasing or maintaining privacy and security in everyday life. I personally use these tools and can vouch for their effectiveness.

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Kyle Murphy

25 Sept 2024

Business Email - Dress for the Job You Want

You need a business email address. Regardless of business size or how long you have been operating, a business email is the easiest way to add credibility, trustworthiness, professionalism and security to your business. This article will answer some of the most frequently asked questions about business emails and how to get started.

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Kyle Murphy

20 Sept 2024

Two-Factor Authentication: Securing your Digital Life (Part 2)

Enable Two-factor authentication on your accounts now! In the second part of our three-part series on securing your digital life, we discuss the importance of two-factor authentication, its role in protecting online accounts, and some key security considerations to remember when choosing your second factor.

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Kyle Murphy

17 Sept 2024

Spatie Laravel Backup - sh: mysqldump: command not found

This is a super quick brain dump to document how I solved my problem with running backup commands from Spatie's Laravel-Backup package on the front end.

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Kyle Murphy

15 Sept 2024

Password Managers: Securing your Digital Life (Part 1)

In the first part of this three-part series, we'll cover password managers: what they are, why they are used, and how to use them effectively.

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Kyle Murphy

31 May 2022

Linux Backups with Restic and S3.

Fast, secure, reliable, and low friction backups should be something we all strive for if we're working with files we don't want to lose.

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Kyle Murphy

24 May 2022

Reactive Forms with Netlify.

A guide on how to get Netlify forms working with NextJS, Typescript, Yup, and React Hook Form.

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Kyle Murphy

31 Jan 2022

Are your Website Backups Working?

We have a compiled some tips to help you make the most of your backup strategy.

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