Protecting your private network You might be a home user with a handful of devices connected via wifi or you might be a multi-office organisation running an in-house hosted commerce website, either way you need to protect your network at the point it connects to the internet to prevent unauthorised Read more…
Protecting you from the video nasties… Back in the 1970’s a ‘neat little self-replicating automata’ was released on the ARPANET (the predecessor of today’s internet) that was called “the creeper“. Not a virus in the way we think of them today, it was more of a test of code and Read more…
Data Backup Backing up your precious data is essential, but it needn’t (shouldn’t) be complicated or time consuming. We can design and implement a backup plan that fits your needs, from backing up your family digital photos from your smartphone, to securely encrypting highly confidential corporate information. Having a robust Read more…
You have probably heard on the news that millions of computers around the world have been infected with a piece of ransomware, have you checked if your home and business PC’s are protected? (more…)
OK, It’s going to turn into one of those urban myths that unsuspecting journalists or well-meaning Facebook friends post from time to time, but behind the PR there is a serious note or warning.
A recent report on Internet Security and cybercrime has shown that UK users are among the most targeted in the world, with both home users and businesses being attacked daily, and over half a billion personal records stolen in 2015.
The total number of individuals in the UK who have been the target of cybercrime in 2015 was nearly 44% with the average cost to the user at £1300.
The telephone provider Talk Talk has become the victim of a criminal cyber-attack. While Talk Talk are still assessing what data was accessed during the attack, there are a number of steps you can take if you are a Talk Talk customer.
Several new exploits have been identified recently that are designed to attach your home or business router from inside, and install code to allow hackers to open a backdoor to your network and your data.