Computer Viruses – A Brief Historical Insight
Ever wondered who created the world's first computer virus? Well if you were to search for ‘the first computer virus’ in Google you will be presented with Brain (The [...]
Cyber-Security News Bites – April 2021
533,000,000 Facebook User Account Details Stolen. I bet you didn’t hear about this in the mainstream media! And it’s extremely troubling as to why there has been little to [...]
In 1992 IBM Set To Work On The World’s First Smartphone, The Simon Personal Communicator
Contrary to belief and subject to which decade you were born in, the iPhone 2G from 2007 was far from being the first smartphone and in fact subject to [...]
Several Pieces of Tech From 2001 That Changed Our World
Of course none of the technology of 2001 would have been possible without the invention of computers, home computers and the internet. Many of you may not be aware [...]
BREAKING: Ransomware Gangs Want to Refund Their Victims, But Why?
It sounds like something out of a Hollywood blockbuster movie, however ransomware gangs behind the likes of Ziggy and Fonix have found a heart and pledged to set up [...]
Cyber-Security News Bites – March 2021
Equality is IT In march 2016 an artificial intelligence chatbot named Tay (Thinking About You) created by Microsoft and let loose on Twitter went from having good intentions in [...]
The Mafia – A New Bread of Online Cybercriminal?
When we think of the mafia our minds are initially cast toward the New York based crime families as opposed to the many others, and the shocking but kind [...]
As the lockdown is due to ease, are you prepared for your team’s return?
Other than emptying the dishwasher which likely made its last wash about a year ago, emptying the fridge of the milk that you can now call parmesan, and throwing [...]
Cyber-Security News Bites – February 2021
Cyberpunk 2077 Held to Ransom The extremely popular video game released on 10th December 2020 was hit by a ransomware style attack just days ago. The game which had amassed [...]
Windows 10 update launches May 2019
The long awaited update to Microsoft’s Windows 10 is finally launched in May, after a number of development issues along the way which has seen the new version postponed until [...]
How to create an IT Plan
We imagine you’ve taken time out to plan for the coming 12 months. You’ve probably set goals relating to the turnover you’d like to achieve, where this business is going [...]
Are you leaving sensitive data up for grabs?
If your employees use laptops, this is an important article to read. Whilst laptops help us work flexibly, they can pose a security problem. What happens if a laptop is [...]