As the year begins to draw to a close we creep ever closer to, what has become known as, ‘Cyber Monday’. The term is a marketing reference to the first Monday after ‘Black Friday’ which again is the first Friday after the American holiday, ‘Thanks Giving’. Black Friday has become known as the traditional start [...]
This weekend the clocks go back here in the UK and this time of year typically signifies an increase in crime as the criminals take advantage that the additional cover of darkness affords. Statistics show that there are many popular items that are stolen from homes these include games consoles and laptops. When this happens [...]
In recent years we have all heard about massive data losses by some high profile organisations such as HM Customs and Revenue and the NHS. In all of these cases while the loss may not have been preventable, the damage could have been minimised. In all of these cases, the data has been stored in [...]
Microsoft announced that as from early October (no actual date as yet) it will be making Microsoft Security Essentials available for small businesses with up to 10 PC’s FREE OF CHARGE. If you are not already aware of it I would highly recommend taking a look this move signifies a shift in the way that [...]
I had a phone call earlier this today from someone who’d had a rather strange phone call and wanted to check with me. They had received a phone call from someone with an indian accent who claimed to be from ‘windows’. They told her that she had corrupt files on her laptop and they needed [...]
I have just had from a client what appears to be the latest scare, which will inevitably result in some kind of infection. This is how it looks, which by the way appears very genuine. From: Abuse Department [mailto:abuse-uk-irl@ripe.net] Sent: 24 September 2010 14:32 To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX Subject: ISP DISCONNECTION WARNING – ADVISORY ABUSE NOTICE From: [...]
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