by Kevin Newell | Jan 3, 2023 | Cyber Security, IT Advice
Hacking (or phishing as they are sometimes known) attempts are usually successful when the criminal tricks the victim. This is also known as social engineering, which is a ruse that employs social methods, rather than technical ones. Whether it’s by clicking a link,...
by Kevin Newell | May 26, 2022 | Cyber Security, Email Management, IT Advice, Server & Network
It’s a common enough story we come across when dealing with new clients. They are focused on growing their business over the years, but their IT gets “dragged” along in a desperate attempt to keep pace A mess of cables in the comms cabinet, and loads...
by Kevin Newell | Feb 28, 2017 | Cyber Security
The terms computer viruses, ransomware, and trojan horses frequently evoke fear and dread on the part of business owners and operations managers. This may be due in large part to a belief that since they probably can’t understand how they work, by default,...
by Kevin Newell | Nov 29, 2016 | Cyber Security
Organizations need to do more to prevent themselves from experiencing data breaches, as many people realise that not enough is currently being done. This according to a new report from the Internet Society, which found that 59% of users would be reluctant to do...
by Kevin Newell | Jul 8, 2016 | Cyber Security
Having recently received some phishing emails, I thought I’d share how things went… To start with, what is phishing? It’s an attempt by an imposter to trick you into giving them money or sensitive data through email. Fortunately, we’ve...
by Kevin Newell | May 17, 2016 | Cyber Security
I know I know, its only 2 weeks since the last post about Ransomware. But this time we have a cool video! Also, businesses continue to be targeted, and worse, pay the ransom demanded. Our security expert friends at ESET created this excellent 3 minute video which...
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