Towards the end of 2014 TalkTalk customer details were accessed following a data breach against a third party contractor that had legitimate access to the customer accounts. The data that was accessed was names, home addresses, phone numbers and TalkTalk account numbers. No financial data such as bank or credit card details, or dates of […]
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Social Engineering is the act of manipulating people into certain actions. Criminals use social engineering tactics because it is easier to exploit your natural inclination to trust than exploit your computers security. The technical support phone call is a very common way criminals use this tactic to persuade you to pay for a service you
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It is extremely important in our technology led world that the security on the computers you use is kept up to date. This week the National Crime Agency (NCA) has announced it has taken temporary control of communications used to connect with infected computers that could steal your financial information or hold your computer to
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Many of you will have heard about the Heartbleed Bug by now. It has been on various programmes over the last week and many ‘experts’ have been giving advice about changing passwords and methods of remembering different passwords for different websites. First of all let me explain what the Heartbleed Bug is. When you are
The cost of printer ink is always a concern when you buy a new printer. Customers often ask me, “Is it okay to use generic or recycled ink cartridges?” Buying the printer manufacturers ink cartridges can cost more than you spent on the printer. This is because the printers are sold at a loss, aiming
Windows XP, like every Windows product, has a lifecycle. This lifecycle ends when it’s no longer supported or sold. Windows XP will no longer be supported from April 08, 2014. The countdown in the right-hand column tells you how long you have until this point, but what happens then? In all honesty, nothing. Your Windows
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It is a simple fact that over time computers slow down. You might think this is inevitable and that only a new computer will give you back the speed you once had. Whilst in some cases the hardware might well be the cause of the problem; for instance, some computers with only the minimum ram
With news just out that rural high speed internet connections have been delayed and won’t be expected to be completed for at least a couple of years, it would be interesting to see what kind of speeds you are getting. I have just been to www.speedtest.net and completed the test there by clicking on begin
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Amazon’s Autorip service is now live in the UK As of today when you buy an AutoRip-eligible CD or vinyl record from www.amazon.co.uk you will get a digital copy for free. Amazon will even put all your previous eligible purchases into your Cloud Player next time you log in, so you can stream or download
Browser security is a very important part of keeping you safe online. Your browser is one of the main tools you use to access the Internet. It is a software program that allows you to visit web pages and use web applications. Unless you have been more adventurous than most you are probably using one
