Follow these simple steps (the digital equivalent of locking your front door and not leaving your keys in the car) and you can avoid 85% of the most common digital threats out there. Contact Us to book an appointment or to discuss your needs further. Continue reading
I have been a very busy person over the last few months, so I have not really had time to post. But I do feel that the following warrants some time. I have repeatedly recommended Lastpass to my friends, family and customers as a great way of storing your passwords. … Continue reading
The attached ebook talks about 10 Sneaky things a spammer will do to get past your spam filters. 10 sneaky things a spammer will do The last 2 pages are an advert for Dell Sonicwall firewalls, but you can skip them, the rest of the information is interesting. Contact Us… Continue reading
I am a member of a business networking group that also has a group on linked in. Recently a member asked… Can you tell me anything about Livedrive? My backup man says he wouldn’t trust it with his data and my computer man swears by it. I am currently on… Continue reading
Create strong passwords and protect them. Get tips for managing your kids passwords too. Security updates for September 9, 2014 Learn how to get security updates automatically Get updates from Microsoft Update Watch a video about the updates Q&A Can I run more than one antivirus program? You… Continue reading
It seems that all we are posting about recently is scams and issues. Unfortunately the bad guys are active and this information needs repeating, until people stop clicking on random links…. The following error was seen by one of our clients this week. He received a warning email and, counter… Continue reading
This seems to be becoming a bit of a recurring theme, there’s a new scam out there. This one is actually not a new scam, it’s an old scam that simply uses a new script. The proposed victim gets a phone call saying that they (the scammers) are from Microsoft… Continue reading
It appears that an old spectre has reared its ugly head again. Fake tech support phone scams We had thought that they had slowed down as we have not had one reported to us for quite some time, but it appears that the scammers are still going strong. We will… Continue reading
TrueCrypt, a fantastic free whole disk encryption tool has recently vanished of the face of the planet. No one quite knows why, but everyone is wondering if it is safe to use (the last comments from the authors tend to indicate that it is not!). Rather than reinventing the wheel,… Continue reading
Why Phishing Scams Keep Working Think before you click The internet is riddled with scams and virus’ that continue to persists well past their “Sell By” date. There are many reasons for this; unpatched software, unpatched Operating Systems (OS’s) (would you belive that there are still Windows 95 machines out… Continue reading
