BYOD is becoming a fact of life for many organizations. If you're about to get your BYOD program off the ground, consider these cautionary pointers. BYOD lets employees use their personal phones and laptops for work—and it's rapidly gaining acceptance. Here are 10 mistakes to avoid as you consider how to implement your own BYOD program.
If you own and operate a small business, lowering costs is an important part of keeping your company in the black. Cutting costs on your IT budget could inadvertently compromise your company’s security. Even though small businesses may not have all of the resources that large corporations do, they are still just as vulnerable to the same security threats. Here are some ways to help keep your small business secure:
From start-ups to multi-billion dollar businesses, everyone is looking for ways to cut costs while turning a profit. In fact, many companies are just trying to keep things in the black, however that does not eliminate the need for practices that will improve and grow these businesses. Since few people have the expertise to manage much of today's technology, a certain percentage of their budgets should be allocated to IT and software applications maintenance. Here are ways that Managed IT Services benefit small and medium businesses.
outlineMessage warns recipients not to accept a friend request from Christopher Davies or Jessica Davies because they are hackers who can gain access to your computer and the computers of your friends as well. Brief AnalysisThe claims in this supposed warning are untrue. It is just one more in a long line of similar "hacker" hoaxes that substitute alternative names for the "hackers". Even the most skilled hacker cannot take control of your computer just because you accept a friend request. For a hacking attempt to be successful, some sort of file transfer or exchange of information must take place. Sending on this nonsensical warning will help nobody.
Once again, 3D-printed prosthetics have helped out a particularly cute pet.
Derby was born without his front paws and small forelegs. As his first owners were unable to provide him with the care he required, Derby was given to Peace and Paws dog rescue in New Hampshire. With a stroke of luck, he was spotted by Tara Anderson who works for3D Systems as Director of Product Management. If you’ve had trouble accessing PlayStation Network the last few hours,Sony’s aware of it, too. There’s no timeline for when PSN might come back online, but you can continue to monitor its status on this website. We’ll be keeping an eye out.
The words “backup your files” are repeated on a daily basis by a number of people around the world; it is an order that many of us will be familiar with and be used to hearing quite regularly.However, not everyone will be quick to follow this advice and could be at risk of losing their important data.
The majority of people who are using the internet and creating substantial amounts of data will be fully aware and understand how important backups are, and that not just one backup should be performed – but several. Are you getting frustrated with the speed of your computer or laptop? Like all things, the older they get, the slower they become. So what can we do about it?
Please be aware there is quite an aggressive telephone scam going on at the moment. You may get a call from someone claiming to be from Microsoft, Sky, BT or a number of plausible organisations. They are asking if they can remote on to your computer to ‘fix’ an issue you may have. Once on, they have been known to steal your banking details or encrypt your computer. They will then charge you to remove the encryption. If you receive one of these calls, DO NOT allow them to access your computer and DO NOT give them any banking or credit card details and hang up on them straight away. If you have any concerns, give us a call and we will check this for you. For more information or advice about your IT requirements, give Phone-A-Geek Computer Repairs a call on 07513931596 or contact us. Currently, over 40% of companies outsource IT services in some shape or form. This figure will continue to rise as companies define their strategies for growth and / or consolidation.IT outsourcing is often a good idea for companies with aggressive growth plans and limited IT experience. Likewise, business leaders that want to be able to focus on what they do best—growing a company—might want to save time and money by leaving IT to specialists.
Microsoft's digital assistant is baked into Windows 10, and she's going to help your business run better.Cortana is one of Windows 10’s headline features, bringing Microsoft’s voice-enabled virtual assistant from the phone to the desktop for the first time. It’s easy for businesses to dismiss Cortana. After all, it’s fun to ask your phone questions and get back answers, but what has that got to do with the hard graft of business on your PC? Yet there’s more to Cortana than many people realise. With the right approach – not to mention the right hardware – she can help business users in a myriad of ways, saving them time and effort and making sure they get the information they need, where and when they need it most.
One misconception is that Cortana is only about voice. While speech recognition is a key part of the technology, there’s also a lot going on behind the scenes in terms of language processing, search and tying disparate bits of information together. Even when you’re just typing in the Cortana search box or using Cortana-enabled settings or Windows apps, she’s learning how you work, what you need and what you want. At first, she might seem a little lacking in initiative or unresponsive, but the more you use Cortana, the more useful she becomes. Don’t judge her by the first half hour. Microsoft's deceased operating system is causing firms to fail the Cyber Essentials scheme24/11/2015 The ghost of Windows XP still haunts SMB's Windows XP security issues are causing business to fail the government's brand new Cyber Essentials programme, according to one of the scheme's certification bodies.
Emma Philpott, CEO of the IASME consortium, which helped set up and now certifies SMBs for the the government's Cyber Essentials programme, told delegates at the ISSE conference in Berlin this week that around 25 small businesses failed the certification standards, mainly because they are still using Windows XP. We look back at 30 years of the Windows operating systemWindows 10 is that latest, greatest (and possibly last) version of the venerable operating system that has graced billions of desktops and millions of servers. But how did the OS manage to help Bill Gates' dream of a computer on every desktop become reality
Tumbles was the runt of the litter, and was rescued when he was just two weeks old Paris, France – The Anonymous hacking collective has reportedly taken down over 5,500 Twitter accounts purported to belong to Islamic State members following their declaration of “total war” on the terrorist group after the Paris attacks. The announcement comes less than 24 hours after hacktivist group warned of a coordinated and targeted attack against the Islamic State in the wake of the deadly wave of terror attacks across Paris. Anonymous spokesman Alex Poucher told RT: “Our capability to take down ISIS is a direct result of our collective’s sophisticated hackers, data miners, and spies that we have all around the world. We have people very, very close to ISIS on the ground, which makes gathering intel about ISIS and related activities very easy for us.” Poucher went on to say that the groups hacking acumen “might be better than any world government’s tools to combat ISIS online,” adding that although ISIS has its own hacking core, the terrorist group “does not have hackers like we have hackers.” “They picked a fight with Anonymous when they attacked Paris, and now they should expect us,” he said, adding that the collective “will not sit by and watch these terror attacks unfold around the world.” Anonymous has targeted ISIS in the past, dismantling 149 Islamic State websites so far this year, according to Foreign Policy. The hacktivist group began operations against the Islamic State following their brutal attack on Charlie Hebdo in January. On Monday, Anonymous released a video announcing that the group would “launch the biggest operation ever” against Islamic State. The hacking collective vowed to “unite humanity,” warning the terrorist group to “expect massive cyber-attacks.” “Anonymous from all over the world will hunt you down,” the masked Anon spokesman in the video said. “You should know that we will find you and we will not let you go.”ISIS responded to Anonymous’ video on Monday, calling the hacktivist group “idiots” and offering technical guidance to ISIS supporters in an effort to protect against Anonymous cyber-attacks. In spite of the ISIS insults aimed at Anonymous, judging by the initial results, it seems the Islamic State is impotent to stop the hacktivist group from decimating the terror group’s social media outreach and recruitment efforts. Jay Syrmopoulos is an investigative journalist, free thinker, researcher, and ardent opponent of authoritarianism. He is currently a graduate student at University of Denver pursuing a masters in Global Affairs. Jay’s work has been published on Ben Swann’s Truth in Media, Truth-Out, AlterNet, InfoWars, MintPress News, as well as many other sites. You can follow him on Twitter @sirmetropolis, on Facebook at Sir Metropolis and now on tsu.
People are talking more about the Deep web and the Dark web, and there is some confusion around the two.
Here are the basic differences between the regular Internet, the Deep Web, and the Dark Web. Recently data from 14 companies has been leaked onto the Deep Web - but what is that? We will now explain what is the Dark Web, how it differs from the Deep Web, and how to access the Dark Web. Plus: the Deep Web, the Deepnet, the Invisible Web, the Hidden Web and the Dark Internet. Everything you need to know about the hidden internet.
Most business processes in this day and age are running on some sort of digital system. While this revolution has evened the playing ground for companies to compete on much fairer grounds, it has also created a new demand for IT support. It is important to get the best IT services from a contractor you can entrust to deliver the quality of support you need. A competent IT contractor will be your best bet at ensuring your systems are running both efficiently and effectively. Whether you are in North Lincolnshire or any other county there are numerous benefits of hiring a local IT support contractor. TalkTalk is trying and failing to mend its broken customer relationships following the recent mega breach, in one case, offering an individual who had £3,500 stolen from his personal bank account £30.20 as a “good will gesture [and] final settlement” by way of compensation when he tried to get out of his contract.
Ian Rimmington, based in Ossett, West Yorkshire, said, "£3,500 had disappeared from his account on Friday, 23 October". This was two days after the telco had been hacked and hours after it claims it had informed banks that punters' personal information had been compromised. Remember earlier this week when we mocked the silly reports claiming that the UK government had "backed down" on its demands for a Snooper's Charter. As we noted at the time, it did not appear they were backing down at all, but pulling out a bogus publicity campaign where they decided to "ditch" some absolutely crazy ideas that never really would have been included in the first place, but still leaving plenty of terrible ideas.
And, now we know that includes mandatory backdoors into encryption -- a stupid and dangerous policy that will directly put UK citizens at risk. While, thankfully, those pushing for crypto backdoors in the US have realized that it's a politically untenable idea, the UK's new "Investigatory Powers Bill" has gone in the other direction, and will mandate encryption backdoors and ban any encryption offerings where there is no backdoor for law enforcement. Information about the data breach at UK telecom group TalkTalk has continued to drip out since the company announced a "cyber attack" on its website (on 22 October 2015).
Yet, with every new piece of the puzzle, we seem to get no closer to the truth about what exactly happened, who was responsible, and what TalkTalk is doing to fix this messy affair. On a positive note, the police seem to be making progress in the breach investigation. LONDON: British lawmakers will hold an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding a cyber attack on telecoms firm TalkTalk, which was initially thought to have put the private details of over 4 million customers at risk.
Police have arrested a fourth person, a 16-year-old boy, from London in connection with the high-profile hack of British telecoms giant TalkTalk.
The investigating officers from the Metropolitan Police Cyber Crime Unit (MPCCU) arrested the teenager at his home in Norwich on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences. TalkTalk was subjected to a 'significant and sustained' hacking attack on its official website two weeks back, which put the Bank Details and Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of its 4 Million customers at risk. Yet another UK telecom company has fallen victim to hackers.
Mobile network Vodafone said on Saturday that it was subject to a cyberattack on Wednesday and Thursday, with 1,827 customer accounts left exposed. This follows a "significant and sustained cyberattack" on UK broadband provider TalkTalk two weeks ago. Police said on Sunday that they have arrested and bailed a third man in relation to the TalkTalk hack. The unnamed 20-year-old was arrested on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences at an address in Staffordshire, which has been searched by police. This follows the arrest of two teenage boys -- one in London and one in Northern Ireland -- and suggests that the attack was coordinated, rather than the work of a lone individual. Vodafone says it has contacted affected customers to let them know that their names, mobile numbers, bank account sort codes and part of their account numbers might have been accessed by hackers. Vodafone Swiftly Blocks Hacked Accounts, Telling Customers to Change Passwords Immediately2/11/2015 Another day, another hack. Vodafone’s confirmed that cyber-villains have been trying to get their hands on customers’ names, phone numbers and credit card details, and it says that 1,800 accounts have been accessed.
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