Make software updates a part of your daily regime

Make software updates a part of your daily regime

Any managed IT services company will tell you about the importance of updating your software especially when most think of it as a chore. Understandably the update reminders and restarts prompts will come at a wrong time but it is essential that you adhere to them on...
What do hackers do with your personal data?

What do hackers do with your personal data?

In 2016 fraud and identity theft resulted in $21 billion worth of losses and was proving to be a lucrative gold mine for cyber criminals. Lucrative because it provided hackers with leverage to negotiate ransoms with businesses, organisations and individuals. In some...
Europe Under Fire: New Ransomware Takes Over Europe

Europe Under Fire: New Ransomware Takes Over Europe

There have been reports of a huge cyber attack which has, so far, crippled firms, airports, banks and government departments across Europe. Code-named ‘Petya’, it is bearing similar resemblences to the WannaCry hack. What do we know so far? Ukraine has...