September 7, 2021

Beware all unsolicited phone calls.Today I had a call from Amazon Prime telling me that my trial 30-day account was ending. I was told by the caller that my Amazon Prime Trial will be billed today, if it wasn’t cancelled. The call sounded genuine, and they quoted me my Amazon Prime ID number. Later I realised

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November 2, 2020

When you think you are staying safe online, are you really exposed?Almost all of us use electronic devices every day, from working on a computer to checking social media on a mobile phone. It’s easy to be fooled into thinking we are staying safe online. Expecting what we’re doing is entirely private, particularly if we’re

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September 25, 2020

Why the biggest threat to your online security is you Did you ever hear the saying that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link? When that chain is your digital online security chain, that saying has never been truer. Cybercrime is now the most profitable way of making money illegally, and unfortunately many people

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September 15, 2020

The Forty Thieves keep out Aladdin the hacker with a password manager If the story of the Forty Thieves and their treasure had taken place today, the ending might have been quite different – if only those thieves thought to use a password manager. Instead of opening to the old command ‘Open Sesame!’, the treasure trove

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August 28, 2020

The majority of people are not sure about the meaning of IoT…In simple terms IoT is the Internet of Things. Which is any type of device with an internet connection. Device connections are either by network cable, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth.Internet of Things Devices are Split into Two Types.The Internet of Things (IoT) are smart devices which

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