‘Advanced and nasty’ Android malware discovered
Android users have been warned that new malware could give hackers access to the entire contents of their phone.
Apple and FBI continue legal tussle
The ongoing legal wrangle between Apple and the FBI has captured imaginations across the world – not just because of the big names involved, but also because of the impact it could have on everybody’s security.
Best practise for your company email
With email now accounting for 6.3 hours of the average worker’s day, journalist Kate Ashford has identified the ten biggest mistakes that people make with their corporate accounts.
Cybercriminals target UK bank accounts
The UK is the best market for cyber criminals to hack into online banking accounts or steal valuable information, a data analyst has claimed.
On the lookout for new apprentice talent
It’s National Apprenticeship Week and there is no better way to celebrate, than to commit to finding two new bright young faces to join our IT support team. We are on the lookout for two new 1st line technical support analysts.
This new drive is inspired by the success of Jake Monckton and Tim Oelkers who joined M2 Computing two years ago as part of the UK National Apprenticeship scheme. Working alongside the more experienced technical IT support engineers, they both excelled in their work and completed their City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in IT Systems & Networking and obtained their Microsoft Technology Associate qualifications.
Supporting your business with PCI Compliance
In recent months, we have witnessed an increase in the number of clients requesting support with their PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) Compliance. Card providers such as VISA and MasterCard insist that all businesses comply with PCI DSS to protect both businesses and customers from the ever increasing threat of fraud. PCI Compliance is not a single event, but an ongoing process which changes as payment technology evolves and legislation is revised.
Kill switches are the key to cutting mobile theft – and the stats prove it
The rise of the mobile phone has been rapid, even by technology’s standards. There are more handsets than people in the UK in fact, with many users owning more than one. Now the average smartphone price is well into the hundreds, though, theft is also on the up.
According to home office figures from 2013, around 700,000 devices are stolen each year – amounting to 224 thefts per hour. Many more are taken without being reported too; it’s a major issue that needs tackling.
Getting the most from Google Chrome
Google continues to dominate the browser market with 2 out of every 3 users choosing Chrome over rivals Firefox, Safari and Microsoft Edge. So how good are your skills?
Do you know the fastest way to enlarge everything on the website you are viewing? What about saving all open pages as bookmarks in a new folder?
Lincolnshire council cyber-breach should be a lesson for all
We hear all the time of major firms being attacked by cyber-criminals. Sometimes it is a case of digital thieves taking valuable data to sell on, while others sabotage sites for financial or moral gain. It’s a little rarer to find stories of smaller organisations falling victim, but these attempts do happen – just ask the people of Lincolnshire.
Earlier this year, Lincolnshire County Council’s online services went down when its systems were breached by malicious hackers hoping to get hold of a significant sum of money.
Microsoft promises to use cloud power for good
With all the stories of tax-dodging and data breaches, it’s rare to hear anything positive about the world’s biggest companies in the media these days. Microsoft appears to be doing its best to restore the balance, however.
The Redmond firm recently announced plans to put its epic cloud computing power to worthy use, and promised to deliver a bumper $1 billion-worth of resources to organisations seen to be working for the “public good”.
