The true cost of TalkTalk’s 2015 cyberattack has been revealed, with the telecoms firm thought to be facing a £60 million bill for the high-profile breach.
The company was attacked in October last year, with hackers gaining access to the personal information of some 157,000 customers. This included 15,600 bank account numbers and sort codes.
We are pleased to announce the new arrival of Jonathan Watts starting at M2 Computing this month. Jonathan joins M2 as Head of IT and Projects to ensure all our clients achieve maximum value from their IT investment, both at point of implementation and in the future. He will also be leading our team of IT support engineers to develop their skills and expertise.
David Bowie was one of the most influential recording artists Britain has ever produced. He will be best remembered for his many hits, which include “Rebel, Rebel”, “Space Oddity” and “Life on Mars”, but the great man will also go down as a pioneer of web technology thanks to an innovative use of the internet throughout his career.
Windows 10 is set for record levels of adoption, as half of businesses are planning to roll it out before the end of the year.
According to Gartner research, 50 per cent of enterprises will have started deploying Windows 10 by January 2017, making it the most widely-installed version of Windows ever.
Microsoft has ended support for older versions of its Internet Explorer browser, offering Windows users the choice of either upgrading their operating system or downloading Microsoft Edge.
This came into effect on 12th January 2016, so there will be no further upgrades to Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10, although users of Internet Explorer 11 will continue to receive technical support and security updates.
If you received a new smartphone for Christmas, we hope that by now you have successfully transferred or resynchronised your contacts and diary information to the new device, as well as re-establishing any links to cloud data services like Drop Box and OneDrive.
But if you moved away from an iPhone in favour of an Android device, did you also remember to de-register your phone number from Apple’s iMessage service before you upgraded?
Google’s voice-recognition software could soon become much more sophisticated, as the tech giant looks to boost its artificial intelligence capabilities.
Currently, Google users are able to get replies to simple questions they ask aloud, much like Apple’s famous Siri assistant. By prefacing their query with ‘OK Google’, users can ascertain the song playing, share prices or directions home. Anything that moves beyond the rather small pot of sample questions and answers, though, isn’t quite so successful.
The London based branch of ACA Compliance moved their UK office location from Berkeley Square in Mayfair to Haymarket. M2 Computing were involved from the outset to recommend and configure the optimal IT support infrastructure for the new office. The proposals needed to be planned with guidance from the U.S. branch who set the standards and procedures for the company operations.
IRC Care services based in Croydon, are an independent care agency specialising in professional home care services. Their services include recruitment and training for care specialists for adults and young people based in the Surrey region.
This month, we are saying farewell to one of our senior IT support engineers Scott Maybank. After thirteen years with the company, Scott has decided to take up a new opportunity with a friend. We will be sad to see him leave, but wish him every success in the future.
