Joe Warrick

Practically everyone experiences internet issues at some stage, either at home, in the workplace work or worse, at both. The vast majority of us have probably even experienced said issues today alone already! How often do you find yourself berating your internet speed for being too slow? And how much longer are you willing to tolerate it? With Christmas approaching,

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One of the latest phishing scams doing the rounds is using Apple branding to try and dupe victims. The scam functions by first sending victims an email detailing that their Apple ID has been locked. This email contains a link that supposedly takes the victim to the Apple website where they can unlock the account. The website is of course

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2018 is already well upon us, and statistically, 80% of our resolutions will have already failed miserably. Whether it was losing weight or learning a new language, chances are it’s not quite gone to plan. There’s no shame in that, priorities may have unexpectedly changed or unforeseen obstacles may have appeared. However, if one of your resolutions was to move

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It is incredibly frightening how easy it is becoming for our personal data to be stolen. Nowadays, all scammers need us to do is unwittingly click on one single link in an email. Everyday, cybercriminals are devising new techniques and methods to get us to click on said links. One such method that is on the up is brandjacking. Brandjacking

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Regardless of whether you are an IT professional or not, the likelihood of you encountering the term firewall is very high. Whether or not you know what one is on the other hand is a different question. In addition to this, understanding the role they play in network protection is incredibly significant. In today’s blog, we will look at what

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We all keep hearing about these terrifying hacks that are resulting in extensive financial and data losses. Hacks that leave whole networks infected due to some complex malware/ program. A recent example of this is of course ‘WannaCry’, the malware which encrypted data and charged a ransom for it’s recovery. Obtaining someone’s data doesn’t always need to be a complex

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Phishing is a method used by hackers to try to obtain your personal data. The ideal result of phishing is to get hold of an unwilling user’s details such as login credentials and/ or bank details. Another possible consequence of this attack is where a user accidently downloads malware. The malware then infects the user’s PC. Phishing attacks solely rely

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In the last few months we have noticed an increase in the amount of scam/ phishing emails. These kinds of emails are constructed by a scammer to try and trick a user into providing personal information such as bank details and passwords. The emails appear to be sent from a legitimate sender. The quantity of such emails is of course

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We are all aware of the role a password plays in data access security. They function in the same way a physical padlock does. They prevent unauthorized access. We are also fully aware that passwords should be complex and near-on impossible to crack. However, the percentage of people that actually take this advice on board is startling. In a recent

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With this week’s blog, we thought we would change things up a little. Instead of a formative piece outlining certain technology/ infrastructure advances, we wanted to create a more interactive installment. In previous blogs we have discussed moving to Office 365, and all the benefits and wonders such a move can bring to a business. However, being a Microsoft Gold

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