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Ways of stealing your password and top tips to stay safe
There are many ways of stealing a password, but the two main ways traditionally are: Social engineering / Phishing or Vishing Hacking Top tips to stay safe: Number 1) Keep your information private The former requires that you willingly give your information out, perhaps a convincing email claimed they required that information, or a phone…
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Your password is bad, and you should feel bad – accessibility vs security
Almost all of you will currently be using far too few passwords, most of which are weak. Passwords can be a pain to deal with, they always get in the way and slow you down, there are times when you mis-type one 4 times in a row and you may start to question your sanity.…
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Data privacy and security seminar
So, you put locks on filling cabinets and rent safety deposit box at your bank? Well done! Your data privacy is important to you. But what about your digital data? Do you keep and share your data in a private and secure way? Are your electronic systems secure? Even a small business will possess the…
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Do you want snooping with that latte?
Advice for businesses that are out and about, but advice that is just as useful for your personal life and family as well. By now everyone should know that using a public Wi-Fi hot spot is a risk to your privacy and security and when using such connections to the internet you should always use…
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Fishing Season is Out but Vishing Season is in
We’ve all heard of phishing, and you may know that it is the reason for most data breaches, as much as 70% Scammers are constantly updating their tactics, and with email scams quite easy to avoid with scepticism, and email scanning antivirus software such as ESET NOD32 Antivirus, scammers are now utilising VOIP technology. Phone…
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Microsoft OneNote is changing
Anyone who has attended an Octagon Technology presentation, where I have spoken; worked with me in recent years or seen me at a networking event, can not have failed to notice that I love Microsoft OneNote. For me, it is the killer app for my iPhone, iPad, iPod, Linux and Windows laptops. Well done Microsoft!…
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A Geek Mother’s Day – Ten presents for the Geek in your Mum
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, I thought I would make some suggestions for those who need a different present to flowers and chocolates for their Mother. Even if nothing in this article is of use to you, at least look on this blog as a public service announcement and a reminder – Mother’s…
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How Many Lenses?
If you are fifty something, then you must remember the days when mobile phone operators were focused on making their handsets as small as possible. Not surprising as my first mobile phone was like this: Then phones got “smart”, they started to grow, and we were told we needed them to do lots of things…
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Send a Valentine to Windows 7 before it’s too late!
Your belovèd Windows 7 won’t be around for next Valentine’s Day. Cue for wailing, gnashing of teeth and rending of garments? Or just another example of Project Fear? A whopping forty percent of all PC users still count on Windows 7 as it has been the most popular version of all time. Most of these…
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New Hosting Platform Services
We have been using Heart Internet’s web hosting services on behalf of our clients for over a decade now, but due to detriorating performance, reliability, support and communications we have finally had to call it a day with this company. Over the last few weeks we have been trialling another hosting service with ICUK, an…
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WordPress Core Version 5.0 (bebe) Includes the New Gutenberg Editor
For those WordPress users who are not aware of the new page/post editor that now comes with version 5.0 of the WordPress core code here is some important news for you. There is the potential for WordPress to “break” if you have Page Builder functionality installed in your existing “Classic Editor” – the post/page editor…
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Supporting NWCH at Men’s Mental Health Conference, looking into men’s mental health at The Showroom
Wednesday’s #Manchat which was hosted by NW Counselling Hub and attended by about 120 delegates, was a brilliant display of support from the Lincoln community towards the rising number of cases of mental illness in men. The main aim of the conference was “to help smash the stigma surrounding men’s mental health issues – which…
