Since this version of WordPress came out last week Wordfence, the leading WordPress security plugin, has brought out an update (7.4.14) to prevent a potential security vulnerability. WordPress 5.6 now has application password functionality which will be useful in a number of scenarios including ecommerce plugins, but hackers could gain administrator access rights through phishing […]
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COVID-19 has changed the world – no doubts about that! Was it for the better or for the worse? Well the answer would differ I suppose depending on who answers – some people would say 2020 was difficult, many businesses had to close their doors temporarily and many for good, whilst for some companies the
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On Monday the 14th December the online world stopped for over 40 minutes – most of Googles services went down. This put a lot of businesses out of action, affecting not only their usual day-to-day operations but also creating a lot of stress and uncertainty. This also had an impact on the whole education sector
A lot has been said about ransomware and still I feel that this topic is a never-ending story. Each time I revisit the stats about the costs of a ransomware attack to businesses I am shocked. Why? Well, I have only just found out that in 2020 the cost of downtime was on average more
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Following our blog about unwanted ads last weekend, I thought I would pass on a warning from Microsoft, which came out last Thursday. A piece of malware is targeting major browsers such as Edge, Chrome and Firefox and incidents have been found all over the world. It works by injecting itself into search results and
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Technology is critical to operations for most companies. Would businesses be able to trade without email, computers, printers, phones etc? I don’t think so! Technology can be a key success factor but it can also create problems. If things are not going well with it, these powerful tools can quickly become your weak point and
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A lot of advertising you are seeing online is legitimate, but not always. If you need to close a window, be careful because some people like to add fake “X” close buttons. Remember these keyboard commands to make sure you close a window – Control + F4 for Windows and Command + W for Macs.
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For me working from home means that my mind is occupied by work “almost” 24/7 – not in an unhealthy way, don’t get me wrong, I like what I do – but I have a family and friends too! Some people travel to work daily, they have a long way to get to their office
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Who watched the Jetsons? If you say yes to that question then we are of a similar age or you are a real geek. If you say “no” then google it – and that simple statement “google it” is what this blog is about – technology today. No one told me I’d have Google in
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