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Which antivirus software to choose for my business?

Today, the selection of available antivirus software is impressive. There are many options available and businesses have a wide choice but also a dilemma about which one to choose. Hackers have not been passive and nowadays they can reach your data in multiple ways, often by crafting sophisticated attacks. Malware can now spread very fast from one device to another and may […]

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More about “Working from Anywhere”

“Working from anywhere” can mean working somewhere really nice – the photo above is Lower Longbeak in Cornwall. Coffee, croissant, great view, sea air, email and proof reading a quote for the company on my smartphone. (https://www.clivecatton.co.uk/2020/11/06/photos-from-devon/) So England is back in lockdown and people are again reluctantly or enthusiastically working from home – but

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What are the main types of computer viruses that exist today?

Cyber-attack prevention is a new reality for the businesses of today. Yes, the selection of available antivirus software is impressive but hackers have also progressed! Today they can reach your data in multiple ways, often by crafting some very complex attacks.   Mechanisms they may be using to reach your data vary but broadly this is how they can be classified:  File viruses – infect program files, for instance .exe files. These can then infect other files

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Software Fiasco

I was astounded to read (“Why you should never use Microsoft Excel to count coronavirus cases“) that the reason so many positive cases of coronavirus were missed off the statistics recently was because outdated software was being used.  What? Data was being uploaded to the national statistics in comma separated value (.csv) format to .xls Excel

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Women in Technology

When graduating from University of Lincoln with a 1st class degree in Business and Marketing I never imagined I would be working for an IT company. In my early twenties computers and technology were never my passion. When studying at secondary school I never used to enjoy ICT, in fact I must admit that I found computers unattractive and learning to use a computer keyboard a waste

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