by Pronetic | Jun 12, 2020 | News and Events
Just as you thought that cybercriminals had exploited every aspect of the pandemic with phishing, vishing, smishing and more, there are now warnings to beware of fake contact tracer messages. Contact Tracing in the UK Here in the UK, NHS contact tracers are now...
by Pronetic | Jun 12, 2020 | News and Events
Google has removed an app from its Play Store that was designed to help users to detect and delete apps that were made in China. More Than 1 Million Downloads The Remove China Apps, which is reported to have been downloaded by more than a million people on its first...
by Pronetic | Jun 12, 2020 | News and Events
Facebook has announced the introduction of the ‘Manage Activity’ tool that allows users to archive or bulk-delete old Facebook posts based on a variety of filters. Change With most people being able to register with and become a user of Facebook over the last 14 years...
by Pronetic | Jun 12, 2020 | News and Events
If you have apps running in the background on Windows 10, they can use up more of your battery power and data. Here’s an easy way to stop background apps from running: Go to: Settings > Privacy > Background apps. To stop all from running, toggle ‘Let apps...
by Pronetic | Jun 12, 2020 | News and Events
‘Vishing’, or ‘phishing over the phone’ is on the rise and in this article, we look at vishing techniques and examples, and how to prevent them. Vishing The word Vishing is a combination of ‘voice’ and ‘phishing’ and describes the criminal process of using...
by Pronetic | Jun 12, 2020 | News and Events
Andrew Bud, chief executive of iProov, the company behind the NHS app, has floated the idea of using facial recognition for Covid-19 “immunity passports”. App The iProov-made NHS app system, for Android and iOS, not to be confused with the in-development...
