by Andy Wilkinson | Jun 13, 2014 | Internet Security, News and Events, World Wide Web
With the World Cup underway, you would have thought that a nation blessed by a huge football tradition would welcome hosting such a tournament. Unfortunately, the tournament has been overshadowed by protests from activists who are unhappy with the expenses put towards...
by Andy Wilkinson | Jun 6, 2014 | Data Security, News and Events, World Wide Web
It seems that the Heartbleed bug has left a rather worrying aftermath behind it, after the subsequent fix was found to have smaller bugs that had originally gone undetected. These security holes are not thought to be as dangerous as Heartbleed, although they have...
by Andy Wilkinson | Jun 3, 2014 | News and Events
You may have seen or heard in the news yesterday a warning about a cyber-attack which is due in two weeks. What is it? It is an infection known as “GameOver Zeus” which attackers use to intercept transactions during online banking sessions. It was reported by ESET...
by Andy Wilkinson | May 29, 2014 | Internet Security, News and Events
Ransomware, an evil type of Malware that looks to take your money through forceful and threatening means of negotiation, has returned to the forefront of security threats this week after it was found that Android users were at risk from ‘Koler’ ransomware. People who...
by Andy Wilkinson | May 23, 2014 | Data Security, News and Events
Yet another example of why data security plays such an important role for any online business came to light this week, with eBay confirming that a cyber-attack took place between February and early March. If you’re thinking that this is just another rogue hacking...
by Andy Wilkinson | May 20, 2014 | News and Events
Do you trust your security to free antivirus products or is it really worth paying to protect your systems from infection? Probably a question most people have pondered at some time or other. While not intending to go into an in-depth analysis of security products,...