Author: Stuart
4th January 2017
Ransomware Update
Here's a New Year's resolution you can stick to, and if you do it will make a big difference to your life.Don't open unsolicited email attachments without checking them first!Ransomware
28th January 2016
More Ransomware
Ransoware is on the rise. In the first three months of 2016, Kaspersky labs report a 14% increase in the incidence of ransomware. So far the most popular ransomware is
17th November 2015
An attachment? For me? How kind…
The first Word macro virus was released into the wild 20 years ago. In 2000, the ILoveYou (or LoveLetter) virus, one of the most damaging of its time, spread like
5th November 2015
Nothing to hide, nothing to fear?
Imagine for a moment, a Britain where every individual over the age of 3 years old, has their own personal government spy. This person sits next to as you watch
22nd October 2015
How BT Works
One week ago today, the telegraph pole supplying our property and one or two others was knocked over. It was at 7.01 am on the 15th October, precisely at the
21st October 2015
Email from Lancs Police
This morning, an email is doing the rounds purporting to be from a Lyn Whitehead at Lancs Police. She does indeed exist, but the email is not from her but
18th June 2015
Only 1% of BT Customers Getting Maximum Broadband Speed
Another day, another unsurprising piece of information on the sorry state of UK broadband. Which today reports that only 4% of customers on TalkTalk’s 17Mbps package, and just 1% of
11th June 2015
Poor Broadband Speeds
Interesting news regarding broadband problems and long ISP contracts from Ofcom today: Ofcom is today outlining three measures to help consumers. First, Ofcom has secured a strengthened Code of Practice
11th June 2015
Ekahau Site Survey 8.01 Released
Ekahau have just released Ekahau Site Survey + Planner v8.0.1. Despite the minor version number, this release has plenty of new things on it, including: ALL Cisco APs and antennas are
15th May 2015
Cryptowall, Cryptocker and Extortion
Prevention is better than cure Cryptowall 3, the latest incarnation of the Crowti family (Cryptolocker etc) of blackmail based malware, appears to be rampant at the moment. Its delivery method