How scams work and how to protect yourself
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Mystery Shopper has been hacked – Change your password ASAP
Sadly, Mystery Shopper is the latest victim in the current swathe of hacks against companies 🙁 I have tried to log in and it is declining my password, so maybe some accounts have also been breached. This is their email: We regret to inform you that our company has experienced …
Merging 2 offices together, the stresses of working in I.T.
The Stresses of working in I.T. – Today was not the day we planned.
GDPR – Are you ready?
The six fundamentals of GDPR success. If you need help with security, virus protection, backups etc please do not hesitate to get in touch with us! GDPR is centred on protecting consumer rights and ensuring their data is properly protected by the organisation to whom it has been …
Another scammed customer today, now with Ransomware
Today I visited a new customer who’d been conned by scammers, I had been recommended by another customer. (Thanks to everyone who recommends my business by the way). On arrival he tells me he got a call from Windows (yes Windows, not even Microsoft this time), he goes on …
New scam from people pretending to be from B.T.
Today 30th August 2016, I was called out by a regular customer, they had taken a call over the bank holiday weekend from a guy saying he was from B.T. (British Telecom) and needed to fix issues on their computer as it was running slow. Unfortunately, my customer agreed and …
Google + and YOUR Information
Very soon Google will be changing Terms of Service to allow them to publicly tell people what you buy, what you post and where you visit on the web. If you do not opt out, you may see you personal information begin shared on Google searches to all your Facebook …
NSA has backdoor access to Internet companies databases
Apple, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook and other large tech companies let the National Security Agency search through confidential customer data, according to the Washington Post. A top-secret surveillance program gives the National Security Agency surreptitious access to customer information held by Microsoft, Yahoo, Apple, Google, Facebook, and other Internet companies, according …