The Time of Year for dodgy email
Be careful when you checking your email. At the time of year when tax returns are due. This a virus disguised as a document: Martin @OctagonT
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New Tool #ITSupport
Hi All, Just thought I would share this new gadget with you. I picked it up from a popular supermarket. It is a cordless screwdriver but with a cool difference. It has the bits stored inside it so when I am putting up a wireless access point I can just select the bit I want
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Security and Control
Ever wondered how you can control which websites your staff visit in office hours. I have recently installed this Watchguard device. It can control web site access and protect your systems from threats on unauthorised web pages. The device can also be configured to connect seamlessly to a satellite office, run a fall over dual
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Electrical Faults, Ruined Computers and Pigs #ITSupport @RandFarmPark
Last week one of our client’s suffered a problem with a site wide electrical fault. Some of their equipment was protected but as always some was not. Following the accident we were onsite to change out some of the damaged equipment with items we had in stock, but the till computer required some specialist parts, that
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URGENT Cryptolocker Update!
The National Crime Agency’s two week period for suppressing Cryptolocker Gameover malware is now over (Read Details Here) and in addition there is now another emerging trend by cyber criminals to infect your computer systems! Emails containing web links, the web links of course are fake, and when clicked will try to infect your computer
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Pets in the office
Hi all, Just to let you all know that on my travels today I had a call saying that they had no internet. So I did all the usual diagnosis including checking the cable was plugged in at each end. But it still didn’t fix the issue. So I crawled around under the desk to
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Back in the UK straight on to a wireless network
Well, back from my hols already hit the ground running. This morning was called in to sort out a high powered wifi network. Yet another thing we at Octagon can do. This particular network, if configured in a specific way can have a range of up to 6 miles! But this kind of power is
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Companies House Email Warning
Hi all, Just thought I would warn you that there is an email flying around from companies house being the time of year. The attachment contains a virus so please do not open it: I have already warned all of our contract clients about it. As it seems to get through some of the spam
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Why your laptop may crash
Hi all, I have been working on a laptop this week which after a while will power itself off. It turns out that once in its lifetime it has belonged to someone who is a heavy smoker. If you smoke in the vicinity of a laptop or PC they can build up a coating of
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