If you own and use a computing device, either for work or in your personal life, then it is vulnerable to malicious misuse by unknown third parties. Please note I used the term, “computing device”. This will obviously include a computer running Microsoft Windows, probably one of the most targeted platforms by attackers. And why […]
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Today data storage is cheap. When I bought my first laptop in 1991, I splashed out and bought the 40 megabyte hard drive model (Computing History, 2021) – for a similar price to the 500 gigabyte SSD Laptop I bought last summer (Dell, 2020). Sitting here writing this blog on my iPhone, when I come
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Today the threat to our digital security is high – with the pandemic causing a rush to online services the hackers know there are many prime targets out there putting their credit card details and other PII into computer systems (ICO, 2021) so it is worth their effort to see who is not taking steps
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…and you must update. Not because it is offering some shiny new widgets – the best you can find for that is a news and interests widget for the Taskbar and configuration options for multiple cameras when used in conjunction with Windows Hello face recognition security (actually thinking about it, I have multiple cameras on my office laptop
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One of the great strengths of Microsoft 365 for Business is that collaboration was central when it was being developed. There is a prominent “Share” button in Word, Excel and PowerPoint to enable collaboration. Fig 1 – The Share button in Word I will be using Word as an example but the skills are transferable
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Google announced some time ago that they will be introducing a new set of criteria for SERP (Search Engine Results Page), those listings of mainly organic results that everyone wants to be at the top of. And the name for this new set of criteria is Core Web Vitals, due to be introduced in May
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Information processing is an action that is happening at all times, even now whilst I write and you read this material. The average person receives an impressive amount of information each day. Sometimes new information creates more questions and a need for further research. Sometimes obtaining new information generates an instant need for sharing it
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Do you need to worry about this? Should firms be more worried about firmware cyber-attacks? – BBC News Most malware works at a “surface level” which is why, in most cases, the user must be tricked into allowing the malicious program to run. For example, clicking a link in an email or opening an attachment.
Repeat after me: “I solemnly swear to backup my important documents and precious memories on March 31st”. That is the World Backup Day pledge, but don’t just do it on March 31st – do it every day! Here at Octagon Technology the most consistent message we give out at networking meetings and here on our
