by alex | May 14, 2017 | newsletter, WannaCry 2.0
Over the last 48 hours a new strain of Ransomware is attacking computers across the world, it has been most successful in Russia and the UK and experts expect that on Monday a new wave of attacks will hit the UK. The payload is triggered from an email attachment or...
by alex | May 10, 2017 | newsletter
A new system called Electrick (developed by Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh) uses conductive spray paint and electrodes to turn any surface into an electronic touch sensor. Electric Field Tomography The revolutionary new system was created by...
by alex | May 10, 2017 | newsletter
Broadband Speed Claims To Be Examined A 10-week public consultation is to be held by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) about the advertised speeds of competing broadband services and whether they differ from...
by alex | May 10, 2017 | newsletter
Ofcom is reported to be concerned about the high costs of calling directory enquiries- services, and this looks likely to lead to another examination of this area of the market. Directory Enquiries? Historically, up until the 1990s, by calling directory enquiries (for...
by alex | May 10, 2017 | newsletter
Social media giant Facebook has published adverts in the UK popular press, giving readers a list of ten ways to spot ‘fake news’. This marks a widening of an ‘educational’ campaign that saw the same message displayed on the news feeds of users in 14 countries back in...
by alex | May 10, 2017 | newsletter
The results of an online survey by YouGov, sponsored by credit reference agency Equifax have shown that 55% of British people think that 3 or fewer verification steps are needed to keep their bank accounts safe from criminals. Cyber Crime and Bank Fraud Levels Still...
