As we move into 2021, now is the perfect time to start thinking about setting the groundwork for a more cyber secure year. In terms of cybersecurity, this might mean ditching convenient (but risky) login processes, being a bit more cautious with your clicks and finally applying those updates that have been left on the […]
7 steps you can take this weekend to protect your data and boost your privacy
++It’s not our devices that are our most valuable assets — it’s the data we create and store on them++ Laptops can be repurchased and operating systems can always be reinstalled, but the user-created data — the photos we take, the stories we write, the records we keep — that’s the stuff that can never […]
Stay safe online: Top 10 internet safety tips
Stay safe online: Top 10 internet safety tips Courtesy EMSIsoft on October 4, 2017 To the uninitiated, the internet can feel like a scary place – and to some extent, it is. About four new malicious software programs are created per second according to figures collated by IT security analysts AV-TEST. The stats might sound […]
All About Trojan Horses
Trojan horse removal: Protecting Troy Courtesy EMSIsoft on September 29, 2017 After a ten-year siege against the seemingly impenetrable city of Troy, the Greeks decided to try something a little more crafty than brute force. Concealing themselves within a trophy offering in the shape of a giant wooden horse, Greek soldiers were able to breach […]
WannaCry?
Following the emergence of the Jaff ransomware attack campaign earlier this week, another, even bigger outbreak is making headlines. The culprit? A new ransomware family called WannaCry or WCry. Spotted earlier today, WCry caught the attention of the team due to it being spread via the recently exposed NSA shadow broker exploits. WCry took many […]