That uneasy feeling you get when your computer suddenly turns off by itself…
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- Feb, 20, 2013
- Kieran Cook
- News, Info and Safety, Your safety
Oops!, Oh no! Argh!, Huh? *thud* These are the sounds most often heard after a loss of data, either through accidental deletion, or a hardware failure… That is, unless you have an effective data backup strategy in place. It used to be that backups were only for corporations, banks, and other businesses. This is definitely […]
Read MoreWhat is a BOTNET?
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- Feb, 09, 2013
- Kieran Cook
- Glossary, News, Info and Safety
A BOTNET (bot·net/ˈbätˌnet/) is a network of private computers infected with malicious software and controlled as a group without the owners’ knowledge, e.g., to send spam A Botnet may also be referred to as a zombie network, since the computers are operating on the networks behalf without the owner’s knowledge. Criminals use botnets to send […]
Read MoreBamital BOTNET taken down… were you part of it??
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- Feb, 09, 2013
- Kieran Cook
- News, Info and Safety, Your safety
Some Microsoft users were presented with this screen today… why? Well, if you saw it… then I hope you took notice… because the chances are that your computer is infected by malware related to a massive botnet called Bamital. What is a botnet? A combined effort between Microsoft and others in the IT security industry […]
Read MoreDo you use your iPhone Apple maps? You need to read this.
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- Jan, 26, 2013
- Kieran Cook
- News, Info and Safety, Your safety
OK, So when people drive off the end of a pier, or through a road block into a great big hole in the road and blame it on their navigation system, I get it when a certain percentage of the population deride the intelligence or motives of the person behind the wheel. However, it appears […]
Read MoreI just got an Android tablet or Phone – does it need security?
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- Jan, 26, 2013
- Kieran Cook
- News, Info and Safety, Your safety
I just got an Android tablet or Phone – does it need security? As I write this, I’m basking in the post-Christmas, Boxing day glow of too much food, over-load of family and the inevitable cleanup. I’m scrolling through various facebook updates & I see an increasing number of people expressing their excitement at receipt […]
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