Entries by Ross

Before updating to High Sierra, what to know

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Apple’s new OS system Many businesses will use Apple computers believing that the technology is far superior and less vulnerable to hacking and viruses. However, reviewers of the latest version of the operating system, MacOS High Sierra, warn Mac users to wait a while before installing it and to make sure they do an external […]

Do you need faster broadband?

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How crucial to your business is a faster download speed? It may be in the interests of Internet service providers to increase their revenue by encouraging you to upgrade to a service that gives you faster connectivity and download speeds, but it is wise to do the research before committing. Firstly, it’s about bandwidth, expressed […]

How to avoid email phishing scams

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According to the security software provider Malwarebytes 33% of businesses have suffered a ransomware attack in the last 12 months. Their research also revealed that 20% of UK businesses feel they’d have no chance in stopping a ransomware attack. But actually, there is a lot that a business can do to protect itself, especially since […]

What your website developer needs to know

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Potential clients or customers generally expect a business to have a website and when they are looking for a product or service it is likely to be their first port of call. Not only that, but these days, particularly in the UK, they are likely to be viewing it on a mobile phone or tablet, […]

Online security is a must for businesses

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Businesses should be much more aware of online security after last month’s WannaCry ransomware cyber-attack attacked 200,000 computers in 150 countries, causing chaos for the UK’s NHS. So many businesses these days rely on their IT systems for record keeping and for communications that it makes sense to do everything possible to keep them both […]

Updated Data protection regulations coming into force

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From 25 May 2018 GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) will be in force throughout the EU and the UK Government has confirmed that it will comply regardless of the decision to leave the EU. The GDPR is designed to improve consistency in protecting and strengthening consumers’ rights over their personal data, although work is continuing […]

The End for Windows Vista

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No more support for Windows Vista It is ten years since the Windows Vista operating system was launched and this week on April 11 2017 Microsoft finally withdrew support. Vista users will no longer receive security updates that can help protect PCs from harmful viruses, spyware, and other malicious software that can steal personal information. […]

IT round-up

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IT round-up for small businesses and home computer users Here’s a round-up of some of the latest tech info and issues and this week, it’s mostly, but not all, about security and hacking. Record levels of online fraud in 2016 The fraud prevention service Cifas has reported that Identity Fraud in the UK reached record […]

New ruse by scammers to get control of your computer

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In the last couple of days there have been warnings about a sneaky new tactic being used by scammers to get control of people’s computers, as ever with the objective of extorting or stealing money. The warnings have come from the UK’s National Trading Standards e-crime team. In this scam the problem starts when the […]

No internet access after applying Windows updates

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No internet access after applying Windows updates – FIX We all know that Windows updates can cause just as many problems as they manage to fix, one of the issues we have seen an influx of recently coming into our Colchester-IT is where a computer is unable to connect to the internet after completing a […]