by Nick | Dec 8, 2019 | Information Security
This is a true story. This week I took a call from a client who urgently wanted me to check his 80-something mother-in-law’s computer; she had just had £5,000 stolen from her bank account by scammers. Here’s how they did it. And in the spirit of helping as many people...
by Nick | May 16, 2016 | Information Security
My Google account is hacked! Help! Unfortunately once in a while we get a call like this. Spurious emails may have been sent or other things might be looking odd which leads you to the dreaded realisation that you’ve been hacked. Here’s how we go about helping...
by Caroline Fraser | May 6, 2016 | Information Security
Tips to keep you safe when using public Wi-Fi I came across this fantastic article on public wi-fi safety at https://www.getsafeonline.org/blog/do-you-really-know-how-to-use-public-wi-fi-safely. There are a lot of very useful articles on this site, but this one stood...
by Elena | Aug 10, 2015 | Blog, Information Security
Cyber crime is a big business and a big problem. Hackers are well funded and well organised. What started 40 years ago as a means for nerds to gain kudos from one another is now a big business with the mafia professionalising what was a previously disorganised group....