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Keeping your eyes on the horizon and your ear to the ground can be tricky to do all at once, so we're doing it for you. Check out the latest tech news and our own blogs below to keep up to speed with everything you need to know regarding your business IT, communications, and cyber security.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook fan page hacked
You’d think the head of Facebook would have tip-top security on all his accounts on Facebook, but you’d be wrong. Mark’s fan page, which has nearly...
Natwest Account Maintenance And Verification Procedures
We monitor a lot of spam messages for clients and have noticed a significant increase in the “Phishing” messages coming in purporting to be from Na...
UK doctor loses unencrypted laptop
The medic waited 2 weeks before informing his superiors about the theft. The doctor took unencrypted patient information – including names, dates o...
Google Chrome RSS Live Links
Last year we moved from the Firefox browser to Google Chrome; and boy is it fast! One thing we have missed though is the ability to subscribe to va...
Steve Jobs on medical leave from Apple
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has announced he will go on medical leave from his position. Jobs had surgery in 2004 for pancreatic cancer, which medical exp...
Google Apps updates SLA contracts
Google has updated the SLA for its Google Apps suite so that they no longer make excuses for scheduled maintenance. Meaning that ANY dwntime, no ma...
Nine percent of gamer kids addicted
It was revealed in a recent study today that almost one in ten children are actually ‘addicted’ to their video games. The study showed that greater...
The Importance of Backups: Stolen Cancer Research Laptop
Sook Shin lost the 13-inch white MacBook, that contained years of research on prostate cancer, last Sunday after thieves smashed the window of her ...
Regular updates are critical
Don’t Underestimate the Importance of Software Updates One of the most important aspects of keeping your computer running properly, whether for hom...