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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.
Zurich Insurance loses over 46,000 individuals’ personal financial information
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found Zurich Insurance plc in breach of the Data Protection Act after it lost an unencrypted back-u...
Facebook Users: Ongoing Scam!
On Wednesday, Reuters reported that a new password stealing virus is working its way through the Internet targeting Facebook users. Hackers flooded...
Facebook users succumb to addon scam
Facebook users have been warned that a “who viewed my profile” application is indeed a scam and does not genuinely show you who has looked at your ...
Action taken after insurance provider loses over 2,000 people’s details
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found that the Royal London Mutual Insurance Society breached the Data Protection Act (DPA) after e...
WordPress 2.9.2 Released
WordPress were alerted to a problem where logged in users can peek at trashed posts belonging to other authors. If you have untrusted users signed ...
Alzheimer’s Society forgets to lock-up unencrypted laptops!
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is reminding charities that personal information must be handled securely after finding the Alzheimer’s...
OpenOffice 3.2 released!
At last! 3.2 is downloadable! OpenOffice has now been released and boasts much faster start-up time than its predecessors. Not only does it start-u...
Denmark “Not using Microsoft was my idea”
Denmark’s recent Parliamentary decision means that as of April next year, all Danish state office communication will be sent in ODF format rather t...
Goodbye Internet Explorer 6.0
Google has begun to phase out support for Internet Explorer 6.0. The Microsoft browser that is still widely (read: wrongly) used in a lot of big bu...
