iT news, News, wifi
New enhanced features for the Purple free licence
Purple are adding new features to their basic free SMB licence which were previously only available in the enterprise licence – this makes the free option much more useful from...
iT news, News, Password management, Security, Support
Twitter users urged to change password
Twitter has discovered a bug in it’s system that resulted in user passwords being stored in plain text on an internal system – whilst no data breach has been reported,...
iT news, News
Are you on the cyber frontline?
With security services believed to be on standby for Russian cyber attacks and the UK nation media reporting that the UK is ready to retaliate, should we be worried where...
Internet, Internet Connections, iT news, Networking, News
Independent networks provide realistic alternative to openreach
For a long time openreach has enjoyed a near monopoly on our network connections – no matter if you use Plusnet, BT, talkTalk or any other provider, chances are they...
encryption, Hosting, iT news, News
Chrome update to shows sites as ‘NOT SECURE’
A chrome update planned for July this year is set to show un-encrypted websites as ‘NOT Secure’. This update is called Chrome 68 and is planned for the week July...
iT news, News, wifi
Push Purple data automatically into Mailchimp
Purple have created a connector with popular email marketing software company MailChimp – this will allow venues with Purple wifi to collect GDRP compliant customer data and push this automatically...
Data Protection, iT news, Security
9 unstoppabale tech trends in 2018 – and what it means to you
Bernard Marr has written an excellent guide to the unstoppable tech trends for 2018 which I thought worth summarising: He lists the following as the key trends: The increasing datafication...
Data Protection, iT news, News, Privacy, Security
Kaspersky denies Russian state involvement amid UK Government warnings
The UK government has issued fresh warnings that the popular Kaspersky anti-virus software could be exploited by the Russian government, something the company has denied. Whilst the warnings relate to...
iT news, IT Support
Beware Of The Smartphone Security Risks
Kaspersky have urged smartphone users to ensure their devices are properly protected against cyber threats ahead of a new report by the leading security team. Despite this increase in mobile...
iT news, News
Major Wi-Fi Security Risk
Researches have uncovered a major flaw in Wi-Fi connections dubbed as Krack, which could be putting homes and businesses at risk from hackers. The Flaw Researchers from Belgian university, KU...