XP users urged to upgrade now
Windows XP users have been urged to make it their New Year’s resolution to upgrade their operating system before the April 2014 support deadline. In less ...
The changing face of PCs and tablets
A new report has highlighted the shifting dynamic in the PC and tablet marketplaces, indicating trends we are likely to see continue into 2014. This American ...
XP bug reminds users of threats to come
A zero-day exploit affecting XP and Server 2003 in December 2013 has given users a glimpse of what lies ahead when support for these products is ...
The pros and cons of free WiFi in stores
Our appetite for data on the move just keeps growing and several high street stores have been rolling out free wi-fi for use by their customers. ...
One cracker to avoid this Christmas
Password crackers are becoming increasingly efficient at what they do, helped along by more sophisticated software, previous hacks and lazy password choices. So here are some ...
The rise and rise of the Bitcoin
You may have read reports last month of a man desperately combing his local landfill site for a PC he had thrown away several months previously. ...
Rapid rise in UK broadband speeds
The latest State of the Internet report by Akamai has found that the UK saw one of the largest increases in terms of internet speeds over ...
What is ransomware?
Ransomware presents a serious threat to business data, as it has the ability to lock access to files until the victim pays the attacker. It is ...
What happens when your cloud provider goes out of business?
A cloud computing expert has warned IT departments they must have a fall-back position in case their cloud provider goes out of business. Expert Thoran Rodrigues ...
