Cyber spies in training

The government is launching a new initiative in schools.  They’re taking the smartest kids and upskilling them to take on criminals and foreign powers attacking UK computer systems. Cyber security is a fast growing industry and it’s changing daily as technology...

Man up and press that button!

We all like to protect our comfort zone and that means that when something familiar changes there’s a level of resistance, no matter how beneficial we’re told the new change will be. Good examples are the new look LinkedIn, changes in Facebook over the years. ...

Big brother is watching YOU!

There’s been a bit of a flutter about the latest Investigatory Powers Act.  It means we will no longer be a free country – but one where any part of the government can look at our private computers and see what we’ve been looking at. And that’s ANY part of the...

Zombies are about

It may be appropriate that a zombie network was created at Hallow’een time, but a host of well-known websites like Gov, Twitter, Spotify, Reddit, SoundCloud and PayPal didn’t see it as a Hallow’een prank!  On 21st October, some hackers gained  access to a vast number...

Clever nerds or crafty thieves?

A bunch of nerds came up with some coding that developed into the Kodi box (formerly the Xbox Media Center)– which is a media centre box that the viewing public took to quickly. The box comes pre-loaded with films and boxed sets and lets the purchaser watch live TV,...