‘Snake’ Ransomware, A Threat To Your Whole Network
Over the last couple of weeks, there have been reports of a new type of ransomware known as ‘Snake’ which can encrypt all the files stored on your computer network and on all the connected devices.
Discovered
Snake ransomware is so-called…
Eating Lunch At Your Desk Brings Health Risks
Recent research by BUPA has highlighted how many UK workers don’t take a proper lunch break each day and end up risking their health and happiness and reducing their productivity by eating at their desks.
The Number
The research, which…
EU Considers Ban on Facial Recognition
It has been reported that the European Commission is considering a ban on the use of facial recognition in public spaces for up to five years while new regulations for its use are put in place.
Document
The reports of a possible…
£100m Fines Across Europe In The First 18 Months of GDPR
It has been reported that since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force in May 2018, £100m of data protection fines have been imposed on companies and organisations across Europe.
The Picture In The UK
The…
Email Security (Part 2)
Following on from last weeks’s featured article about email security (part 1), in part 2 we focus on many of the email security and threat predictions for this year and for the near, foreseeable future.
Looking Forward
In part 1 of…
Glimpse of the Future of Tech at CES Expo Show
Last week, at the giant CES expo in Las Vegas, the latest technology from around the world is on display, and here are just a few of the glimpses into the future that are being demonstrated there, with regards to business-tech.
Cyberlink…
AI Better at Breast Cancer Detection Than Doctors
Researchers at Good Health have created an AI program which, in tests, has proven to be more accurate at detecting and diagnosing breast cancer than expert human radiologists.
Trained
The AI software, which was developed by…
Blue Light Thinking Wrong Suggests Research
New research results from the University of Manchester suggest that the popularly accepted wisdom that the sharp blue light emitted by our smartphones and laptops is harmful to our health and disruptive to our sleep may be wrong.
Blue…
Email Security (Part 1)
In this week's featured article, which is the first of two parts on what is a huge subject for businesses to tackle, we take a look at some of the important issues of email security and how businesses can try to strengthen this crucial area…
New Phishing Tracker For Office 365
Microsoft is launching a new "campaign views" tool in Office 365 that is designed to offer greater protection from phishing attacks by enabling businesses to be able to spot the pattern of a phishing campaign over individual messages.
Context…
Real-time Phishing Protection Now Available in Chrome
Google has announced real-time phishing protection with the help of improvements to 'Safe Browsing' which allow Chrome to check each new site you visit against a safe list stored on your computer and with Google, so that Chrome can issue an…
New Google ‘Interpreter’ : Real-Time Translator For Your Mobile
Google has announced the roll out of its "interpreter mode" real-time translator on Assistant-enabled Android and iOS phones worldwide.
A Back and Forth Conversation
Google says that interpreter mode means that you can now use your mobile…