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Pointless emails: they're not just irritating - they have a massive carbon footprint

More than 64m unnecessary emails are sent in Britain every day. Along with clogging up our inboxes they are also damaging the environment

Source: The Guardian
Date posted: 26/11/2019

It is time to change your Facebook password
It is time to change your Facebook password

Facebook stored millions of passwords in plain text, making them available for years to anyone who had access to the files. Between 200 million and 600 million Facebook users are understood to have been affected

Written on 22nd March 2019

The font that helps you remember

Sans Forgetica is more difficult to read than most typefaces – and that’s by design. It prompts readers to engage in deeper processing, boosting memory, say its developers

Source: Positive News
Date posted: 20/01/2019

Chrome marking all HTTP sites as 'not secure'
Chrome marking all HTTP sites as 'not secure'

From the end of July, the latest version of Chrome will be showing a 'not secure' warning on any websites not using HTTPS

Written on 24th July 2018

EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Internet privacy and data protection are increasingly important issues for anyone who uses the internet. Massive data breaches in recent years have opened the eyes of both the public and government bodies about how much damage can be caused by poor data protection procedures. The EU has taken a proactive response to this situation by adopting the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)...

Written on 12th February 2018

Manage your website and business more easily with our Business Management System
Manage your website and business more easily with our Business Management System

In the past six months, our Business Management System (BMS) has seen some major improvements, from the addition of a full newsletter / email marketing system to the building of a better facility to promote blog entries, articles, events and courses on Facebook and Twitter.

Written on 7th August 2017

How important is it to have secure passwords
How important is it to have secure passwords

Earlier this year, Keeper Security wrote an article about the most common passwords used in 2016. The list showed that many people are using very weak passwords that would easily be cracked by any mildly competent hacker in seconds or minutes.

Written on 28th July 2017

Changes to browser HTTPS warnings in Firefox and Chrome
Changes to browser HTTPS warnings in Firefox and Chrome

Browsers are now adding a 'not secure' (in Chrome) or a broken padlock (in Firefox) warning if the website includes a login or a payment form that is not secure.

Written on 19th July 2017

Five Reasons Hackers are Targeting SMEs

Small and medium size businesses are the primary target for hackers, mainly because smaller businesses do not always have the same resources to implement a good security policy.

Source: Infosecurity Magazine
Date posted: 05/06/2017

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