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Microsoft Launching Dedicated Program To Manage Windows 10 Related Updates… But with a Monthly Fee. Microsoft has always referred to Windows 10 as a service, which we suspected was a hint that the software giant may at some point start charging some fee for the maintenance of the OS. Now, a report suggests that it […]
Running a business requires a great deal of time, knowledge and expertise. If you want to take it to new heights, it’s imperative that you look for ways to save time by streamlining your processes. If not, you may find that a significant amount of time is being used carrying out mundane tasks and focusing […]
In the modern world, threats to security are no longer just physical. In fact, cybersecurity has now become one of the most important parts to keep a business and its employees safe. Without it, many businesses can find themselves in trouble when they least expect. Unfortunately, it can be a tricky area to understand, especially […]
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has taken the world by storm, sending non-compliant firms into a panic, and causing many a board meeting, as shareholders scramble to avoid the dreaded €20 million ($23 million) fine. Since the deadline on May 25th, the business sphere has gone eerily silent on GDPR, as Europe awaits the first […]
A prominent United Kingdom-based retailer has suffered a massive data breach in which personal and financial data of millions of customers have been compromised. The targeted company Dixons Carphone acknowledged the breach and stated that hackers were able to access 1.2 million personal data records and 5.9 million payment cards from the processing systems of its Currys […]
There are some phrases that you hear bandied about, and you think that you know what they are. You have a basic understanding and that suits your current needs. Firewall is one of these words. You will be familiar with it already, but do you really know what one is? In its simplest terms, a […]
Google’s URL shortening service goo.gl has been shut down while the company has bought the GIF Search Platform called Tenor. In an announcement made by Google Inc., the company disclosed that it will be shutting down its URL shortening service (goo.gl) from April 2018. All the existing links will keep on functioning but from April 13 onwards, users […]
The financial services industry is crucial to the health of the UK economy – accounting for more than a million jobs (double that employed in agriculture, for example) and contributing more than £120 billion in gross value added. The country has a healthy trade surplus of £60 billion-plus in this sector – and it’s one […]
As your online business grows and your client numbers and transaction counts increase, your simple website will start feeling signs of pressure. It will begin slowing down and see downtimes more often. While this indicates online success, it can also set you back if you don’t do anything to fix it. Moving your site to […]
It looks like the nightmare for Equifax users is far from over as today the consumer credit reporting giant has announced that according to its ongoing investigation, there are 2.4 million additional Equifax customers impacted by the massive 2017 data breach. Initially, Equifax claimed that 143 million Americans, which is over 40% of the entire population of the United States, […]
In October 2017, Gavin Paul Prince, 37, chief executive of VeriLet, a tenant eligibility service, was accused of five crimes including the hacking of the computer systems of his former employer Letsxl Ltd, changing system’s password, deleting important documents and emails from three separate accounts. At that time Prince had denied all allegations and any […]
Hackers can exploit security flaws in ManageEngine software to gain administrator type control of the system. Digital Defense Inc., a San Antonio based IT security firm has identified multiple security flaws in ManageEngine’s IT management software that companies use for management of their IT infrastructure. The Vulnerability Research Team (VRT) at Digital Defense Inc., stated that there are […]
In September this year when Equifax servers were hacked it allowed attackers to steal personal details of more than 143 million Americans – That was over 40% of the entire population of the United States. Now, the Cyber Risk Team at UpGuard have discovered a massive trove of data belonging to households in which personal and sensitive details […]
Things may be going well for your business and if so great. But there’s always the threat of cybercrime looming over your online ventures. Whether it is to initiate a marketing campaign or to go about day-to-day communications through emails; today every business has an online presence as everything is connected to the internet. We […]
As surprising and unbelievable as it sounds, it is indeed true that a single user has managed to jeopardize lives of countless individuals by permanently locking down dozens of multisignature digital wallets simply by accidentally deleting the code needed to access the wallets. The wallets were hosted by Parity Technologies; the company admitted that the […]
Technology has transformed the face of modern business, and thanks to the internet, it’s easier and faster to share data than ever before. However, sending your sensitive information out into the ether comes with a certain amount of risk, especially now cyber attacks are happening so frequently. Cyber resilience is essential for any business, and […]
The retail giant Sports Direct’s website went down for 30m minutes which cost them the loss of sales of approx. £48,000 (USD 61540) to £50,000 (USD 64105). We already informed you that the retail giant suffered the data breach in February this year, but the latest report is quite surprising. Jason Polyik, the hacker responsible […]
At the moment there are more than 40,000 businesses in the United States alone using the NetSuite ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) platform, which should speak for itself in terms of efficiency. However, if you aren’t familiar with a cloud-based ERP, there are some key functions that just might highlight why this particular business management system […]
No business, whether big or small, is safe in this era of cyber warfare. Target, TJ Maxx, and Home Depot are prime examples of how businesses loose million because of data breaches. Big-name businesses aside, even small businesses are being threatened with the same unfortunate fate. A report by IDC, a data firm, revealed that […]
Sports Direct, a British retailing group suffered a massive security breach back in 2016 in which a hacker stole personal details of 30,000 of its employees. Another negative aspect of this incident is that the company did not inform its workers about the breach, reports The Register. The breach took place in September last year […]
In their latest attempt to protect investor and customer data, eight major banks recently did the unthinkable: they formed an alliance. Reportedly, J.P. Morgan, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and several other competitive institutions have agreed to the rapid sharing of information and analysis related to cyber threats. The coalition of otherwise cutthroat competitors reflects […]