Warning, Watch Out For Questionable Article Requests
If you run a blog, news site, or other web site you may already have received emails from keen individuals talking about your “influential” site and asking if you would be kind enough to include their...
View ArticleTrouble With Robots.txt In Google Webmaster Tools
Google Webmaster Tools is one of the most useful services for anyone who runs a website and it is advisable to check it regularly. A good area to keep an eye on within the service is the Blocked ......
View ArticlePortable Appliance Testing: Don’t Forget Your Christmas Lights
As Christmas lights are often locked away for the majority of the year they may miss the usual round of Portable Appliance Testing so it’s a good idea to dig them out and get them tested. Do not be put...
View ArticleDealing with “We’re sorry, but your Gmail account is temporarily unavailable.”
So, you’ve heading into Gmail to check your mail in your Google Mail account and you’ve been hit by “Temporary Error (500)” which reads: “We’re sorry, but your Gmail account is temporarily unavailable....
View ArticleReview: Devolo dLAN LiveCam Starter Kit
In this review we’ll be taking a look at the dLAN LiveCam Starter Kit – a wireless home surveillance system from Devolo. The key point of the dLAN LiveCam is that it uses your home electrical wiring as...
View ArticleReview: Y-Cam Bullet HD1080 Wireless Internet Security Camera
High definition is the latest area of focus for wireless internet security cameras. Moving away from the limits of the typical 640×480 capture resolution to a much higher resolution, such as 1920×1080,...
View ArticleSurveillance Camera Code of Practice Published
A new Surveillance Camera Code of Practice has been published recently from the Home Office. This new code of practice, whilst considered a step in the right direction for those concerned over privacy...
View Articledevolo launch desktop application for dLAN LiveCam
Devolo recently announced the ability of a Windows based desktop application for their range of dLAN LiveCam security cameras. A Mac OS X application is due for release Summer 2013. When we reviewed...
View ArticleScam: Emails Apparently from Barclays Security Team
Always be wary of emails apparently coming from Banks and other financial institutions – particularly those with unusual links embedded within them. Emails of this kind are known as “phishing attempts”...
View ArticleUK Government Launches £4m Stay Safe Online Campaign
According to UK Government research the “internet-related market in the UK is now estimated to be worth £82 billion a year.” and with it comes a significant threat of cyber crime. In order to...
View ArticleReview: Y-Cam CubeHD 1080 Internet Security Camera
High definition video is usually the one thing that is missing from internet security cameras but no longer as Y-Cam recently released the CubeHD 1080. In this review we will be taking a look at the...
View ArticleTime To Review Online Data Backup and Recovery Tools
As Christmas draws near it is an ideal time to look at ensuring your data is backed up and that you have the right tools to recover data in case of trouble. Starting the New Year with a nicely backed...
View ArticleTip: Facebook Account Under Attack?
If you start receiving emails from Facebook saying “Hi {yourname}, Sorry that you’ve been having trouble logging into your Facebook account.” together with a couple of links reading “Instant log-in”...
View ArticleLoopholes That Facilitated the Most Notorious Hacks in History
They say no information is truly safe, and certainly not in this technological age. Sometimes, however, poor security practically invites hackers to the front door. There is a big difference between a...
View ArticleScam: Watch Out For Fake eFax Email Messages
Watch out for emails purporting to come from eFax Corporate. These seem to be doing the rounds at the moment and in a busy moment it could be easy to forget and click through – particularly if you use...
View ArticleWatch out for fake HMRC Alerts
This is a particularly important time of year to be vigilant in checking incoming emails as many businesses prepare for their annual payroll year end. A number of fake emails are doing the rounds...
View ArticleScam: Fake Orange Billing Emails
A number of fake emails are going around purporting to come from Orange UK and Orange Community. Each of these has the subject “Orange Billing” and includes an attachment “noname”. The attachment...
View ArticleWarning: Watch out for fake Royal Mail Shipment emails
Currently doing the rounds is a fake “Royal Mail Shipment Status” email. The email includes the text “Royal Mail Notice, We were not able to deliver your package to your address. Please print out the...
View ArticleSensors in the mainstream news
Many different kinds of sensors are utilised in technology related developments, as we would expect, but they rarely make headline news. Recently, there have been two big news stories that have really...
View ArticleFake: Adobe Billing Emails
An interesting twist on fake emails, disguising a phishing attempt, has emerged purporting to be from Adobe. The email, which says it is sent from adobe.com, starts “Hi! Please see attached invoice....
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