Cyber Security

The True Cost Of Using Pirated Software

by admin August 31, 2022 in Ransomware, IT Security, Cyber Security, Hands On IT News, Software Comments are Disabled

In this article, we look at how the risks to businesses posed by pirated software can far outweigh the benefits of using it, and how you can protect your business from the true costs of pirated software.

Climate Change Affecting Data Centres

by admin August 22, 2022 in Google, Cyber Security, Hands On IT News, Hardware Comments are Disabled

A Google data centre going offline in July due to a cooling related failure is just one of a slew of challenges posed by climate change that the big tech companies are facing. Heatwave Knocks London Data Centre Offline The heatwave in July caused outages due to cooling problems at […]

How Good Are Chatbots Now?

by admin June 22, 2022 in IT Security, Cyber Security, Hands On IT News, Software Comments are Disabled

Following the recent story about how a Google Bot was reported to have said things that a sentient being may say, we take a brief look at how good chatbots are now. What Happened? Google engineer, Blake Lemoine, recently reported that The Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA ) AI […]

Russia Cautions Cyber Attacks May Start Military Confrontation

by admin June 15, 2022 in IT Security, Cyber Security, Hands On IT News Comments are Disabled

The growing number of cyber-attacks since the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine have led The Russian Foreign Ministry to warn that more western cyber-attacks on its infrastructure could lead to a direct military confrontation.

Apple, Google and Microsoft In Password Collaboration

by admin May 11, 2022 in Ransomware, Social Engineering, IT Security, Two Factor Authentication, Multi Factor Authentication, Cyber Security, Hands On IT News, Software Comments are Disabled

Apple, Google and Microsoft have announced that they are joining forces to support a common passwordless sign-in standard that will allow websites and apps to offer consistent, secure and easy sign-ins across devices and platforms.

Tracking What Happens To Attachments After They’re Sent

by admin May 10, 2022 in IT Security, Cyber Security, Hands On IT News, Software Comments are Disabled

In this article, we look at how there are several risks and challenges associated with sending email attachments, how businesses can track emails, and about a new product that could allow greater visibility and control of what happens to email attachments after they’ve been sent. What Happens When Emails With […]

More Control To Remove Personal Data From Google Searches

by admin May 3, 2022 in IT Security, Cyber Security, Hands On IT News Comments are Disabled

Google has announced that it is changing its policies to allow more types of personally identifiable information removal requests. Personal Information Showing Up In Google Search Google acknowledges that personally identifiable information of some users can and does show up in Google search queries. This can make users concerned, e.g. […]