Regular updates on news in the IT industry
22 November 2024
Ransomware is something that we touch on regularly, as it’s one of the most profitable attacks that malicious actors can use to extract value out of their victims. One of the reasons for this is that the effectiveness of the attack scales wi...
25 October 2024
When it comes to Shared Web Hosting (SWH) services, there’s no shortage of different hosting companies that you can choose from. They range from sole traders that operate a single virtual server out of one of the many public cloud providers, all t...
25 October 2024
The share of retail purchases that take place online continues to increase year on year, with fewer and fewer people shopping in physical stores. As reported by Forbes1, for 2024 around 20.1% of all retail purchases are expected t...
17 September 2024
With the ever-growing concerns of foreign influence over data, “data sovereignty” is becoming more and more important not only to governments, but to enterprises and small businesses as well. Data sovereignty refers to the laws an...
16 September 2024
As a data centre highly focused on security, we often talk of the lengths we go to in order to protect our client systems from cybersecurity threats. This should be of little surprise, as the severity and volume of cyberattacks from around the world is ...
29 August 2024
Most people these days are aware that public WIFI is something to be wary of, which is great as they can potentially be the first step hackers can use to break into your devices and accounts. Perhaps driven by all the advertisements online f...
28 August 2024
When it comes to keeping your systems secure, deploying patches as soon as possible after they’re available should be at the top of your priorities. Whilst all software updates are important - as they can contain bug fixes, new features, opt...
31 July 2024
As mentioned last month in our cybersecurity update, with the ever-increasing threat of identity-based attacks, it’s more important than ever to protect yourself and your business from this type of attack. Whilst the ultimate defence against phish...
31 July 2024
Perhaps emblematic of a post-apocalyptic movie or aliens creating global upheaval, nearly everything came to a complete standstill a week ago. It would have felt surreal in this modern age to pop into the local supermarket for groceries just befor...
28 June 2024
When it comes to making sure your website is secure, one of the most important things - if not the most important - is to make sure that sure your website is up-to-date. From the software used to build the website itself, to all the plugins, libra...