The UK’s Military Intelligence Service Unit (MIS) is bringing together all military intelligence services to speed information gathering, while NATO’s Secretary General warned that Europe is on a course for a war with Russia. The UK government has launched a new division that unifies all intelligence units and organisations within defence under one organisation for […]
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That’s right Almost one billion early-stage cyber-attacks have been prevented in the past year in the UK thanks to a recent service deployed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The results were announced by British Security Minister, Dan Jarvis, during the Financial Times’ Cyber Resilience Summit: Europe, held in London on 3rd December. The
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Scammers are lurking The scam epidemic taking hold among Britain’s desperate job hunters is awful but real. People are desperately looking for work and can often be contacted through social media about a job opportunity. Offering money for simple things like social media likes. If you work hard and do the hours you will be
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The real impact For the most part issues with Cybersecurity don’t affect your everyday life. There is the odd time it may mean that you can’t withdraw money from your bank whilst the problem is rectified. Just over a year ago flights were affected by baggage handling software at Heathrow Airport being hacked https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3drpgv33pxo. Most
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Good and bad It is a double-edged sword in reality. Yes it is great for local news if that’s what you want to read about. There are endless links for news, entertainment, sport, leisure and the list goes on. There are great benefits for connecting with old and new friends and joining like minded communities.
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Six Coloured hats Simply put ‘White Hat Hackers’ are the good guys protecting against the bad guys who are known as ‘Black Hat Hackers’. ‘Grey Hat Hackers’ are somewhere in between not necessarily the bad guys but definitely not trustworthy. ‘Green Hat Hackers’ are in training, Blue Hat Hackers specialise in software. One more group
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Research found that 45% of UK adults planned to buy electronic devices for Christmas in 2024, highlighting how popular smart technology has become as a festive purchase. It would not come as a surprise to see that figure rise even more for Christmas 2025. It is very important to protect these devices and using two-factor-authentication
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It is that simple Nordpass recently revealed that ‘admin’ is the most common used password in the UK followed by 123456. 12345678 and 123456789 are also commonplace. ‘password’ and variations of the word password take five places in the top 20 most used passwords. Despite cybersecurity experts repeatedly emphasising the need for more complicated password
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Choose companies and brands you know and if you choose a store online that your not familiar check their accreditation or look them up on the companies house website if they are in the UK. Not all small businesses will be accredited, check for reviews and customer feedback. Visit their shop if they have one,
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In brief This is just a guide with little detail as to why or what happens if you don’t protect yourself. You can read my other articles to find out more. It is just meant as general advice 101. 1. Run updates, they are there to protect you from the latest threats. 2. Don’t open
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