Tips for Paying Safely Online
Posted by admin on May, 23rd 2011Retailers are constantly looking for new convenient ways to relieve you of your hard earn cash over the internet. You can now shop remotely on websites, on your mobile, and even on social media networks like Facebook.
Such is the growth of this type of purchasing that while Britain was still fighting itself out of a recession in 2010 the global e-commerce market grew 12.6 per cent. Business analyst Forrester predicts this ascendency will also continue with more than £170 billion worth of transactions expected to take place globally in 2015. Despite this rapid growth, fears over internet security consistently rear their head and the battle to stop scammers never stops.
Strict regulations are laid out by the payment card industry, to prevent fraud, which have to be adhered to by any company taking payments over the internet. This doesn’t necessarily guarantee that all companies operating online are reputable though IT
Read moreProtect your computer with software Protection
Posted by admin on May, 23rd 2011The high profile hacking of Sony’s Playstation Network is an unpleasant reminder that cyber criminals continue to be a genuine threat. The audacious attack exposed the personal information, and potentially the credit card details, of more than 3 million UK users. Following this attack the British government reiterated its plans to invest £650m in a National Cyber Security Programme.
Home users can, however, take their own steps to avoid the opening themselves up to the malicious software (malware) and viruses used by criminals. You do not require the assistance of an IT support expert to protect your computer with software and common sense.
Malware can come in an array of forms and present themselves in a variety of ways:
The trojan horse is particularly common and may appear innocent but can cause untold problems if released on a home computer.
These may present themselves as pop-ups asking you to scan for viruses –
Read moreFuture Trends in IT
Posted by admin on May, 18th 2011Computers now impact on our lives more than they ever have before. Almost a quarter of the UK’s mobile users now have smartphones and other mobile devices, such as the iPad, have seen a huge surge in sales with future trends due to increase.
The growth of 3G networks and wi-fi hotspots has also opened up access to the internet that didn’t previously exist.
People are now pulling out their mobiles to do a spot of e-shopping while commuting to work and downloading e-books to read while on the train.
Globally over 200 million have taken advantage of these technologies to check out a friend’s status on Facebook, using a mobile app.
Consumers have also been seduced by the iPad’s, and other tablets’, intuitive use and ability to instantly boot-up. Its unobtrusive presence in the boardroom has also made it a useful tool for business.
Accountancy firm Deloitte has even gone as far as
Read morePersonal Data Hacking – Online ID Theft
Posted by admin on May, 18th 2011The recent hacking of Sony’s Playstation Network is the latest in a series of serious security breaches on high profile websites.
US marketing service Epsilon, which holds data for about 2,500 firms including Marks & Spencer and Barclaycard, also suffered an attack where millions of email addresses were stolen.
Online retailer Play.com has also had its data hacked exposing email addresses and personal information to cyber criminals.
In the biggest attack so far more than 77 million Sony PSN users had their personal information accessed and it is unsure whether credit card details were also taken. In all cases the internet thieves were able to access email addresses.
Although this may seem trivial, email addresses are actually the key to our online world and if someone was able to access our email accounts and change the password they could wreak havoc with our lives.
Also, as people now need to remember their email address and
Read moreNew website coming soon
Posted by admin on April, 20th 2011New website May 2011
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