UK, US, and Australian cyber experts are warning of a "growing wave of increasingly sophisticated ransomware attacks". Lindy Cameron, the chief executive of the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has warned that ransomware is "a rising global threat with potentially devastating consequences". Businesses can get advice about how to prevent and protect against...
Tech Tip – Windows 11 – Connect With Anyone Using The Chat Icon
Windows 11 has Microsoft Teams as a pre-installed app that users can access from the Taskbar by clicking the ‘Chat’ icon. To connect with anyone, if they're on iOS, Android or Mac, here’s how:
- Click on the Chat icon in Windows 11 Taskbar and click on the Get started...
Tech News : European Oil Facilities Targeted By Cyber Attacks
In a worrying trend, oil facilities in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands have all recently been targeted by cyber-attacks.
Germany
The attack on German oil, vehicle fuel and petroleum products company Oiltanking Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG happened just over a week ago. Some reports have suggested...
Tech News : Windows Updates Can Take 8 Hours
According to new research by a Microsoft program manager, it could take as long as 8 hours, connected to the Internet, for devices to fully download Microsoft updates.
The Update Challenge – Time
A blog post in Microsoft’s Tech Community by program manager David Guyer, highlighted how...