eSignatures: Law Society practice note a major milestone
We have been moving towards using eSignatures in our own client work but until recently felt there was a little way to go with the legal side. We were pleased to read this article about the legal status of eSignatures.....In another major…
Online fraud: Top Nigerian scammer arrested
A Nigerian behind thousands of online scams around the world has been arrested in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt, Interpol alleges.
The 40-year-old man, known only as "Mike" is alleged to head a network of 40 individuals behind global…
Advantages of IPv6 over IPv4
IPv4 address have approximately 4.3 billion addresses and managed and distributed by Internet Assigned Numbers Authority(IANA) to the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) in blocks of approximately 16.8 million addresses each. The Internet…
Ransomware – it could never happen to me! Really?
The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) recently warned of emails being sent by cyber criminals claiming to be from British Gas, Ministry of Justice and Home Office that contain TorrentLocker ransomware. See the article here http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/alert-virus-infected-emails-claiming-to-be-from-british-gas-ministry-of-justice-and-home-office-contain-torrentlocker-jul15Reading…
Latest scams to hit the UK over the past month
Action Fraud is highlighting the latest scams based on reports from the public assessed and analysed by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB).
Fake tickets appearing for sale on social media websites
Fake tickets are still being sold…
Banking Malware accounts for 41 percent of recorded malware attacks
In a recent report run by Action Fraud and the City of London Police, it has been found that Banking Malware accounts for 41 percent of recorded malware infections* in the UK.Banking Malware is a type of software used by cyber criminals…
Top tips to helping small business owners get started with social media
Top tips to helping small business owners get started with social mediaThe digital age is well and truly upon us, yet many small-business owners still conduct their digital marketing almost entirely by email, a limitation meaning they’re…
How long will an effective link building campaign take?
One of the most common questions SEOs are asked is “When will we see a return on our investment, and how much will we see?”.The harsh truth is that a new link won’t immediately affect your rankings. This can make tying an individual…
Storing your data in the cloud?
It’s pretty simple to understand where a file goes when you save it on your PC. It lives on your hard drive, possibly housed in a set of folders you’ve created and organized yourself. That file is only stored on your computer, unless you…