How To Protect Yourself Online? 1) Create and use Secure Passwords Your password should be at least 8 Characters long and be a combination of letters, numbers and symbols. Don’t reuse your password, if someone gets hold of your password they will try it on other sites, so try to create a unique password for… Continue reading How To Protect Yourself Online
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Has My Password Been Compromised?
Has My Password Been Compromised? With lots of data breeches happening to multiple large and popular websites and business, it is very possible that a password you use has been compromised especially if you use the same password across multiple sites. Amongst the sites that have been Compromised are VTech, Adobe, Ashley Madison, Adult Friend… Continue reading Has My Password Been Compromised?
Microsoft Release an Emergency update for Windows XP to protect against WannaCry.
Microsoft Release an Emergency update for Windows XP to protect against WannaCry Malware MICROSOFT has just released an emergency software patch for the now “obsolete” Windows XP. The emergency patch should offer protection against the WannaCry malware that recently took down a large portion of the NHS. This is a highly unusually move for Microsoft… Continue reading Microsoft Release an Emergency update for Windows XP to protect against WannaCry.
Critical Vulnerability in the Windows Defender
Critical Vulnerability in the Windows Defender A critical vulnerability in the Windows Defender’s Malware Protection Engine has been discovered. It give would be hackers the ability to take over your computer undetected. This has already been addressed by Microsoft and they have issued a security update outside of the regular patch cycle. If you have… Continue reading Critical Vulnerability in the Windows Defender
How Do I Stop Emails Being Grouped in Gmail?
How Do I Stop Emails Being Grouped in Gmail? Below are instructions to allow you to stop similar emails being grouped together in your Gmail account. The Email Group Feature / Conversation View is turned on by default and is loved by some and hated by others. Luckily it is actually very simple to turn… Continue reading How Do I Stop Emails Being Grouped in Gmail?
Beware Emails Asking for Payments!
Beware Emails Asking for Payments! Scammers have now moved away from sending emails from Nigerian Princes saying they need to move their money abroad. Now they are impersonating peoples Bosses, Wife’s, Husbands or Friends. The scammers do a lot of research to make sure the email looks identical to the company’s normal emails and they… Continue reading Beware Emails Asking for Payments!
How Do I set up an Email Forwarder in Gmail?
How Do I set up an Email Forwarder in Gmail? Below are instructions to allow you to setup an Email Forwarder in your Gmail account. The Email Forwarder feature is perfect for sending a copy of the emails sent to a Gmail account to any other Email account (It can be from any email provider). … Continue reading How Do I set up an Email Forwarder in Gmail?
How Do I set up an Email Signature in Gmail?
How Do I set up an Email Signature in Gmail? Below are instructions to allow you to setup an Email Signature in your Gmail account. The Email Signature feature is perfect for setting up a automated message that will appear at the bottom of all your emails e.g. your contact details or an email disclaimer.… Continue reading How Do I set up an Email Signature in Gmail?
How Do I set up an Out of Office AutoReply in Gmail?
How Do I set up an Out of Office AutoReply in Gmail? Below are instructions to allow you to setup a permanent or timed AutoReply in your Gmail account. The AutoReply feature is perfect for setting up a holiday alert message (e.g. I am away between the 1st of Aug and 14th of Aug, please… Continue reading How Do I set up an Out of Office AutoReply in Gmail?
Why Your Web Sites Speed Matters
Why Your Web Sites Speed Matters The BBC have released a very interesting article based on the research from Dynatrace. The article states that “A page load time of 2.5 seconds or below strikes the right balance between functionality and speed.” and any movement above 3 seconds then has a relative quantitative effect of the… Continue reading Why Your Web Sites Speed Matters