Survivors of online scammers are going to online networks for help as they are just too embarrassed to go to the police.
Network protection CERT New Zealand's most recent sorts show in excess of 500 reports out of 2333 incidents were connected with trick scammers and fraud in the initial three months of the year.
A cracked or broken laptop screen is frustrating! There are many different circumstances where this can happen to your poor little laptop and we’ve seen them all. Anything from the classic drop or “oops stood on the laptop!” – through to closing the lid with a pen inside. Amazing what a little leverage will do to a laptop screen. They are flexible, but certainly not designed to be bent anything more than a degree or two.
Ransomware is definitely the most alarming cyber scourge of our time. As time goes on, ransomware attacks on computer business data and personal data files are growing more sophisticated, and the ransom demands continue to increase. Is it even possible to protect yourself from ransomware?
OpenDNS is a truly free way to protect your family or your staff from unsuitable content on their computers from the internet. It is free and has Parental Controls that allow you to fine tune what content you will let people using your WiFi to browse.
We spend a lot of time making our homes and ourselves clean, but what about our computers and laptops etc?
Short Version: The modem is a box that connects your home network to the Internet. A router is a box that lets all of your wired and wireless devices use that Internet connection at the same time.
Below are four things you can do to speed up your computer, whether you have a Windows or an Apple computer. Two are software, two may require hardware. Let's have a look…
What started as a prank turned out to be a significant moment in computing history.
Ransomware is malware which encrypts your files with a password until you pay money to the hackers, i.e. a ransom to get your files back. “Clop” is one of the newest and most dangerous threats around. Why is this? It includes several features which helps it evade detection and help to "slip through" your security - especially if not up to date in all areas (hint: having just your antivirus up-to-date isn't enough)
It targets Microsoft Windows users. Read on to find out what it does and what to do...
