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October 17th 2017 Yesterday (October 16th), research into potential global weaknesses to Wi-Fi systems, was published, and it is emerging that manufacturers are now providing - or planning to provide - patches to overcome the vulnerability. But...
17 October 2017
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October 11th 2017 Cyberbullying, trolling, abuse and under-age access to porn will be targeted in plans drawn up by Culture Secretary Karen Bradley to make the online world safer. The Government’s Internet Safety Strategy, released...
11 October 2017
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September 28th 2017 - Total losses on card, remote banking and cheque fraud were 8% lower in the first half of 2017 than in the corresponding period in 2016 - Industry successfully stopped more than two-thirds of attempted financial...
28 September 2017
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September 7th 2017 Hurricane Harvey left a trail of destruction in Texas and Louisiana, Hurricane Irma is currently delivering a punishing blow to the Caribbean and threatening Florida, and we now have news of Hurricane Jose to follow. In their...
7 September 2017
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September 6th 2017 University students in their first year and those returning are being warned about a phishing scam that claims to be from the student loan provider. For information and advice on spam and scam email, click...
6 September 2017
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