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Cyber threat intelligence company Cyble has highlighted in its recent threat report how ransomware use has doubled compared to Q3 of the year, has been adapted to bypass common defence strategies, and how there’s been increased weaponisation of vulnerabilities to deliver the Ransomware. Cyble identifies notable trends such as exploiting zero-days, targeting networking devices, focusing … Continue reading Security Stop Press : Doubling of Ransomware Attacks Requires Preparedness →

If there’s a particular and important chat you access frequently, you can create a shortcut for it on your device’s home screen. Here’s how: Long-press on the specific chat in the chat list until it’s selected. Tap on the three dots (top right). Choose “Add chat shortcut.” Tap on “Add”. This will create a shortcut … Continue reading Tech Tip – Create Shortcuts for Important WhatsApp Chat →

With one of ChatGPT’s latest features being the ability to upload images to help get answers to queries, here we look at why there have been security concerns about releasing the feature. Update To ChatGPT  The new ‘Image input’ which will soon be generally available to Plus users on all platforms, has just been announced … Continue reading Featured Article : Safety Considerations Around ChatGPT Image Uploads →

In this insight, we look at what many users think to be a surprising fact in that Microsoft 365 doesn’t provide a traditional email backup solution, and we look at what businesses can do about this. Did You Know?….  Contrary to popular belief, Microsoft 365 (previously known as Office 365) is not designed as a traditional … Continue reading Tech Insight : No Email Backup For Microsoft 365? →

Following complaints from customers about an overheating issue with the Apple iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, Apple is reported to have issued a statement explaining the causes, with a promise that it’ll be fixed with an update. Overheating  Since the iPhone 15 went on sale in September, some customers have been taking … Continue reading Tech News : iPhone 15 Overheating Problems →

Researchers at European XFEL X-ray laser have reported creating an atomic clock with such a precise pulse generator that it has an accuracy of only 1 second lost in in 300 billion years! How Atomic Clocks Work  Up until now, atomic clocks have been the world’s most accurate timekeepers by using electrons in the atomic … Continue reading Tech News : 1 Second Lost in 300 Billion Years →

As part of its commitment to be carbon negative by 2030, Microsoft is trialling cement containing microalgae-based limestone in its data centre builds. The Issue For Microsoft  The main issue for Microsoft is that it needs to decarbonise its data centre builds by reducing the amount of ‘embodied carbon’ in the concrete used to build … Continue reading Sustainability-in-Tech : Microsoft’s Green Concrete In Data Centres →

October 1980 : Halloween, Early AI & Ghosts … AI isn’t something that’s just emerged in the last couple of years. Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde had distinct personalities and if these names sound familiar it’s because they were the four ghosts that chased Pac-Man around his maze, each with different styles of trying to … Continue reading Tech-Trivia : Did You Know? This Week in Tech-History … →

Researchers at Rapid7 have reported a “possible mass exploitation” of vulnerabilities in Progress Software’s WS_FTP Server (a program that enables the upload and download files to and from a server). Rapid7 reported that from September 30, it has observed “multiple instances of WS_FTP exploitation in the wild”. With secure file transfer technologies continuing to be … Continue reading Security Stop Press : Mass WS_FTP Exploitation Warning →

If there’s a particular WhatsApp chat you would like to prioritise, you can pin it to the top of your chats list. Here’s how: – For Android: Tap and hold the chat you want to pin, then tap the Pin symbol at the top of the screen. – For iPhone: Swipe right on the chat … Continue reading Tech Tip – Prioritise WhatsApp Messages By Pinning A Chat To The Top →