There’s a new type of malware threat becoming popular with cyber-criminals and it’s the fastest growing form of malicious software around, according to experts. The malware is known colloquially as ‘Ransomware’ and locks users out of their device or computer by encrypting their files, whilst demanding a fee for their return. How Does it Work?…
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Research from a number of cyber security companies has revealed that attacks on Apple devices are on the increase and experts expect the trend to continue and even to accelerate through 2016, with the New Year likely to see the most such attacks ever. Two eminent security companies, in the shape of Symantec and FirmEye,…
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If you own an iPhone and like most people you haven’t explored all of the many different menus and sub-menus of your device, what you may not realise is that it is monitoring and recording your movements through an automatically enabled feature known as ‘Frequent Locations’. The feature has existed since at least the launch…
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A new and rapidly developing wireless technology which can deliver internet access 100 times faster than traditional Wi-Fi was this week tested in real world environs for the first time, in a move which suggests a drive toward commercial availability in the not too distant future. Potentially providing speeds of up to 1 Gbps (Gigabytes…
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There are few areas of technological development which are more fascinating and potentially terrifying in equal measure than that of self-driving cars, and there was a further sign this week that those autonomous vehicles could be with us sooner than we might have previously thought. The ever-innovative and progressive company Tesla have this week signalled…
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Since the launch of Uber back in 2009 and the company’s expansion into London three years later in 2012, there has been a long-running battle between the mobile app transportation company and more traditional taxi firms and governments. London’s black cab drivers have been amongst those challenging the legality and safety of Uber’s unlicensed drivers…
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