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Experts break silence on doing better passwords

Spend a few quid a month, and you can sync your passwords in your business. Boring but safe. If you are running a business, have you ever sacked anyone only to realise later that they still have access to everything, including the Bank? 

8 Benefits to Using Password Management Software

6 Benefits to automating, strengthening and properly storing passwords in your own managed password vault. Everyone hates managing passwords, so let us do it for you: No Contract, Full Service, Monthly billing. 

What is the point of Safer Internet Day.

What is the point of Safer Internet Day? Kids' online habits changed and grew coarser during COVID-19 and we think schools and parents didn't notice a thing except kids were using their phones more. Let's get rid of safer internet day #SID2023 and do something else if nobody is bothered to keep up. 

How to screen record on your iPhone

If you’d like to capture a video of what’s happening on your iPhone screen, you can use a built-in feature of iOS to make a screen recording. It’s like taking a screenshot, but a video. This also works on the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max.

Four things you can do today to protect your computer

We forget the vast amounts of personal data we share with our devices daily. Here are four simple things we can do today which require only a little effort to protect our business and family lives jointly. Email, password management, software & browser updates and ransomware protection.

New UK Online Laws bring little joy for Schools, Parents

St Patrick's Day, 2022. The British Government bring forward what they say are the most aggressive new online safety laws in the world. New Laws for cyber flashing, social media portals made liable for user content, huge fines, jail time for executives.

I used to think I was insecure until I saw my password

IT Cybersecurity incidents have a devastating impact on businesses and small home offices, with the average loss in 2021 costing over $330,000 per incident, according to London insurer Hiscox. Cybersecurity experts recommend action. Any action is better than nothing and could reduce the impact of the most common incidents.

Setting Time Limits on iPhones & Apps

Here is how to set up Time Limits on an iPhone. In this case, we are showing how to set up 1 hour a day limit on WhatsApp Monday through Saturday. And two hours on Sunday. Screen by Screen. 

Five Things to Use Your VPN For

VPN providers love making big promises. They exaggerate benefits, better speeds, safer for gamers, disguising your IP address. However, many serious people still think there are good reasons to use a VPN. Here are five of them.

If I use a VPN. Will my parental control still work?

One question we get asked a lot is will VPN work with parental control. We explain why it works and why it is an excellent idea for your home online protection. 

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