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COVID19 - Internet Usage up 50% causing spike in Internet usage

Shopping on VPN is safer

Contactless payments have come of age, the cashless society gets closer and closer with shops refusing to handle cash during COVID19 lockdown and many shops will go cashless from now on. Using your phone to shop online and in-person is the new norm. Banks wish that cash would disappear, it costs a fortune to provide customers with cash and threatens staff safety. Online payment is convenient, yet we the public do almost nothing to secure our device safety online.

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Trojan Horse, Trojan Virus - Help I need a decent Antivirus!

A Trojan also known as a Trojan horse, is a malicious software scam designed by criminal gangs and their hackers to disguise as real software to gain access to devices. Cyber-criminals intentionally use Trojan technology to spy on or hack into victims.

Users are conned into downloading this software by some attractive social media add-on which then enables itself and gets to work. Using this backdoor, they can start to gather all of your important sensitive information.

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What is ransomware & Why you need to pay for Antivirus Software

Every day thousands of people find their computer locked down by ransomware – usually with the message “Your files are encrypted, to decrypt your computer you have to pay £500 GBP”.

You are then given only a few days to pay, after which the price goes up to £1,000.

After a week of no payment, you are warned that the decryption key will be irretrievably destroyed with no further chance of recovering your files ever again.

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Parental Control Software - What is it and why do you need it?

Parental control software is your right-hand man when it comes to internet safety. It allows you to monitor, control and limit your child’s online activity, keeping them safe and secure online.

Most devices come with parental controls, but these can be easily disabled.

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Protecting Yourself from Phishing & Scams - What to Look Out For

Phishing is essentially communication designed to get you to divulge information such as personal or bank details or credit card numbers. You may get an email purporting to be from a reputable source such as your bank or IT service provider. 

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Review of Safety Information in Facebook - Internet Safety Series

In this series we take a comprehensive review of the user safety information provided by social networking sites. In this fifth installment of the series we turn our attention to Facebook.

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Find my Phone with F-Secure - Device Security and Internet Safety

Lost your device? Find your Android and iOS devices and manage them remotely through My F-Secure.

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Safe Shopping and Internet Banking with F-Secure Security Software

With F-Secure SAFE you can explore the Internet, and handle your online shopping and banking without worries.

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Review of Safety Information in Instagram - Internet Safety Series

In this series we take a comprehensive review of the user safety information provided by social networking sites. In this instalment of the series we turn our attention to Instagram. 

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Review of Safety Information in Twitter - Internet Safety Series

In this series we take a comprehensive review of the user safety information provided by social networking sites. 

In this third instalment of the series we turn our attention to Twitter.

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